SICILIAN VESPERS
\sɪsˈɪli͡ən vˈɛspəz], \sɪsˈɪliən vˈɛspəz], \s_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_l_iə_n v_ˈɛ_s_p_ə_z]\
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(Hist.) The massacre of the French soldiers and subjects of Charles of Anjou in Sicily, in 1282, is called by this name. On the expulsion of Charles, the Sicilians placed themselves under the protection of the King of Aragon.
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See Sicilian Vespers.
By Henry Percy Smith
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