Schism

The Great Schism- Episode 4: The Rupture

After a century of scandal, a new Pope takes over in Rome.  Leo IX has sweeping plans for reform, and then gets taken prisoner by Norman warriors.  Meanwhile church controversies brew over everything from beards to communion bread until an explosive collision of personalities leads to drama in the Hagia Sophia itself.  The moment that…

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The Great Schism- Episode 2: House of Theophylact

Historians have called this period the “pornocracy”.  Find out why in this episode, when the powerful and ambitious women of the House of Theophylact take over Rome and control the Papacy.  Sex, murder, blindings and treachery, it’s a wild ride through the Dark Ages.

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