the papacy
Papal plots
The power of the medieval papacy resembled that of the Holy Roman Emperor – and like the first Roman emperors, popes attracted envy, scandal and violent retribution
From mystery cult to mass movement
Mutilated, strangled, suffocated or beaten to death: these are just some of the methods used to get rid of popes…
Dante’s egomania
Unlike Shakespeare, who kept himself out of all his works, except the Sonnets, Dante was endlessly reworking his autobiography, even…
