The Ranks of Tuscany: Macaulay on Ranke’s Die Römischen Päpste

Abstract

Considers Macaulay’s reasons for being enamored with Ranke’s work on the popes. Describes Macaulay’s reasons for admiring both Catholics and Protestants engaged in theological debates surrounding the Reformation. Also explains his admiration for the Jesuits, which caused some concern among his Victorian contemporaries.