Vol 4 Ep 39 - BATTLE - The Battle of Legnano ( 1176 ) - a podcast by Chris Hasler

1176 - Since the days of the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto the Great, during the tenth century, Italy was the poorer brother of Germany.  A key factor within this relationship was the Papacy, and by the latter half of the eleventh century, with the support of the Pope, the Italians had had enough of being the Holy Roman Empire's whipping boys.

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