"Help wanted the Wars of the Guelphs & Ghibbelines" Topic
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| 138SquadronRAF | 17 Dec 2008 11:27 a.m. PST |
Are there any good studies out there in English on the struggle between the the Guelphs & Ghibbelines. I'd like something in English for choice. TIA Elliott |
| Daffy Doug | 17 Dec 2008 12:54 p.m. PST |
I'm not sure anyone understands it enough to write a BOOK on IT. Rather, it weaves its way through medieval politics and seems to confuse everybody. Nothing could be murkier than "Italian" politics, or any politics that they get involved in. link Wiki looks like a good place to start…. |
| Swampster | 17 Dec 2008 1:45 p.m. PST |
Runciman's 'Sicilian Vespers' is a good read for the second half of the 13th century. It is by no means only about the war of that name. It does concentrate on Charles of Anjou but explains the situation which brought him to Sicily as well. If you want more of a social study then one of the books by Waley would give a grounding. |
| 138SquadronRAF | 17 Dec 2008 1:49 p.m. PST |
I was actually thinking of the period a bit before "The Scillian Vespers" – which is an excellent read. I wanted something earlie aound the peiod of Frederick II |
| Dropship Horizon | 17 Dec 2008 2:45 p.m. PST |
There's a semi-decent primer in Sir Charles Oman's The Art of War in the Middle Ages. Mark |
| heraldrydude | 17 Dec 2008 8:06 p.m. PST |
Hi,
I found a book which covers more of Frederick II's time in Syria and Cyprus. "The Wars of Frederick II Against the Ibelins in Syria and Cyprus", by Philip de Novare Not really Guelph and Ghibbeline. This one has quite a bit though. "The Italian Crusades – The Papal-Angevin Alliance and the Christian Lay Powers, 1254-1343", by Norman Housley I haven't had a chance to look at this one, but it covers a lot.
link Hopefully you will be able to link to this one. link Jon |
| magister equitum | 27 Apr 2009 7:09 a.m. PST |
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