John VIII Palaiologos asks the Pope for an Ecumenical Council to reunite the churches. To his surprise the Pontiff says yes and a huge Byzantine contingent travels to Italy.
Pic: John VIII Palaiologos (from ‘Rulers of the Byzantine Empire’ published by KIBEA)
Period: 1425-48
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We explore the life of Manuel II Palaiologos. The last Roman Emperor who we can actually get to know. We go through his life story and his writing to learn more about being the Basileus in an age of decline.
Pic: Manuel and Henry IV of England from the St Albans chronicle by Thomas Walsingham
Period: 1350-1425
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Pic: John VII, Manuel II and John VIII (from a 15th-century codex in the Bibliothèque Nationale of Paris)
With the Ottoman civil war raging Manuel II Palaiologos tries to improve the Roman position and ensure his sons succeed him.
Period: 1402-30
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