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The final overthrow of the Hohenstaufen has already been discussed. Probably no set of circumstances contributed more to bring the papacy into disrepute and reduce them to the position of Italian princes forced to look after their own private affairs than the conditions which prevailed in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The effects, then, of the residence at Avignon and the circumstances attending the return to Rome, call for special emphasis. THE FINAL OVERTHROW OF THE HOHEN STELPHN HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED PROBABLY NO SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES CONTRIBUTED MORE TO BRING THE PAPSY INTO DISREPUTE AND REDUCE THEM TO THE POSITION OF ITALIAN PRINCES FORCED TO LOOK AFTER THEIR OWN PRIVATE AFFAIRS THAN THE CONDITIONS WHICH PREVAILED IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES THE EFFECTS THEN OF THE RESIDENCE AT AVIGNON AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE RETURN TO ROME CALL FOR SPECIAL EMPHASIS
he attention of the student to a few fundamental facts successfully to meet the problem. The stories of the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism can be so presented that they will serve not only to accentuate the great change which was taking place in Western Europe in the formation of powerful States like England, France and Spain, but in such a manner as to make clearer the Renaissance in Italy, and the wave of religious reform which swept over Europe before this earlier movement had entirely spent its force. The student can easily appreciate the contrast presented by the condition of the papacy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and its might in the days of Gregory VII and Innocent III. It is more difficult just here to show how these events were connected with the Renaissance. A number of circumstances combined together in Italy to accentuate city development, not the least of which was the failure of the popes and emperors to realize their dreams of universal dominion. TENTION OF THE STUDENT TO A FEW FUNDAMENTAL FACTS SUCCESSFULLY TO MEET THE PROBLEM THE STORIES OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY AND THE GREAT SCHISM CAN BE SO PRESENTED THAT THEY WILL SERVE NOT ONLY TO ACCENTUATE THE GREAT CHANGE WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE IN WESTERN EUROPE IN THE FORMATION OF POWERFUL STATES LIKE ENGLAND FRANCE AND SPAIN BUT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MAKE CLEARER THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY AND THE WAVE OF RELIGIOUS REFORM WHICH SWEPT OVER EUROPE BEFORE THIS EARLIER MOVEMENT HAD ENTIRELY SPENT ITS FORCE THE STUDENT CAN EASILY APPRECIATE THE CONTRAST PRESENTED BY THE CONDITION OF THE PAPACY IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES AND ITS MIGHT IN THE DAYS OF GREGORY THE SEVENTH AND INNOCENT THE THIRD IT IS MORE DIFFICULT JUST HERE TO SHOW HOW THESE EVENTS WERE CONNECTED WITH THE RENAISSANCE A NUMBER OF CIRCUMSTANCES COMBINED TOGETHER IN ITALY TO ACCENTUATE CITY DEVELOPMENT NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH WAS THE FAILURE OF THE POPES AND EMPERORS TO REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF UNIVERSAL DOMINION
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