Behead the Heir: How Charles of Anjou Lost Sicily
Medieval Europe

Behead the Heir: How Charles of Anjou Lost Sicily

A fisherman's son from Sicily pulled on a dead knight's armor, walked into a burning city, and—without meaning to—became the most important person in 13th-century Italy.

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Medieval EuropeSicilyHohenstaufen DynastyFrench OccupationSicilian VespersAngevin EmpireByzantine EmpireMedieval Italy

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