Ivor F. Burton
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Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Bedford College, University of London. Author of The Captain-General: The Career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, from 1702β1711 and others.
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Pius IX ; beatified September 3, 2000, feast day February 7) was the pope, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 1846 to 1878. His pontificate is the longest in history and was marked by a transition from moderate political liberalism to conservatism. Notable events of his reign include theβ¦
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