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Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani — John Shaqi

Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni VillaniVillani, Giovanni

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Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani

Name: Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani
Author: Villani, Giovanni

Villani, Giovanni

Florence (Italy) -- History

Sec. 15.--_How the Emperor took the city of Cremona_               401

Sec. 16.--_How the Florentines, by reason of the Emperor's
coming, recalled from banishment all the Guelfs_                   402

Sec. 17.--_How the Florentines, with all the Guelf cities of
Tuscany, made a league together against the Emperor_               402

Sec. 20.--_How the Emperor Henry took the city of Brescia
by siege_                                                          403

Sec. 22.--_How Pope Clement sent legates to crown the
Emperor Henry_                                                     405

Sec. 26.--_How the ambassadors from the Emperor came to
Florence, and were driven thence_                                  406

Sec. 28.--_How the Empress died in Genoa_                          407

Sec. 29.--_How the Emperor put the Florentines under the
ban of the Empire_                                                 407

Sec. 32.--_How the city of Brescia rebelled against the
Emperor_                                                           407

Sec. 34.--_How the city of Cremona rebelled against the
Emperor_                                                           408

Sec. 35.--_How the marshal of the Emperor came to Pisa,
and began war with the Florentines_                                408

Sec. 36.--_How the Paduans rebelled against the lordship
of the Emperor_                                                    409

Sec. 39.--_Of the gathering together made by King Robert
and the league of Tuscany at Rome to oppose the
coronation of the Emperor Henry_                                   409

Sec. 40.--_How the Emperor Henry departed from Pisa
and came to Rome_                                                  410

Sec. 43.--_How Henry of Luxemburg was crowned Emperor
at Rome_                                                           411

Sec. 44.--_How the Emperor departed from Rome to go into
Tuscany_                                                           413

Sec. 45.--_How the Emperor came to the city of Arezzo,
and afterwards how he came towards the city of
Florence_                                                          414

Sec. 46.--_How the Florentines were well-nigh discomfited
at the fortress of Ancisa by the army of the Emperor_              415

Sec. 47.--_How the Emperor Henry encamped with his
host before the city of Florence_                                  416

Sec. 48.--_How the Emperor abandoned the siege, and departed
from San Salvi, and came to San Casciano,
and then to Poggibonizzi_                                          419

Sec. 49.--_How the Emperor departed from Poggibonizzi,
and returned to Pisa, and issued many bans against
the Florentines_                                                   421

Sec. 50.--_How the Emperor condemned King Robert_                  422

Sec. 51.--_How the Emperor made ready to enter into the
Kingdom against King Robert, and departed from Pisa_               423

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Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani

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