You’ve probably heard of the American Revolution, the French Revolution, even the fall of the Roman Empire. But have you ever heard of the Sicilian Vespers? It’s one of the most explosive uprisings in European history. A rebellion that shook the very foundations of the medieval world. In 1282, the people of Sicily rose up against their French overlords in a single, shocking act of defiance. It wasn’t led by kings or generals, but by ordinary Sicilians...merchants, fishermen, and farmers...who de

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