Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - Online Library Catalogue NQU - Sicilian Vespers (Review) Source ID: S-00002749 Full Title: Book Review: The Sicilian Vespers, Steven Runciman, CUP, 1958 From: Anne Harden (Harden, Anne) Series Volume: 203 (NS5) Series Number: 8 Page: 365 Publication Date: Aug 1958 Source Type: Article Periodical: Notes and Queries Language: English (Engl) Keywords: Angevin, Charles of Anjou, Frederick II, Hohenstaufen, Innocent III, Sicily Order copies of pages from this source Write a review or abstract for this source Suggest keywords for this source Foundation for Medieval Genealogy homepage Abstract by FMG - 09 Apr 2004 The central figure of this book is Charles of Anjou, whose harsh rule in Sicily led to the rising in Palermo at Vespers in 1282, hence the title. Although centred on Sicily, the book has a broad canvas covering the intricate 13th century politics of both Byzantine Empire and Western Europe.