March 13, 2020

080 – Frederick II's boys and here come the French

080 – Frederick II's boys and here come the French

1250 - 1266 We take a look at what happened to the sons of Frederick II, Conrad, Henry and Manfredi. In the case of Manfredi we see his rise to influence over almost all of Italy before it all came crashing down with the invasion of Charles of Anjou.

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