Tag: Gaeta
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139 – King Alphonse of Naples (1436 – 1458)
We go back a little to see how Alphonse V of Aragon actually got onto the throne of Naples and what he had to put up with once he got there dealing with Milan, Venice, Genoa and Florence, before a rather unprecedented alliance in 1454 under the “Italic League” when everyone became friends after the…
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051 – Communes rising
We take a look at how a new form of local government, the Communes rose and gained their independence from the feudal powers that be,