Tag: Canossa
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039 – A sticky end and the humiliation of Canossa
1076 – 1077 Godfrey the Hunchback meets a sticky end and the investiture controversy reaches a high point and slips towards war
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034 – Another Henry, too many popes and naughtiness in the church
1039-1046 We follow the descent of Henry III into Italy and see how he deals with the church as a reform takes route
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023 – Here come the Ottonians
932 – 955 We look at how Alberic II did after taking control of Rome from his mother Marozia and his stepfather Guido of Provence. Then we jave a look at the usual confusion in northern Italy before the descent of the Saxon king Otto I, while we wait for the unforgettable pope John Xii…