Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta in Renaissance Italy

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Summary: A surprising piece of history I didn't know about
Review: This is an interesting saga of a peasant uprising in 1511 in the countryside north of Venice. The uprising which starts during an annual carnival is attributed to a vendetta against an upper class that had abandoned the peasants of Friuli to invading Turks in 1499. The author examines the underlying tensions that erupted during the Cruel Carnival and identifies the leading players of the aristocracy. Lacking documentation, there is little discussion of the peasants true motivations . The reader is left to believe the uprising was a spontaneous reaction to years of oppresion sparked by the inhibitions of the carnival.

Rating:
Summary: Mad Blood Stirring-Vendetta In Renaissance Italy
Review: This is an interesting saga of a peasant uprising in 1511 in the countryside north of Venice. The uprising which starts during an annual carnival is attributed to a vendetta against an upper class that had abandoned the peasants of Friuli to invading Turks in 1499. The author examines the underlying tensions that erupted during the Cruel Carnival and identifies the leading players of the aristocracy. Lacking documentation, there is little discussion of the peasants true motivations . The reader is left to believe the uprising was a spontaneous reaction to years of oppresion sparked by the inhibitions of the carnival.