The Political Development of Rome: 1012-85 by S. McQuillan is a detailed consideration of the political development of Roman society and the Papal Court during the eleventh century. Topics covered include the domination of Rome by the Tusculani family during the early 1000's; the occupation of the Papal seat and central Italy by German clerics from the 1040's onwards; the "Tuscan" Popes Nicholas II and Alexander II; and, Pope Gregory VII's activities in central and southern Italy (1073-85). McQuillan offers an overview of political events, and discussions of socio-economic structures and intellectual-cultural themes.