Investiture Controversy
The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest (German: Investiturstreit, pronounced [ɪnvɛstiˈtuːɐ̯ˌʃtʁaɪt] ) was a conflict between the Church and the state in medieval Europe over the ability to choose and install bishops (investiture) and abbots of monasteries and the pope himself. A series of popes in the 11th and 12th centuries undercut the power of the Holy Roman Emperor and other European monarchies, and the controversy led to nearly 50 years of conflict.
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The Concordat of Worms
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122, a negotiation which marked a temporary lull in the power struggle between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.
15 December 2011
Featuring: Henrietta Leyser, Kate Cushing, John Gillingham
The Divine Right of Kings
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Divine Right of Kings. The idea that kingly authority derives from God alone bit deep into the culture of 17th century Britain.
11 October 2007
Featuring: Justin Champion, Thomas Healy, Clare Jackson