Emperor Frederick II: Scourge of the Papacy

<p>One of the most important of Holy Roman Emperors, Frederick II was revered and reviled in equal measures.&nbsp; He was a scholar, an architect, a poet, a scientist and a composer. Yet rumours swirled that he was a pagan, a sensualist who kept a harem, even secretly a Muslim, who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church numerous times.</p><br><p>In this explainer episode of <em>Gone Medieval</em>, Dr. Eleanor Janega tells the compelling story of one of her favourite historical figures; a ruler who fought for recognition, both on the battlefield and in the court of public perception.</p><br><p><em>Gone Medieval</em> is presented by Dr. Eleanor Jane and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><br><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original TV documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up </strong><a href="https://historyhit.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>HERE</u> </strong></a><strong>for 50% off your first 3 months using code ‘MEDIEVAL’ </strong></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here </strong></a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>