Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on MASTERPIECE.

With Roman help King Herod retook the city in 37 B.C., from ... from 6 B.C.—could be written off as a city for pagans, the holy city of Jerusalem was also threatened by the Romanizing instincts ...

A king of Spain and archduke of Austria, Charles V ruled over the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 40 years, dealing with such challenges as uprisings tied to the Reformation, threats from the Ottoman ...

The King and Queen have postponed their visit to the Holy See because of Pope Francis's ongoing health emergency, Buckingham ...

The King and Queen's state visit to the Vatican has been postponed because the Pope needs an "extended period of rest and ...

The British King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla have postponed a planned state visit to the Vatican in early April ...