Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409
Oscar Browning
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Length 6 h 43 min
Chapters 22
First published 1894
The High Middle Ages in Italy, 1250-1409, were a time of incessant strife between rival city-states, some the Ghibelline allies of the Holy Roman Empire, others joining forces with the Guelph armies of the Papacy. Mercenary captains led hired bands of soldiers of fortune. These captains sometimes became great despots, ruling the very cities that had engaged them. Florence began her ascent. The terrible Visconti dominated Milan, and Genoa established a vast trading empire, only to suffer defeat and decline when her fleet was destroyed by Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
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Ch. 1: Introduction--Frederick Barbarossa--Innocent III--Frederick II Read by Pamela Nagami 25:51
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Ch. 2: Guelphs and Ghibellines--Ezzelino da Romano--Early Venice Read by Pamela Nagami 25:04
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Ch. 3: Charles of Anjou--Manfred--Conradin--Sicilian Vespers Read by Pamela Nagami 24:57
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Ch. 4: Pisa and Genoa, Constitution of Florence--Pope Celestine V Read by Pamela Nagami 26:16
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Ch. 5: Blacks and Whites--Charles of Valois--Removal of Popes to Avignon Read by Pamela Nagami 20:57
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Ch. 6: Adolf of Nassau--Henry of Luxemburg--Venice Read by Pamela Nagami 24:50
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Ch. 7: Castruccio Read by Pamela Nagami 25:00
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Ch. 8: King John of Bohemia--Mastino della Scala, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:56
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Ch. 8: King John of Bohemia--Mastino della Scala, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:11
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Ch. 9: The Duke of Athens--Joanna of Naples--Rienzi, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:27
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Ch. 9: The Duke of Athens--Joanna of Naples--Rienzi, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:18
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Ch. 10: The Black Death--Lewis of Hungary--Genoa and Venice--Marino Faliero, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:53
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Ch. 10: The Black Death--Lewis of Hungary--Genoa and Venice--Marino Faliero, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 11:01
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Ch. 11: The Visconti--Cardinal Albornoz--Death of Rienzi--Emperor Charles IV, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 15:42
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Ch. 11: The Visconti--Cardinal Albornoz--Death of Rienzi--Emperor Charles IV, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 12:56
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Ch. 12: The Mercenaries, Perugia and Siena--Florence and Pisa--Urban V, Charles IV, and Gregory XI, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:10
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Ch. 12: The Mercenaries, Perugia and Siena--Florence and Pisa--Urban V, Charles IV, and Gregory XI, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:56
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Ch. 13: The Visconti--The Great Schism--Revolution of the Ciompi at Florence, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:37
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Ch. 13: The Visconti--The Great Schism--Revolution of the Ciompi at Florence, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:39
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Ch. 14: Queen Johanna of Naples--The War of Chioggia--The Peace of Turin Read by Pamela Nagami 17:54
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Ch. 15: Gïan Galeazzo Visconti--Ladislaus--The Council of Pisa, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:43
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Ch. 15: Gïan Galeazzo Visconti--Ladislaus--The Council of Pisa, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:08
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