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Cadaver Synod: Trial of a Dead Pope
What could drive a pope to put a corpse on trial? In 897, Rome staged one of the Middle Ages’ strangest spectacles: the Cadaver Synod, where Pope Stephen VI exhumed his predecessor and put his body on trial. Dr. Eleanor...
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Cadaver Synod: Trial of a Dead Pope is an episode from Gone Medieval by History Hit. What could drive a pope to put a corpse on trial? In 897, Rome staged one of the Middle Ages’ strangest spectacles: the Cadaver Synod, where Pope Stephen V...
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Published May 5, 2026, 55:34 long, audio available.
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