Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409

Oscar Browning

Florence; manfred; mercenaries; frederick barbarossa

LibriVox recording of Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409 by Oscar Browning. Read in English by Pamela Nagami 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.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org. M4B Audiobook (185MB)

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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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