History of Frederick the Second, Emperor of the Romans, Vol. 2 of 2
ISBN: 978-13-306-1918-6
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Liczba stron: 604
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2018 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: aktualnie niedostępny
Excerpt from History of Frederick the Second, Emperor of the Romans, Vol. 2 of 2: From Chronicles and Documents Published, Within the Last Ten Years<br><br>As yet, Gregory did not venture on Open Oppo ohap. Sitiou to the Emperor. He contented himself with harping on the approaching end of the truce made with the Moslem, and on the consequent danger of Palestine. Frederick had other game in view. He was about to enter on that war in Northern Italy, which at the end of fourteen years and a half brought him to his grave. Henceforward, there would be scanty leisure for laws or arts, for poetry or prose treatises. A bloody and rancorous strife was about to lay waste Italy. Hitherto her factions had been local, each city warring against its nearest neighbour. N ow at length the Ghibellines were to possess a Head, who would direct and combine their move ments; the Guelfs would still be for nearly three years without a declared Head. It was an unhappy fate that forced Frederick to give up to a party what was meant for mankind.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.