A Short History of the Italian People - From the Barbarian Invasions to the Attainment of Unity

"A Short History of the Italian People" is a fantastically written eBook belonging on any history lover's digital bookshelf. Trevelyan paints a vivid picture of the major events influencing the continuing evolution of the Italian peninsula, and depicts the major players in Italian history with a vividness meant to inspire. Spanning from the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West to the unification of Italy over a thousand years later, this eBook is a must-read for any student of history. 


Contents include: 


ITALY IN THE CENTURY PRECEDING THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [284-395] 

THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [395-476] 

THE KINGDOM OF THEODORIC [476-553] 

THE LOMBARDS, THE POPES, AND THE FRANKS [553-800] 

THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES [800-1002] 

THE NORMANS IN SOUTHERN ITALY; HENRY IV. AND HILDEBRAND [1002-1085] 

THE RISE OF THE CITIES, AND THEIR CONFLICT WITH FREDERICK BARBAROSSA [1100-1183] 

VENICE, GENOA, AND PISA, TO THE END OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY 

ITALY AND THE HOUSE OF HOHENSTAUFEN [1185-1250] 

FROM THE FALL OF THE HOHENSTAUFEN TO THE "BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY" OF THE PAPACY [1250-1305] 

THE RISE OF THE TYRANNIES: THE RISE OF FLORENCE [1250-1313] 

ROME AND THE PAPACY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1305-1389] 

NORTHERN ITALY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1313-1405] 

THE AGE OF THE COUNCILS: THE RISE OF MEDICI AND SFORZA [1389-1450] 

THE BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE FIVE GREAT STATES OF ITALY [1450-1478] 

ITALIAN STATECRAFT AND THE INVASION OF CHARLES VIII [1478-1495] 

FROM THE RETREAT OF CHARLES VIII. TO THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF NAPLES [1495-1503] 

THE PONTIFICATE OF JULIUS II. [1503-1513] 

LEO X. AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LOMBARDY: THE BATTLE OF PAVIA [1513-1525] 

THE SACK OF ROME -- THE PACIFICATION AND ENSLAVEMENT OF ITALY -- THE SIEGE AND FALL OF FLORENCE [1525-1530] 

ITALY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 

THE GLORY AND DECLINE OF VENICE 

THE SPANISH PROVINCES OF ITALY: THE POPES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 

THE EVOLUTION OF SAVOY: THE POLITICAL CHANGES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 

NAPOLEON'S FIRST CONQUEST OF ITALY [1792-1799] 

THE NAPOLEONIC ERA IN ITALY [1800-1851] 

THE YEARS OF REACTION AND REPRESSION [1815-1846] 

THE YEARS OF REVOLUTION [1846-1849] 

CAVOUR AND THE MAKING OF ITALY [1849-1860] 

THE COMPLETION OF ITALIAN UNITY [1860-1870] 

EPILOGUE