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Episode 307 - Healing the Divisions

August 21, 2024·21 min·1 clip

Michael Palaiologos saved Constantinople but was hated as a monster for forcing Catholicism more brutally than the Latins.

This episode examines the reign of Michael Palaiologos, focusing on his efforts to save Constantinople from threats like Charles of Anjou through diplomacy, including a controversial church union with Rome. It details the bitter divisions this caused within Byzantine society, his son Andronicus's reversal of the union, and the long-lasting religious and political conflicts that followed, highlighting the tension between pragmatic survival and orthodox faith.

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