Author: Mrs. Hemans
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Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Author: Felicia Dorothea Hemans
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Category : Sicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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Author: Mrs. Hemans
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Languages : en
Pages : 346

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Author: Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans
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Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Steven Runciman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107604742
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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On 30 March 1282, as the bells of Palermo were ringing for Vespers, the Sicilian townsfolk, crying 'Death to the French', slaughtered the garrison and administration of their Angevin King. Seen in historical perspective it was not an especially big massacre: the revolt of the long-subjugated Sicilians might seem just another resistance movement. But the events of 1282 came at a crucial moment. Steven Runciman takes the Vespers as the climax of a great narrative sweep covering the whole of the Mediterranean in the thirteenth century. His sustained narrative power is displayed here with concentrated brilliance in the rise and fall of this fascinating episode. This is also an excellent guide to the historical background to Dante's Divine Comedy, forming almost a Who's Who of the political figures in it, and providing insight into their placement in Hell, Paradise or Purgatory.

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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 600

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Author: Jeremy Dummett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857737163
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Palermo – the capital of Sicily – is a destination with a difference. The city is a treasure trove of original monuments and works of art, combined with architecture of grand proportions. Yet it also has a grittier side, shown by the continuing influence of the mafia. Jeremy Dummett here provides a concise overview of Palermo's long history, together with a survey of its most important monuments and sites. He looks at the influences of the city's various ancient rulers – the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs and Normans – as well as its more recent incarnation as part of the Italian state. In addition to being an essential companion for visitors to Palermo, this book can be equally enjoyed as a standalone history of the city and its place at the heart of Sicily

Author: Mrs. Hemans
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Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Michele Amari
Publisher: London : R. Bentley
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Category : Sicilian Vespers, 1282
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Author: Catherine Jane Hamilton
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Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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