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The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI

7 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Aura516

In the late 1300s, King Charles VI of France began to suffer from a bizarre mental illness now known as the “glass delusion.” He genuinely believed that he was made of fragile glass, and that any physical contact could cause him to shatter into pie...

Even Death Couldn’t Save Him: The Bizarre Condemnation of a Dead Pope

6 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Aura516

In the late 800s, the Catholic Church was deeply entangled in politics. Different noble families and kings were fighting to control the Pope, who had both religious and political power. One of those popes, Formosus, ruled from 891 to 896. While he wa...