EPISODE · Apr 5, 2019 · 43 MIN
The Cadaver Synod & Bizarre Crimes of the Middle Ages
from Wheel of Crime Podcast · host Wheel of Crime Podcast
Send us Fan MailGood morrow to they ladies and sirs of the internets. Today on the Wheel of Crime Podcast, Jenn and Em talk about medieval times. That period of human existence where indoor plumbing wasn't a thing and people regularly jousted on the streets. Em talks about five wacky crimes, most of which include head injuries and theft. Jenn talks about the Cadaver Synod, a trail in which Pope Stephen VI had former Pope Formosus' corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment. What a time to be alive. So, we say Huzzah! and wish thy to sit you down and have a laugh! Support the show
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Send us Fan Mail Good morrow to they ladies and sirs of the internets. Today on the Wheel of Crime Podcast, Jenn and Em talk about medieval times. That period of human existence where indoor plumbing wasn't a thing and people regularly jousted on the streets. Em talks about five wacky crimes, most of which include head injuries and theft. Jenn talks about the Cadaver Synod, a trail in which Pope Stephen VI had former Pope Formosus' corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment. W...
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