"Napoleon met an obstinate opponent to some of his pretensions in Pope Plus VII ... and stormed as he paced the polished floor, while Pius VII, sat in a large eagle-studded chair, attentive ...

Pagano attributes Pius’ continued ... is the original 1530 letter from British nobles urging Pope Clement VII to grant King Henry VIII an annulment so he could marry Anne Boleyn.

Of interesting historical note: the last pope to have left Italy before Paul VI was Pius VII, though he did so involuntarily. Captured by French forces in Rome in 1809, Pius VII had been captive ...