Tag: Giovanni Boccaccio

• 125 – War and rebellion in Tuscany (1348 to 1382)

  After seeing the gruesome spectacle of the plague in Florence through the eyes of Giovani bocaccio we follow the rising tension in the city and all over Tuscany that would eventually erupt in the rebellion known as the “Revolt of the Ciompi”. In the meantime, Florence also finds time to participate in the war of…

  A History of Italy

  November 16, 2021

  Accaioli, Albizzi, Antipope Clement VII, Betto Biffoli, Capponi, Cesena, Florence, Giovanni Boccaccio, Gregory XI, Guido D'Asciano, John Hawkwood, Katherine of Siena, Malatesta, Michele di Lando, Ordelaffi, Perugia, Pitti, Podcast, Revolt of the Ciompi, Rivolta del Bruco, Siena, Sifnoria, Tumulto dei Ciompi, Urban VI