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The Unholy Roman Emperor Frederick II 2: Excommunicated Again
When we last left Frederick II, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor after years of struggle. But this episode dives into Frederick’s fraught relationship with the papacy, his bold diplomacy with ...
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What’s So Great About Frederick? The Warrior King of Prussia
This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Throughout history, small states have come out of nowhere, and rapidly become great powers. This was the ...