The great object toward which every effort was directed was to gain over Messina to the cause of the revolution, for all comprehended the importance
The Sicilian Revolution Spreads
The forces assembled and sent forth in three divisions -- one to the left toward Cefalu, one to the right upon Calatafimi, and the third toward the
Sicily Declares Itself a Republic
Trumpets and Moorish kettle-drums sounded, and thousands upon thousands of voices uttered the joyous cry of "The Republic and Liberty!"Continuing
The Massacre of the French
The struggle was brief, and great the slaughter of the Sicilians; but of the French there were two hundred -- and two hundred fell!Continuing The
The Sicilian Vespers
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Resistance to the French Yoke.IntroductionUnder Frederic II, Emperor of
Marino Falieri Attempts Coup
This is the second half of Venice Doge's Coupour selection from The Makers of Venice by Margaret Oliphant published in 1887.For works benefiting
Venice Doge’s Coup
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Old Man With Vigor and Grievance.IntroductionMarino Falieri was born at
Savonarola Executed
Today's installment concludes Savonarola's Career,the name of our combined selection from Pasquale Villari and Jean C. L. Sismondi. The concluding
Savonarola Advocates Democracy
"The people," he said, "would do much better to reserve this power to themselves, and exercise it by a council, into which all the citizens should be