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Europe 2007 Part 35 San Miniato
and its tower. During the latter years of the 13th century and the entire 14th century, San Miniato was drawn into the ongoing conflict between the Ghibelline and Guelph forces. Initially Ghibelline, it had become a Guelph city by 1291, allied with Florence and, in 1307, fought with other members of the Guelph league against the Ghibelline Arezzo. By 1347 San Miniato was under Florentine control, where it remained, but for a brief period from 1367-1370 when, instigated by Pisa, it ...
Europe 2007 Part 45 Leaving San Gimignano
.It achieved independence from the Bishops of Volterra in 1199 although disputes betweent Guelphs and Ghibellines disturbed the peace. Its most famous visit occured on 8 May 1300 when Dante Alighieri called as the ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany.The black plague finished the town's prosperity when it killed a large amount of people in 1348. (One third of the population of Europe were killed by the disease.) Five years later it was annexed by Florence. This is a wonderful ...
Europe 2007 Part 43 San Gimignano Part 2
.It achieved independence from the Bishops of Volterra in 1199 although disputes betweent Guelphs and Ghibellines disturbed the peace. Its most famous visit occured on 8 May 1300 when Dante Alighieri called as the ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany.The black plague finished the town's prosperity when it killed a large amount of people in 1348. (One third of the population of Europe were killed by the disease.) Five years later it was annexed by Florence. This is a wonderful ...
Europe 2007 Part 42 The towers of San Gimignano - Le torre di San Gimignano
died on March 12, 1253 her feast day became March 12. Her major shrine is in San Gimignano and the house said to be her home still stands in the town. On May 8, 1300, San Gimignano hosted Dante Alighieri in his role of ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. The city flourished until 1348, when the plague that affected all of Europe, compelled it to submit to Florence. San Gimignano became a secondary centre until the nineteenth century, when its status as a touristic and artistic ...