The Guelfs and Ghibellines: Florence’s First Civil War

The Guelfs and Ghibellines: Florence’s First Civil War follows Florence from the murder of Buondelmonte de’ Buondelmonti to the rise and death of Farinata degli Uberti. This long-form history documentary covers the feud that divided Florence, the growth of the Guelf and Ghibelline factions, the expulsions and returns of the great families, Frederick II, Manfred of Sicily, the Battle of Montaperti, and Farinata’s defence of Florence at Empoli. A source-led history of medieval Florence, family rivalry, factional violence, exile, revenge, and the civil war that reshaped the Florentine Republic.