Charles VIII of France is on his way out as king Ferrandino of Naples, along with Gonzalo de Cordoba, are gradually taking back the kingdom.
Meanwhile Charles is headed off by the Holy League of Venice at the town of Fornovo in the Apennines of Parma. In the ensuing battle, he manages to get through, but not without losing all the supplies and spoils of his campaign. The league commander Francisco Gonzaga, comes out of the affair looking pretty good.
After he finally leaves and Luis of Orleans leaves Novara to the besieging Sforza, an uneasy peace fans over Italy.
Anti-mafia martyrs: Father Pino Puglisi
097 – Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy
Anti-mafia martyrs: Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa
Anti-mafia martyrs series launch
096 – Florence goes black and white and Dante gets involved
095 – Young Dante Alighieri and Florence
094 – Naples vs Sicily
093 – A change of scenery for the papacy and an anachronistic emperor
092 – Boniface VIII peaks and crashes
091 – Boniface VIII on the scene
090 – Twilight of the Sardinian Judicates
089 – The "cannibal" count – an example of late 13th century Italian politics
088 – Twilight of the communes
087 – Marco Polo part 2
086 – Marco Polo part 1
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085 – The war of the Sicilian Vespers gets confusing
084 – The war of the Sicilian Vespers
083 – Who are these Aragonese anyway? With David Cot of "The History of Spain"
082 – Charles in charge and the Sicilian Vespers
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