Episode 15: Sorcerers and a Pope

This is part one of a two part Halloween special on Witchcraft, sorcery and magic in the middle ages. In this episode we take a look at the story of how Pope John XXII was the target of a group of assassins who tried using magic as their murder weapon. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-111" src= "http://therealmiddleages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pope-John-XXII-238x300.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="300" /> Pope John XXII. <img class= "alignnone size-medium wp-image-112" src= "http://therealmiddleages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pope-John-XXII-at-court-211x300.jpg" alt="" width="211" height="300" /> Pope John XXII and his papal court. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-113" src= "http://therealmiddleages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Avignon-map-300x174.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="174" /> A map of southern France. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-114" src= "http://therealmiddleages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/avignon_palais_des_papes-300x169.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="169" /> The papal palace at the city of Avignon.