127: The Walk to Canossa

SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

Miniseries: Pope Gregory VII & Matilda of Canossa

EPISODE 127: The Walk to Canossa

To “take a walk to Canossa” means to eat a double helping of humble pie—barefoot, in the snow, while your enemies watch. But where did this brutal phrase come from? This episode tells that story. If there were a Top 5 list of the most iconic, world-shaking moments of the entire Middle Ages, this would be on it—no debate. Pride crashes into penance at the gates of Canossa. You do not want to miss this one.

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