text_original: The Pope promptly excommunicated him, and it was only by extreme humiliation that he could win pardon. The proud Frederick Barbarossa was obhged to hold the stirrup of the Pope's mule before he could secure confirmation of his right to sit upon the throne.
text_transcription: THE POPE PROMPTLY EXCOMMUNICATED HIM AND IT WAS ONLY BY EXTREME HUMILIATION THAT HE COULD WIN PARDON THE PROUD FREDERIC BARBAROSSA WAS OBLIGED TO HOLD THE STIRRUP OF THE POPE'S MULE BEFORE HE COULD SECURE CONFIRMATION OF HIS RIGHT TO SIT UPON THE THRONE
phonemes: ðə pˈoʊp pɹˈɑːmptli ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd hˌɪm, ænd ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli baɪ ɛkstɹˈiːm hjˌuːmɪlɪˈeɪʃən ðæt hiː kʊd wˈɪn pˈɑːɹdən. ðə pɹˈaʊd fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk bˈɑːɹbɐɹˌɔsə wʌz ˈɑːbhdʒd tə hˈoʊld ðə stˈɪɹʌp ʌvðə pˈoʊpz mjˈuːl bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː kʊd sᵻkjˈʊɹ kɑːnfɚmˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪt tə sˈɪt əpˌɑːn ðə θɹˈoʊn.