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The Sicilian Vespers

by Steven Runciman

HistorySicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282CivilizationSizilianische VesperHistoireMiddle ages, historyMediterranean region, historyEurope, history

On March 30, 1282, the Sicilian townsfolk of Palermo slaughtered the garrison and administration of their Angevin King. The massacre came at a climatic moment of thirteenth century Mediterranean history and its background is traced in this volume.

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