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the seat of the Church . The balance of power in the Holy Roman Empire wavered back and forth between Central Germany and Rome . The history of the Middle Ages is one long struggle between the Popes and the Feudal Lords for political ...
the seat of the Church . The balance of power in the Holy Roman Empire wavered back and forth between Central Germany and Rome . The history of the Middle Ages is one long struggle between the Popes and the Feudal Lords for political ...
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This was the whip with which unscrupulous rulers of the Church often humbled the rebellious lords , even when no truly religious issue was at stake . Even Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were sometimes broken by this weapon .
This was the whip with which unscrupulous rulers of the Church often humbled the rebellious lords , even when no truly religious issue was at stake . Even Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire were sometimes broken by this weapon .
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Tropes were not performed solely at Easter but at Christmas , Corpus Christi , or any other special observance of the Church . The space before the altars of churches and cathedrals was the first stage for this kind of drama .
Tropes were not performed solely at Easter but at Christmas , Corpus Christi , or any other special observance of the Church . The space before the altars of churches and cathedrals was the first stage for this kind of drama .
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