On #ThisDayInHistory in 1302, in the midst of tax disputes with French king #PhilipTheFair and English king #EdwardLongshanks, Pope #BonifaceVIII issued papal bull #UnamSanctam. It argued for submission of all earthly power to the Pope and Church as the only path to salvation.
There are references in conversations between characters to actual historical figures - none of them still alive - these include #hannaharendt , #josephinebaker , #archbishopcarranza , #georgesclemenceau , #winstonchurchill , #bishopcolenso , #usmandanfodio , #indiragandhi , #benitojuarez , #davidlloydgeorge ,. #edwardlongshanks, #karlmarx , #claudemonet , #helphandparvus , #evaperón , #yitzakrabin , #oscarromero , #thaddeusstevens and #LeónTrotsky .