Lex

Browse

GenresShelvesPremiumBlog

Company

AboutJobsPartnersSell on LexAffiliates

Resources

DocsInvite FriendsFAQ

Legal

Terms of ServicePrivacy Policygeneral@lex-books.com(215) 703-8277

© 2026 LexBooks, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Sicilian VespersThe Sicilian Vespers

The Sicilian Vespers1958

Steven Runciman

About this book

On March 30, 1282, the Sicilian townsfolk of Palermo slaughtered the garrison and administration of their Angevin King. The massacre came at a climatic moment of thirteenth century Mediterranean history and its background is traced in this volume.

Details

First published
1958
OL Work ID
OL1363049W

Subjects

HistorySicilian Vespers, Italy, 1282CivilizationSizilianische VesperHistoireMiddle ages, historyMediterranean region, historyEurope, historyVêpres siciliennes (1282)Siciliaanse VespersCatholicismPoliticsSicily (italy), history

Find this book

HardcoverOpen Library
Book data from Open Library. Cover images courtesy of Open Library.