Castruccio and Guinigi pass through Padua on their way to Venice. They mention crossing Monte Selice, which must be an English translation, for I had trouble finding evidence of it. (Update - the translation in Italian is Monselice, and exists near Padua... Thanks Cate!!!) Through Gurinigi's eyes, Castruccio really appreciates the beauty surrounding him during this trip. Venice has "streets paved with the eternal ocean, its beautiful domes and majestic palaces" (83).
Castruccio's father dies by "a malignant fever, brought by some trading vessles from the Levant" (74). Afterwards, Castruccio travels to Este by way of Bologna, Ferrara, and Rovigo. He spends the year with Guinigi, working on his farm and getting to know Guinigi's son.
Where Edward II of England was reunited with Piers Gaveston. Edward entrusted Castruccio with the task of fetching Gaveston from Dublin in the hopes that sending Castruccio would not tip off other members of the royal court, who would then have time to plot against them before Gaveston's return. Edward left London to meet Gaveston in Chester, so that he would be reunited with him a few days sooner (92-94).
At age 14, Castruccio travels to Florence. Here he sees the collapse of the bridge of Carraia and compares it to Dante's hell. While there he also meets up with Euthanasia again, and rekindles the relationship the had as children. (Page 65)
"The native town of the Lady Dianora" (62). Once exiled, Castruccio and his family make their way to Ancona, Castrucio's mother's hometown. It is here that Castrucio's mother dies in the same year of their banishment.
Castruccio and his family are exiled when he is eleven years old. His father tells them "we have been driven from the Piazza of the Podestà" (59). This is likely a reference to the hall of justice, erected in 1370 and picture below.
