Anno of Cologne (1010-1075)
Anno of Cologne is most famous for the abduction of (not yet Emperor) Henry IV at Kaiserswerth. But there is a lot more to him than sheer lust for power…
Episode 30 – The Three Roads to Canossa
Emperor Henry III is dead. The realm is now in the hands of his widow, Agnes of Poitou who rules on behalf of the six-year-old king Henry IV. Agnes is no Theophanu and no Adelheid. Not that she is incompetent, she just isn’t absolutely brilliant, and absolutely brilliant is the baseline necessary to manage this fragile situation.