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Author : Michele Amari
Release : 1850
Genre : Sicilian Vespers, 1282
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Book Synopsis History of the War of the Sicilian Vespers by : Michele Amari
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Author : Steven Runciman
Release : 2012-03-29
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Sicilian Vespers by : Steven Runciman
Download or read book The Sicilian Vespers written by Steven Runciman. This book was released on 2012-03-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : C. P. Burbridge
Release : 2021-05-12
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis Night of the Sicilian Vespers by : C. P. Burbridge
Download or read book Night of the Sicilian Vespers written by C. P. Burbridge. This book was released on 2021-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Pulaski is an honest cop in turn-of-the-century New York City. A tough badge to wear, along with the one he serves for, the City of New York. But it gets even harder when probably the best friend he has turns up missing. Lt. Gus Petrano has been Pulaski's friend since their days in Five Points. Now his dwelling has been ransacked, and his famous Italian Squad has been disbanded. The daughter of the commissioner of police (Petrano's boss) has been kidnapped. He finds the United States Secret Service is involved, along with a mafia don from Sicily, a Chinese Tong leader, and the most powerful street gang leader in the city of New York. If that's not enough, he has pissed off Tammany Hall, who may be the most dangerous of them all. What ensues is a battle of wits that puts Pulaski and his team of Kelly Donaher and Noah Weber in a fight for their lives. It entails the Sicilian list, the Black Hand, and a battle for control of New York City's rackets.
Author : Michele Amari
Release : 1850
Genre : Sicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282
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Book Synopsis History of the War of the Sicilian Vespers by : Michele Amari
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Author : Charles Bohun Smyth
Release : 1848
Genre : Sicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282
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Book Synopsis The Sicilian vespers recalled to memory by the revolutions of modern Europe by : Charles Bohun Smyth
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