The conflict that would become known as the War of the Sicilian Vespers (1282 - 1302) had its origins in political and territorial conflicts that had begun over fifty ears before the start of the war. The links below, listed in chronological order, look at the various causes for a vicious conflict that would smolder for twenty years.
 Rome and the Hohenstaufens
      The Papacy and Manfred
      Enter Charles of Anjou
      The New King of Sicily
	  Last of the Hohenstaufens
      Charles and the Crusade of St. Louis
      Charles and the Byzantine Empire
      Expansion of the Crown of Aragon
      The Invasion of Valencia
      The Crown of Aragon and North Africa
      Claims to the Throne
      Strategic Considerations
      A Volatile Situation
      Rome and the Hohenstaufens
      The Papacy and Manfred
      Enter Charles of Anjou
      The New King of Sicily
	  Last of the Hohenstaufens
      Charles and the Crusade of St. Louis
      Charles and the Byzantine Empire
      Expansion of the Crown of Aragon
      The Invasion of Valencia
      The Crown of Aragon and North Africa
      Claims to the Throne
      Strategic Considerations
      A Volatile Situation