The Empress of the Apocalypse (TRIH ep 460)
972 · Resource
In 972AD a princess of the Byzantine Empire was sent by her uncle, the Roman emperor in Constantinople, to marry the son of Otto the Great - Emperor of the Latin West. A tantalising and formidable figure, Theophanu became a major player in one of the most tumultuous and mysterious periods of history. At the end of the 10th century, the world was still reeling from the cataclysmic implosion of the Roman Empire. Into the vacuum it left, three great powers reared their heads: the Empire of Islam...
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Around 972
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Reign of William the Conqueror (1066)
- Battle of Hastings (1066)