This video discusses the dramatic events surrounding King Henry IV's journey to Canossa in 1077 to seek absolution from Pope Gregory VII after being excommunicated. The encounter at Canossa, where Henry humbled himself before the Pope,...

CORRECTIONS: 1. Julius Caesar was not technically the first emperor of Rome, he declared himself dictator for life but did not establish a hereditary monarchy. His cousin, who succeeded him, Augustus, established the monarchy and was...

A close reading of Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère through many different critical lenses.

Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the Seven Deadly Sins with one main goal, to find out why they were considered so deadly. In order to uncover their origins we must examine how and why they came to exist.

A Saxon woman explains how the Saxons changed from worshipping pagan gods to becoming Christian after Pope Gregory sent a monk called Augustine to convert them.