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042 – An "Urban" pope and an imperial soap opera

Jan 20, 201919 minTranscript available on Metacast
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1087 - 1095 We follow the start of one of the most famous papacies in history, that of Urban II and his fight against Henry IV alongside the countess Matilda of Canossa as things get personal, while the Normans try to sort themselves out after the death of Robert Guiscard.