Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the walk to Canossa, the birth of George Beverly Shea, and the death of James Caughey.

Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV (November 11, 1050 –August 7, 1106) made Holy Roman Emperor (1084-1105), King of Germany (1054-1105), King of Italy and Burgundy (1056-1105, and Duke of Bavaria (1052-1054) ...

This week marks the anniversary of when Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV arrived at the city of Canossa, Italy, having walked there from Germany as an act of penance. Pope Gregory VII had required the ...

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 as the ...

In the year 1085, Pope Gregory VII, an important church reforming figure, was exiled in Salerno, Italy, as a result of disputes with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. Gregory died that year, and his ...

Historians record that the unified Roman Empire was ruled by 69 emperors between the first emperor Augustus (who reigned from 27 B.C. to A.D. 14) and Theodosius (ruled from A.D. 379 to 395), but ...

Matilda, Henry’s only surviving legitimate child and widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, challenged her cousin and rival Stephen of Blois, who managed to seize the crown. This was a game of chess or ...

Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms, the stone provides insight into ancient land ownership, local settlement patterns, and imperial administrative practices.

Later, Roman numerals were given to the first four editions of the game, Super Bowl I through Super Bowl IV. Former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt coined the "Super Bowl" name, according to ...

as he reigned just two years from 392 to 394 A.D. Eugenius was emperor of the Western Roman Empire but was installed by a military officer following the mysterious hanging of his predecessor ...