Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni VillaniVillani, Giovanni
History
Villani's Chronicle: Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani
Villani, Giovanni
Florence (Italy) -- History
Sec. 8.--_How King Charles arrayed his troops to fight
against King Manfred_ 211
Sec. 9.--_Concerning the battle between King Charles and
King Manfred, and how King Manfred was discomfited
and slain_ 213
Sec. 13.--_How the Thirty-six were established in Florence,
and how the Guilds of Arts were formed and
standards given thereto_ 217
Sec. 14.--_How the second Popolo rose in Florence, for the
which cause Count Guido Novello, with the Ghibelline
leaders, left Florence_ 220
Sec. 15.--_How the Popolo restored the Guelfs to Florence,
and how they afterwards drave out the Ghibellines_ 223
Sec. 16.--_How, after the Ghibellines had been driven from
Florence, the ordinances and councils of the city
were reorganized_ 225
Sec. 17.--_How the Guelfs of Florence instituted the Ordinances
of the Party_ 226
Sec. 23.--_How the young Conradino, son of King Conrad,
came from Germany into Italy against King
Charles_ 228
Sec. 24.--_How the marshal of King Charles was defeated
at Ponte a Valle by Conradino's army_ 231
Sec. 25.--_How Conradino entered into Rome, and afterwards
with his host passed into the kingdom of
Apulia_ 232
Sec. 26.--_How the host of Conradino and that of King
Charles met in battle at Tagliacozzo_ 233
Sec. 27.--_How Conradino and his people were defeated by
King Charles_ 235
Sec. 29.--_--How Conradino and certain of his barons were
taken by King Charles, and how he caused their
heads to be cut off_ 240
Sec. 31.--_How the Florentines defeated the Sienese at the
foot of Colle di Valdelsa_ 242
Sec. 34.--_How there was a great flood of waters which
carried away the Santa Trinita Bridge and the
Carraia Bridge_ 245
Sec. 37.--_How King Louis of France made an expedition
to Tunis, wherein he died_ 246
Sec. 38.--_How King Charles concluded a treaty with the
king of Tunis, and how the host departed_ 249
Sec. 39.--_How Gregory X. was made Pope at Viterbo, and
how Henry, son of the king of England, there died_ 251
Sec. 42.--_How Pope Gregory came with his court to Florence,
and caused peace to be made between the Guelfs
and Ghibellines_ 255
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