sicily: a tale of two sicilies
PREAMBLE The kingdom of sicily was a state that thrived in the southern italy from 1130 to 1816 when it merged with the kingdom of the naples . the kingdom of sicily was founded by roger II in what was a successor state of the county of sicily , that has started as far back as 1071 during the conquest of southern italy by the normans . along side the island of sicily the kingdom covered the maltese archipelago and the mezzogiorno region of southern Italy. In 1282 a succession against the angevian rule, also reffered to as the sicilian vespers, conquered and anihiliate the forces of charles of Anjou and its rule on the island of sicily . the angevians managed to control the mainlands region of the kingdom which later became known as the kingdom of the Naples, named after the sicilian capital. the kingdom thrived until 1816 when it merged with the kingdom of the Naples to form the kingdom of tw...