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Matilda of Canossa: Medieval Italy's Iron Countess

Gone Medieval by History Hit

May 12, 202643:27Society & Culture

What if one medieval woman could outwit emperors, shape popes, and force Henry IV to stand barefoot in the snow? Dr. Katherine Harvey joins Dr. Eleanor Janega to tell the astonishing story of Matilda of Canossa, the Iron...

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Matilda of Canossa: Medieval Italy's Iron Countess is an episode from Gone Medieval by History Hit. What if one medieval woman could outwit emperors, shape popes, and force Henry IV to stand barefoot in the snow? Dr. Katherine Harvey joins...

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