The Coup of Kaiserwerth has rocked the empire, allowing the reformist party to consolidate the papacy and forcing a deadly... more

Agnes tries to run the minority without Victor. Godfrey gets his brother named Pope. Milan breaks down into anarchy. Otto... more

In this episode our narrative begins as I fill everyone in on the early lives of Henry IV, Matilda De... more

In addition to referencing the classic 2002 psycadelic rock album, this episode dives into our sources for the investiture controversy.... more

This episode is a podiversiary one off in which Bry and Fry from Pontifacts, Roberto from Tzar Power, David from... more

We finish up our speed run of the history of the papacy in the years leading up to the kingship... more

It begins. In this episode we talk about the popes that ruled during the time period of the Ottos. In... more

Marco Capelli stops by to discuss all things early medieval Italian. Yard sales, silly wars, and what the heck ever happened... more

In this episode we learn why having rules governing elections is good, by looking at a series of elections without... more

In this episode we examine the secular institutions of the Roman government and discuss how they helped the popes run... more