A Short History of the Italian People - From the Barbarian Invasions to the Attainment of Unity

"A Short History of the Italian People" is a fantastically written eBook belonging on any history lover's digital bookshelf. Trevelyan paints a vivid picture of the major events influencing the continuing evolution of the Italian peninsula, and depicts the major players in Italian history with a vividness meant to inspire. Spanning from the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West to the unification of Italy over a thousand years later, this eBook is a must-read for any student of history. 

Contents include: 

ITALY IN THE CENTURY PRECEDING THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [284-395] 
THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [395-476] 
THE KINGDOM OF THEODORIC [476-553] 
THE LOMBARDS, THE POPES, AND THE FRANKS [553-800] 
THE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES [800-1002] 
THE NORMANS IN SOUTHERN ITALY; HENRY IV. AND HILDEBRAND [1002-1085] 
THE RISE OF THE CITIES, AND THEIR CONFLICT WITH FREDERICK BARBAROSSA [1100-1183] 
VENICE, GENOA, AND PISA, TO THE END OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY 
ITALY AND THE HOUSE OF HOHENSTAUFEN [1185-1250] 
FROM THE FALL OF THE HOHENSTAUFEN TO THE "BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY" OF THE PAPACY [1250-1305] 
THE RISE OF THE TYRANNIES: THE RISE OF FLORENCE [1250-1313] 
ROME AND THE PAPACY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1305-1389] 
NORTHERN ITALY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1313-1405] 
THE AGE OF THE COUNCILS: THE RISE OF MEDICI AND SFORZA [1389-1450] 
THE BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE FIVE GREAT STATES OF ITALY [1450-1478] 
ITALIAN STATECRAFT AND THE INVASION OF CHARLES VIII [1478-1495] 
FROM THE RETREAT OF CHARLES VIII. TO THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF NAPLES [1495-1503] 
THE PONTIFICATE OF JULIUS II. [1503-1513] 
LEO X. AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LOMBARDY: THE BATTLE OF PAVIA [1513-1525] 
THE SACK OF ROME -- THE PACIFICATION AND ENSLAVEMENT OF ITALY -- THE SIEGE AND FALL OF FLORENCE [1525-1530] 
ITALY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 
THE GLORY AND DECLINE OF VENICE 
THE SPANISH PROVINCES OF ITALY: THE POPES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 
THE EVOLUTION OF SAVOY: THE POLITICAL CHANGES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 
NAPOLEON'S FIRST CONQUEST OF ITALY [1792-1799] 
THE NAPOLEONIC ERA IN ITALY [1800-1851] 
THE YEARS OF REACTION AND REPRESSION [1815-1846] 
THE YEARS OF REVOLUTION [1846-1849] 
CAVOUR AND THE MAKING OF ITALY [1849-1860] 
THE COMPLETION OF ITALIAN UNITY [1860-1870] 
EPILOGUE