Tag: Leo VIII

• 024 – Outstanding Otto and more mess from a porn pope

  951 – 066 We take a look at the reign of the teenage oboe John XII and the start of the struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire

  A History of Italy

  July 21, 2018

  Adalbert, Adelaide of Italy, Albert of Rome, Berengarius of Ivrea, History, Italy, John Xii, Leo VIII, Otto I, Podcast, Rome

• 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…

  A History of Italy

  July 13, 2018

  Adelaide, Alberic, Berengarius, Canossa, Italy, John XI, John Xii, Leo VIII, Otto I, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pavia, Podcast, Rome