• 180 - The Challenge of Barletta (1503)

  • Nov 5 2024
  • Length: 17 mins
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180 - The Challenge of Barletta (1503)

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  • 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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