The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 09Chapter II · Imperial Aggressions of the Twelfth CenturyReading editionChapter navigation62 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLDContributors, and Editorial Revisers.INTRODUCTION THE SCOPE OF ITALIAN HISTORY: A PREFATORY CHARACTERISATIONChapter I · ITALY IN THE DARK AGEChapter I · ITALY IN THE DARK AGE (continued 2)Chapter II · IMPERIAL AGGRESSIONS OF THE TWELFTH CENTURYChapter III · THE NORMANS IN SICILYChapter IV · THE THIRTEENTH CENTURYChapter IV · THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY (continued 2)Chapter V · THE FREE CITIES AND THE EMPIREChapter V · THE FREE CITIES AND THE EMPIRE (continued 2)Chapter VI · THE VANGUARD OF THE RENAISSANCEChapter VI · THE VANGUARD OF THE RENAISSANCE (continued 2)Chapter VII · ROME UNDER RIENZIChapter VIII · DESPOTS AND TYRANTS OF THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIESChapter VIII · DESPOTS AND TYRANTS OF THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES (continued 2)Chapter IX · THE MARITIME REPUBLICS IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIESChapter IX · THE MARITIME REPUBLICS IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES (continued 2)Chapter X · THE COMMERCE OF VENICEChapter XI · THE GUILDS AND THE SEIGNIORY IN FLORENCEChapter XII · FLORENCE UNDER THE MEDICIChapter XII · FLORENCE UNDER THE MEDICI (continued 2)Chapter XIII · ASPECTS OF LATER RENAISSANCE CULTUREChapter XIV · THE “LAST DAY OF ITALY”Chapter XIV · THE “LAST DAY OF ITALY” (continued 2)Chapter XIV · THE “LAST DAY OF ITALY” (continued 3)Chapter XV · THE BEGINNING OF THE AGE OF SLAVERYChapter XVI · A CENTURY OF OBSCURITYChapter XVI · A CENTURY OF OBSCURITY (continued 2)Chapter XVII · ITALY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYChapter XVII · ITALY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (continued 2)Chapter XVIII · THE NAPOLEONIC REGIMEChapter XIX · INEFFECTUAL STRUGGLESChapter XX · THE LIBERATION OF ITALYChapter XXI · THE COMPLETION OF ITALIAN UNITYChapter XXII · RECENT HISTORYBRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERSChapter I · The Dark AgeChapter II · Imperial Aggressions of the Twelfth CenturyChapter III · The Normans in SicilyChapter IV · The Thirteenth CenturyChapter V · The Free Cities and the Empire (First Half of the Fourteenth Century)Chapter VI · The Vanguard of the RenaissanceChapter VII · Rome under RienziChapter VIII · The Despots and Tyrants of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth CenturiesChapter IX · The Maritime Republics of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth CenturiesChapter X · The Commerce of VeniceChapter XI · The Guilds and the Seigniory in FlorenceChapter XII · Florence under the MediciChapter XIII · Aspects of Renaissance CultureChapter XIV · The “Last Day of Italy”Chapter XV · The Beginning of the Age of SlaveryChapter XVI · A Century of ObscurityChapter XVII · The Eighteenth CenturyChapter XVIII · The Napoleonic Régime (1800-1815 A.D.)Chapter XIX · Ineffectual Struggles (1815-1847 A.D.)Chapter XX · The Liberation of Italy (1848-1866 A.D.)Chapter XXI · The Completion of Italian Unity (1867-1878 A.D.)Chapter XXII · 1878-1903A GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDIÆVAL AND MODERN ITALY LIST OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED, CITED, OR CONSULTED; WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTESA CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉ OF ITALIAN HISTORYA CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉ OF ITALIAN HISTORY (continued 2)Previous chapter ←Chapter I · The Dark AgeNext chapter →Chapter III · The Normans in SicilyAll chapters and sections (62)Other sectionsTHE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLDContributors, and Editorial Revisers.INTRODUCTION THE SCOPE OF ITALIAN HISTORY: A PREFATORY CHARACTERISATIONChapters112344556678899101112121314141415161617171819202122Other sectionsBRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERSChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122Other sectionsA GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MEDIÆVAL AND MODERN ITALY LIST OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED, CITED, OR CONSULTED; WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTESA CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉ OF ITALIAN HISTORYA CHRONOLOGICAL RÉSUMÉ OF ITALIAN HISTORY (continued 2)b H. E. Napier, op. cit.◇c J. C. L. Sismondi, op. cit.◇d G. B. Testa, op. cit.◇← Chapter I. The Dark AgeChapter III. The Normans in Sicily →