![In December 1046, Emperor Henry III calls the Council of Sutri that removes a total of 3 popes, which ultimately leads to the Road to Canossa, an event Tom Holland equates to In December 1046, Emperor Henry III calls the Council of Sutri that removes a total of 3 popes, which ultimately leads to the Road to Canossa, an event Tom Holland equates to](https://preview.redd.it/8p2dc64ynbj71.jpg?auto=webp&s=43fe75a6cc679820608b56abbc11fb979800d090)
In December 1046, Emperor Henry III calls the Council of Sutri that removes a total of 3 popes, which ultimately leads to the Road to Canossa, an event Tom Holland equates to
![The Road to Canossa , sometimes called the Walk to Canossa or Humiliation of Canossa , refers to Hol The Road to Canossa , sometimes called the Walk to Canossa or Humiliation of Canossa , refers to Hol](https://www.imago-images.de/bild/st/0125785013/s.jpg)
The Road to Canossa , sometimes called the Walk to Canossa or Humiliation of Canossa , refers to Hol
![The 'Road to Canossa', sometimes called the 'Walk to Canossa' or 'Humiliation of Canossa', refers to Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV's trek to Canossa Castle, Italy, where Pope Gregory VII was staying The 'Road to Canossa', sometimes called the 'Walk to Canossa' or 'Humiliation of Canossa', refers to Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV's trek to Canossa Castle, Italy, where Pope Gregory VII was staying](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B03A2Y/the-road-to-canossa-sometimes-called-the-walk-to-canossa-or-humiliation-of-canossa-refers-to-holy-roman-emperor-henry-ivs-trek-to-canossa-castle-italy-where-pope-gregory-vii-was-staying-as-the-guest-of-margravine-matilda-of-tuscany-at-the-height-of-the-investiture-controversy-in-january-1077-to-seek-absolution-of-his-excommunication-according-to-contemporary-sources-he-was-forced-to-humiliate-himself-on-his-knees-waiting-for-three-days-and-three-nights-before-the-entrance-gate-of-the-castle-while-a-blizzard-raged-2B03A2Y.jpg)
The 'Road to Canossa', sometimes called the 'Walk to Canossa' or 'Humiliation of Canossa', refers to Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV's trek to Canossa Castle, Italy, where Pope Gregory VII was staying
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