Some people believe they were born for greatness but fall short and some go on to exceed all expectations. Frederick I Barbarossa falls into the second category. His ambition for power was limitless ...

Yet the term 'Holy Roman Empire' did not enter common use until the 13th Century with the reign of Frederick Barbarossa. In this video, we explore why this was the case, delving into the Empire's long ...

In 1963, renowned Genoese singer-songwriter Gino Paoli, author of some of Italy’s most iconic hits, was staying in Capo d’Orlando, in the province of Messina. He was a guest at the home of the Milio ...

A Holy Roman emperor between 1155 and 1190, Frederick Barbarossa ruled a vast domain that included northern Italy and what has become modern-day Germany. Barbarossa (1122-90) ruled for so long and ...

1190-Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem 1786-A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by ...

Pope Adrian IV became the 170th Pope in 1154, reigning until his death in 1159 Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be ...

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held this Saturday. But despite the global focus on events in Rome, few realise ...

The following dissertation project is a prosopographically orientated study of all participants in the Third Crusade under the leadership of Frederick Barbarossa. The aim is to analyse the army of the ...

THE GREAT INFIDEL (431 pp.)—Joseph Jay Deiss—Random House ($5.95). Frederick the Second—Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Germans, King of Sicily, scholar, scientist, quarreler with Popes, prodigious ...

20:10, Mon, Feb 24, 2025 Updated: 20:11, Mon, Feb 24, 2025 England has had kings, queens, and archbishops, but only once has an Englishman become a Pope. Pope Adrian IV remains the only Englishman to ...