BOOK VII.
_Here begins the Seventh Book, which treats of the coming of King Charles, and of many changes and events which followed thereupon._
Sec. 1. 199
Sec. 2.--_How the Guelf refugees from Florence took the arms of Pope Clement, and how they joined the French army of Count Charles_ 201
Sec. 3.--_How Count Charles departed from France, and passed by sea from Provence to Rome_ 202
Sec. 4.--_How Count Guy of Montfort, with the horse of Count Charles, passed through Lombardy_ 204
Sec. 5.--_How King Charles was crowned in Rome king of Sicily, and how he straightway departed with his host to go against King Manfred_ 205
Sec. 6.--_How, after King Charles had taken the pass of Cepperano, he stormed the city of San Germano_ 207
Sec. 7.--_How King Manfred went to Benivento, and how he arrayed his troops to fight against King Charles_ 209
Sec. 8.--_How King Charles arrayed his troops to fight against King Manfred_ 211
Sec. 9.--_Concerning the battle between King Charles and King Manfred, and how King Manfred was discomfited and slain_ 213
Sec. 13.--_How the Thirty-six were established in Florence, and how the Guilds of Arts were formed and standards given thereto_ 217
Sec. 14.--_How the second Popolo rose in Florence, for the which cause Count Guido Novello, with the Ghibelline leaders, left Florence_ 220
Sec. 15.--_How the Popolo restored the Guelfs to Florence, and how they afterwards drave out the Ghibellines_ 223
Sec. 16.--_How, after the Ghibellines had been driven from Florence, the ordinances and councils of the city were reorganized_ 225
Sec. 17.--_How the Guelfs of Florence instituted the Ordinances of the Party_ 226
Sec. 23.--_How the young Conradino, son of King Conrad, came from Germany into Italy against King Charles_ 228
Sec. 24.--_How the marshal of King Charles was defeated at Ponte a Valle by Conradino's army_ 231
Sec. 25.--_How Conradino entered into Rome, and afterwards with his host passed into the kingdom of Apulia_ 232
Sec. 26.--_How the host of Conradino and that of King Charles met in battle at Tagliacozzo_ 233
Sec. 27.--_How Conradino and his people were defeated by King Charles_ 235
Sec. 29.--_--How Conradino and certain of his barons were taken by King Charles, and how he caused their heads to be cut off_ 240
Sec. 31.--_How the Florentines defeated the Sienese at the foot of Colle di Valdelsa_ 242
Sec. 34.--_How there was a great flood of waters which carried away the Santa Trinita Bridge and the Carraia Bridge_ 245
Sec. 37.--_How King Louis of France made an expedition to Tunis, wherein he died_ 246
Sec. 38.--_How King Charles concluded a treaty with the king of Tunis, and how the host departed_ 249
Sec. 39.--_How Gregory X. was made Pope at Viterbo, and how Henry, son of the king of England, there died_ 251
Sec. 42.--_How Pope Gregory came with his court to Florence, and caused peace to be made between the Guelfs and Ghibellines_ 255
Sec. 50.--_Of the death of Pope Gregory, and of three other Popes after him_ 258
Sec. 54.--_How Nicholas III., of the Orsini, was made Pope, and concerning that which he did in his time_ 261
Sec. 56.--_How the Cardinal Latino, by the Pope's command, made peace between the Guelfs and Ghibellines of Florence, and composed all the other feuds in the city_ 263
Sec. 61.--_How and after what manner the island of Sicily rebelled against King Charles_ 267
Sec. 79.--_How the Office of Priors was first created in Florence_ 269
Sec. 81.--_How M. Jean d'Appia, count of Romagna, was defeated at Forli by the count of Montefeltro_ 272
Sec. 95.--_How the good King Charles passed from this life at the city of Foggia in Apulia_ 274
Sec. 105.--_How the king of France departed from Aragon, and died at Perpignan_ 277
Sec. 114.--_Of a notable thing which came to pass in Florence at this time_ 279
Sec. 121.--_How the judge of Gallura and the Guelf party were driven from Pisa, and the Count Ugolino taken prisoner_ 280
Sec. 128.--_How the Pisans chose for captain the count of Montefeltro, and how they starved to death Count Ugolino and his sons and grandsons_ 283
Sec. 130.--_Of the coronation of King Charles II., and how he passed through Florence, and left Messer Amerigo di Nerbona as captain of war for the Florentines_ 284
Sec. 131.--_How the Florentines defeated the Aretines at Certomondo in Casentino_ 286
Sec. 132.--_How the Florentines besieged the city of Arezzo, and laid waste the region round about_ 291
Sec. 145.--_How the soldan of Babylon conquered by force the city of Acre, to the great hurt of the Christians_ 294
Sec. 146.--_Of the death of King Rudolf of Germany_ 298
Sec. 149.--_How the city of Forli in Romagna was taken by Maghinardo da Susinana_ 298