" Pope Paul II decreed in 1464 that his cardinals were to wear robes of rich scarlet instead of purple, the poor Tyrian-purple mollusks [here] being all but extinct by this time.5 The habit stuck and scarlet became inextricably linked with insignia, particularly in the Church and academia, a heritage Mary was drawing on at her execution. "
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![quote : Pope Paul II decreed in 1464 that his cardinals were to wear robes of rich scarlet instead of purple, the poor Tyrian-purple mollusks [here] being all but extinct by this time.5 The habit stuck and scarlet became inextricably linked with insignia, particularly in the Church and academia, a heritage Mary was drawing on at her execution.](/image/2874208.jpg)