What the heck is a Black Guelph?  Is this some Lord of the Rings crap? No.  In medieval Italy, there were two main political factions, the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. Long story short, the Guelphs supported the Pope and the Ghibellines supported the Holy Roman Emperor. Pretty much every city on the Italian Peninsula was … Continue reading Black Guelphs Matter (Part 1)