Avignon as Threat: How a Medieval Myth Became a Modern Weapon

Avignon as Threat: How a Medieval Myth Became a Modern Weapon

For centuries, the Avignon Papacy has been portrayed as a period of corruption, weakness, and French domination over the medieval Church. But a modern political controversy involving the Pentagon and the Vatican has revealed how this powerful historical myth still shapes public perceptions today.

By Joëlle Rollo-Koster

https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/avignon-papacy/

Avignon at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=avignon

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