Audio Category: Pius VII and Napoleon

Mr. Michael Davies’ talks deal with the relationship of Pius VII, Cardinal Consalvi, and Napoleon I. It begins with the tragic death of Pius VI, on the way to exile...

Michael Davies describes the election of Pius VII, the signing of the concordat with France and the crowning of Napoleon. Napoleon, who was both a revolutionary and a man of...

Michael Davies recounts the showdown between Napoleon and Pius VII. Napoleon was finally excommunicated and Pius VII taken prisoner. Napoleon never wanted a truly independent Catholic Church, but he did...

Michael Davies describes the final battles of Napoleon and Pius VII are recounted with Napoleon’s exile to Elbe and later St. Helena. Confrontation of the sort that Mr. Davies describes...