
Ivor F. Burton
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LOCATION: London NW1 4NS, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Bedford College, University of London. Author of The Captain-General: The Career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, from 1702–1711 and others.
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Pius IX ; beatified September 3, 2000feast day February 7) was the Italian head of the Roman Catholic church whose pontificate (1846–78) was the longest in history and was marked by a transition from moderate political liberalism to conservatism. Notable events of his reign included the declaration…
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