Brett Whalen answers popular questions on the medieval papacy, from the exploits of anti-popes to an infamous trial of a pope’s corpse
Who were some of the most influential popes of the Middle Ages? What did you have to do to earn the title of ‘anti-pope’? And which pope was believed to keep a pet demon? Kev Lochun spoke to historian Brett Whalen to find out more about the fascinating role of the papacy in this period.