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The Failure of John XXII's Policy toward France and England: Reasons and Outcomes, 1316–1334

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Sophia Menache
Sophia Menache
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Ms. Menache is a senior lecturer of medieval history in the University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
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Political success is measured according to the accomplishment of the goals determined by politicians. This definition poses a challenge to historians, for political aims often are ambiguous, and our knowledge of them incomplete. This problem becomes more acute with regard to the history of the papacy, whose asserted aims on the one hand, and its real policy on the other, often were characterized by inner contradictions.

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Church History , Volume 55 , Issue 4 , December 1986 , pp. 423 - 437
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1986

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I am deeply grateful to Professor Charles T. Wood of Dartmouth College for his constant encouragement and helpful advice during the writing of this article.

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