Italian History

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Readings in the history of Italy during medieval and modern times by the greatest writers.

Some Years listed below are approximate.

Medieval Times (500-1499)

YearTitleAuthor(s)
697How Medieval Venice Was GovernedWilliam C. Hazlitt
772-814CharlemagneFrançois P.G. Guizot
1146Roger Ravages the Byzantine EmpireGeorge Finlay
1183The Peace Of Constance Secures The Liberties Of The Lombard CitiesErnest F. Henderson
1208Zenith of Papal PowerThomas F. Tout
1271Height of the Mongol Power In ChinaMarco Polo
1282The Sicilian VespersMichele Amari
c 1300 onEarly RenaissanceJohn Addington Symonds
1300-1318Dante Composes he Divine ComedyRichard William Church
1341Petrarch Introduces Scenic BeautyJacob Burckhardt
1347Rienzi’s Revolution In RomeRichard Lodge
1348The Black Death Reaches EuropeJ. F. C. Hecker| |Giovanni Boccaccio
1365Venice Doge’s CoupMargaret Oliphant
1378Great Pope/Anti-Pope Schism BeginsHenry Hart Milman
1447-1455Nicholas V Rebuilds RomeMrs. Margaret Oliphant
1449-92Lorenzo de Medici and Florence’s RenaissanceOliphant Smeaton
1455-1502The Rise And Fall Of The BorgiasNiccolo Machiavelli
1490-1498Savonarola’s CareerPasquale Villari| |Jean C. L. Sismondi
1499America’s Namesake’s Second VoyageAmerigo Vespucci
1508Painting the Sistine ChapelCharles Clement
1525The Battle of PaviaWilliam Robertson

Modern Times (1500-Present)

YearTitleAuthor(s)
1527Charles V Sacks RomeBenvenuto Cellini| |T. Adolphus Trollope
1545-65The Council of Trent and the Counter-ReformationSir Adolphus W. Ward
1571The Battle of Lepanto and the Destruction of the Turkish NavySir William Stirling-Maxwell
1586-38Galileo’s DiscoveriesSir Oliver Lodge
1633Galileo Versus InquisitionSir Oliver Lodge
1633Galileo RecantsSir Oliver Lodge
1647Masaniello’s Revolt At NaplesAlfred Von Reumont
1814The Congress of Vienna 1814-15Henry M. Stephens
1848Pope Pius IX Flees RomeFrancis Bowen
1849Garibaldi and the Roman RepublicJessie White Mario
1859The Second War of Italian IndependencePietro Orsi

 

YearTitleAuthor(s)
1860Kingdom of Italy EstablishedGiuseppe Garibaldi| |John Webb Probyn
1871Final Italian UnificationPietro Orsi| |Henry Dwight Sedgwick
1896Italy in Africa 1896Frederick Augustus Edwards
1909Radios’ First Triumph|Edward J. Wheeler| |Gugllelmo Marconi| |Arthur D. H. Smith
1911The Turkish-Italian WarWilliam T. Ellis

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