Lost Papal Letter Recasts War of 1066 as ‘Holy War Against Followers of Satan’ | Ancient Origins

A lost papal letter suggests Rome’s rivalry between two popes may have helped shape Pope Alexander II’s support for the Norman Conquest.

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