The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope Put His Dead Predecessor on Trial
— April 13, 2026In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
More specifically, the policy in question was taken out to protect the taste buds of a famous British food critic named Egon Ronay. He was the author of the Egon Ronay Guide to British Eateries and his opinion was so highly regarded, that his word alone could make or break a restaurant. In 1957, Ronay decided to protect his most valuable asset by insuring his taste buds for $400,000.
In the dead of winter 897, inside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, one…
Just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, 1916, New Yorkers were jolted from…
In the summer of 1587, 115 English men, women, and children stepped ashore on…
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