A History of Italy5 Nov 2024

180 - The Challenge of Barletta (1503)

We first follow the life of the military captain Ettore Fieramosca (Hector Proudfly) and his troubled love story with Ginvenra da Monreale which ended tragically after the intervention of Cesare Borgia.

We then move to the lead up and action to one of the most famous duels in Italian history, the Challenge of Barletta (La Disfida di Barletta) in which 13 Italian knights faced off against 13 French knights lead by Guy De La Motte to defend the honour of Italian arms.

The duel would resound throughout Italian history reaching through the Italian Risorgimento to the Fascist era.

The Italians:

Francesco Salamone

Marco Corollario

Riccio Da Parma

Gugliemo albamonte

Mariano marcio Abignente

Giovanni Capoccio da

Giovanni Brancaleone

Ludocivo Abenavolo

Ettore Giovenale

Giovanni Bartolomeo Fanfulla

Romanello da Forlì

Ettore Gioveneale de pazzis

The French:

Charles de torgues

Marc De Frigne

Girout de Forses

Claude Grajan D'aste

Martellin de lambris

Pierre de liaye

Jacques de la fontaine

Eliot de baraut

Jean De Landes

Sacet de saceet

Francois de pise

Jacques de Guignes

Naute de la Faise

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