His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded the showy red velvet slippers and ornate vestments ...

A few others came from inside the Holy Roman Empire but outside the bounds of modern-day Italy. German popes elected from the Empire included Gregory in 996 and Damasus II in 1048. England ...

An excavation in northern Sudan suggests there were limits to the military might of the Roman Empire – even if the Romans weren’t prepared to admit them. The imperial forces claimed they ...

What role did the Holy Roman Empire play in the first colonial conquests of the early modern period? What was the role of its princes, institutions, diplomacy, sailors, and merchants? The modern ...

Vogue What Is Kendall Jenner's Roman Empire? Posted: April 16, 2025 | Last updated: April 16, 2025 Before the model walked in the L'Oréal Paris Runway Show, she sat down with Vogue. Director: Sam ...

(Image Credit: Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen's University, Canada) Though the collapse of the Roman Empire can be tied to a variety of factors, recent research has suggested that an ice age began on ...

Pope Francis meets with inmates during his visit to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome on Holy Thursday, Thursday, April 17, 2025. Vatican Media via AP, HO Francis visited the same Roman prison ...

"It also raises important questions about the importance and transport of exotic animals across the Roman Empire." The study, published in the journal PLOS One, was led by Tim Thompson, professor ...

But they all had links with France and the Holy Roman Empire and were not necessarily too keen on Henry. But within the Holy Roman Empire—despite the Holy Roman Emperor generally favoring ...

The study contributes a vital new dimension to our knowledge of Roman Britain, reinforcing the region's deep connection to the empire's entertainment traditions. These findings offer new avenues ...

Located in the northern Sinai Desert, the site is shedding new light on defensive structures built to protect Egypt’s eastern borders Cool Finds Found in France, the site featured more than 100 ...

During his papacy, he remained a steadfast ally of the Carolingian Empire, especially in the ... the internalized conflicts such as with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, and headed the attempt ...