Non-destructive scans released in late June show the Imperial‐Treasury spearhead is a Carolingian weapon later re-branded as the biblical Spear of Destiny.

He told the world he wished to be known as Pope Francis. His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”. He immediately discarded ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is based on common misconceptions.

Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on MASTERPIECE.

Features Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years? An anomaly among 18th century European sovereignty, ...

Archaeology & History Westminster Abbey Reveals Surprising Connection to First Holy Roman Emperor A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud.

The Roman Empire is rightly heralded as perhaps the most influential empire in history, but for area it doesn’t even break the top 20. Clustered around the Mediterranean, it stretched from Portugal in ...

Richard was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1257 which was over 400 years after his predecessor Charlemagne. The silk seal bag will be on display in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster ...

The Holy Roman Empire, not to be confused with the Roman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in human history. It is traditionally dated back to when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor ...

The Holy Father will open the second of five Holy Doors for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope in Rome’s Rebibbia prison on Dec. 26, the feast of St. Stephen.

In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...