The History of Cologne

#42 A Day in Court at Cologne Cathedral in the 11th century - An Ugly Archbishop and the Beauty of the Cologne Penny


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We take a look at how a court functioned in the Middle Ages and how an ugly archbishop led the Cologne Archbishop

Is it mean to find a person too ugly? Emperor Henry II will find out when he first sees the supposedly ugly Pilgrim in a church. And a small Cologne penny conquers the trade routes.

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The History of CologneBy Willem Fromm

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