{"product_id":"mediaeval-orvieto-the-political-history-of-an-italian-city-state-1157-1334-paperback-9781107621725","title":"Mediaeval Orvieto; The Political History of an Italian City-State 1157–1334 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107621725","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMediaeval Orvieto\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political History of an Italian City-State 1157–1334\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1952 study of the medieval Italian city of Orvieto details its growth and survival in a time of great development and political upheaval.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel Waley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107621725, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1952, this study of the medieval Italian city of Orvieto details the growth and survival of the city in a time of great development and political upheaval. Waley charts the city's territorial disputes with the Papacy, the machinations of its various elites and the eventual downfall of its democracy in the face of conquest. This book will be of value to all scholars of medieval Italy in general and of Orvieto specifically.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The commune's origins and the first extension of its rule (1157–98)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Further expansion and an internal crisis (1198–1216)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consolidation: the last years of the Sienese alliance (1216–29)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The first Sienese war (1229–40)\u003cbr\u003e 5. A decade of imperial ascendancy (1240–50)\u003cbr\u003e 6. The second Sienese war and the emergence of the Popolo (1250–60)\u003cbr\u003e 7. A second period of Ghibelline predominance (1260–6)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Angevin domination (1266–80)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ranieri della Greca's Popolo (1280–92)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Internal unity and a strong foreign policy (1292–1303)\u003cbr\u003e 11. The defeat of the Ghibellines (1303–13)\u003cbr\u003e 12. The rule of the five (1313–15)\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Popolo of Poncello Orsini (1315–22)\u003cbr\u003e 14. The nobles in control (1322–32)\u003cbr\u003e 15. The crisis and Manno Monaldeschi's coup d'état (1332–4)\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Orvieto in the age of the tyrants\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. The councils\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. The government of the Contado\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. The origins of the Monaldeschi and Filippeschi\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. The career of Cardinal Theoderic\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5. The Arti\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913258983704,"sku":"9781107621725","price":25.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107621725i.jpg?v=1696770160","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mediaeval-orvieto-the-political-history-of-an-italian-city-state-1157-1334-paperback-9781107621725","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}