Medieval Scandal: The Time A Pope's Corpse Was Put On Trial

Let's explore one of medieval history’s strangest scandals: the Cadaver Synod. In January 897, Pope Stephen VI had the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed, propped on a throne, and formally tried for his alleged crimes.

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