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This was just the kind of dramatic history I needed this Tuesday morning to get me going. THANK YOU!

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This was FANTASTIC. as a historian of the period, I applaud your successful effort to make this period of history both informative and entertaining and figure out a way to work Mario into the narrative. I see a book of these historic episodes in your future. Please make that happen.

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This is the dream!! If my publisher goes along with it, I would have the MOST FUN

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Great post. I'm a fan of the music of this era (l even have a CD, remember them, called "Popes and Antipopes"). I've only got a vague knowledge of the history, so I really appreciated the explanation.

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