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What really happened when three popes all claimed to be the one true leader of the Catholic Church?
In the late 1300s medieval history, the Great Western Schism tore Europe apart — a shocking crisis that left kings, cardinals, and entire nations divided. For nearly forty years, Christendom was split between rival popes in Rome, Avignon, and Pisa, each excommunicating the others and insisting he alone held the keys to heaven.

This gripping episode wasn’t just a religious squabble — it was a medieval political thriller.
Watch as History’s Linchpin uncovers:

🕍 How the Avignon Papacy moved the seat of the Church from Rome to France

⚔️ How political power struggles between kings and popes ignited chaos across Europe

👑 Why the Council of Pisa made the crisis worse by creating a third pope

🧩 And how the Council of Constance finally ended the madness — but at a huge cost to the Church’s authority

From Pope Boniface VIII’s humiliation at Anagni to Gregory XII’s resignation and Martin V’s final election, this is the incredible true story of how the most powerful institution in the Middle Ages nearly destroyed itself.

If you love hidden history, church intrigue, and real-life Game of Thrones-style power struggles, this episode dives deep into one of history’s most unbelievable scandals.

👁️‍🗨️ Watch till the end for the stunning connection between the Great Western Schism and the Protestant Reformation that would erupt a century later.

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📚 Chapters / Time Stamps

0:00 Intro – The Power of the Papacy
1:25 Hook – The Year Europe Had Three Popes
3:10 The Gilded Cage: The Avignon Papacy
7:45 The Crack Appears: Two Popes in Rival Thrones
12:30 A Divided Christendom
17:50 The Cure Is Worse Than the Disease – Three Popes
23:10 The Final Showdown: Council of Constance
28:45 The Aftermath & Legacy
31:20 Conclusion – Lessons from the Great Western Schism