Mind-Blowing History

Episode 31- The Corpse Synod – When a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial


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In this jaw-dropping episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia unveils one of the most bizarre chapters in papal history—when Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed and put on trial. Yes, an actual corpse was placed on a throne and judged in a court of law. This surreal tale of power, revenge, and grotesque symbolism reveals the dark side of medieval politics inside the Vatican.

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