The Popes contains fifty biographical essays profiling the greatest occupants of the throne of St Peter, from St Peter himself to John Paul II. Each papal life dovetails with the next, creating an integrated overview of some 2000 years of papal history. The essays can be read as self-contained portraits of individual papal lives, or as a larger narrative chronicling the history of this important institution of the Christian Church. The Popes is a richly rewarding introduction to a fascinating subject.
