A City of Two Tales: Late Medieval Siena

Alison Williams Lewin

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Pages:: 188–199

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004547124_017

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Abstract

Italians living during the Great Schism (1378–1417) experienced turmoil on a regular basis as division in the Church exacerbated rivalries both great and small across the peninsula. While noble rivals, each backed by a pope, fought for dominance in Italy and brought in armies of mercenaries, Italians suffered from their depredations, in addition to the usual hazards of medieval life such as plague, famine, flooding and fire. As a fairly important city, Siena could escape neither normal disasters nor diplomatic and military entanglements. Two contemporary Sienese chroniclers each left detailed accounts of these tumultuous decades, yet the two accounts barely overlap in content. This paper explores possible explanations for the two very different accounts from artisan authors who might well have known one another and who surely lived through the same shared experiences.

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The Medieval Chronicle 15

Essays in Honour of Erik Kooper

Series: The Medieval Chronicle, Volume: 15

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Print Publication Date:: 06 Jun 2023

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