Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409, credited to Oscar Browning, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409 by Oscar Browning. Read in English by Pamela Nagami The High Middle Ages in Italy, 1250-1409, were a time of incessant strife between rival city-states, some the Ghibelline allies of the Holy Roman Empire, others joining forces with the Guelph armies of the Papacy. Mercenary captains led hired bands of soldiers of fortune. These captains sometimes became great despots, ruling the very cities that had engaged them. Florence began her ascent. The terrible Visconti dominated Milan, and Genoa established a vast trading empire, only to suffer defeat and decline when her fleet was destroyed by Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409
• Author credits: Oscar Browning
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 6:43:26

Catalogue topics

• Florence
• manfred
• mercenaries
• frederick barbarossa
• rienzi
• black death
• frederick ii
• innocent iii

Track guide

1. 01 - Ch. 1: Introduction--Frederick Barbarossa--Innocent III--Frederick II — 25:51
2. 02 - Ch. 2: Guelphs and Ghibellines--Ezzelino da Romano--Early Venice — 25:04
3. 03 - Ch. 3: Charles of Anjou--Manfred--Conradin--Sicilian Vespers — 24:57
4. 04 - Ch. 4: Pisa and Genoa, Constitution of Florence--Pope Celestine V — 26:16
5. 05 - Ch. 5: Blacks and Whites--Charles of Valois--Removal of Popes to Avignon — 20:57
6. 06 - Ch. 6: Adolf of Nassau--Henry of Luxemburg--Venice — 24:50
7. 07 - Ch. 7: Castruccio — 25:00
8. 08 - Ch. 8: King John of Bohemia--Mastino della Scala, Pt. 1 — 16:56
9. 09 - Ch. 8: King John of Bohemia--Mastino della Scala, Pt. 2 — 11:11
10. 10 - Ch. 9: The Duke of Athens--Joanna of Naples--Rienzi, Pt. 1 — 13:27
11. 11 - Ch. 9: The Duke of Athens--Joanna of Naples--Rienzi, Pt. 2 — 14:18
12. 12 - Ch. 10: The Black Death--Lewis of Hungary--Genoa and Venice--Marino Faliero, Pt. 1 — 15:53
13. 13 - Ch. 10: The Black Death--Lewis of Hungary--Genoa and Venice--Marino Faliero, Pt. 2 — 11:01
14. 14 - Ch. 11: The Visconti--Cardinal Albornoz--Death of Rienzi--Emperor Charles IV, Pt. 1 — 15:42
15. 15 - Ch. 11: The Visconti--Cardinal Albornoz--Death of Rienzi--Emperor Charles IV, Pt. 2 — 12:56
16. 16 - Ch. 12: The Mercenaries, Perugia and Siena--Florence and Pisa--Urban V, Charles IV, and Gregory XI, Pt. 1 — 14:10
17. 17 - Ch. 12: The Mercenaries, Perugia and Siena--Florence and Pisa--Urban V, Charles IV, and Gregory XI, Pt. 2 — 19:56
18. 18 - Ch. 13: The Visconti--The Great Schism--Revolution of the Ciompi at Florence, Pt. 1 — 13:37
19. 19 - Ch. 13: The Visconti--The Great Schism--Revolution of the Ciompi at Florence, Pt. 2 — 13:39
20. 20 - Ch. 14: Queen Johanna of Naples--The War of Chioggia--The Peace of Turin — 17:54
21. 21 - Ch. 15: Gïan Galeazzo Visconti--Ladislaus--The Council of Pisa, Pt. 1 — 18:43
22. 22 - Ch. 15: Gïan Galeazzo Visconti--Ladislaus--The Council of Pisa, Pt. 2 — 21:08

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