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The Normans In The South 1016 1130
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-11-03
The Normans In The South 1016 1130 written by John Julius Norwich and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with History categories.
This book is about the 'other' Norman Conquest. It is the story of Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between Caesar and Napoleon. In one year, 1084, he had both the Eastern and Western Emperors retreating before him and one of the most formidable of medieval Popes in his power. It is also the story of his brother Roger, thanks to whom he conquered Sicily from the Saracens; and of Roger's descendants, notably his son Roger 11, who converted his father's achievement into a cosmopolitan and cultivated kingdom whose surviving monuments still dazzle us today. The Normans in the South is the first of two volumes that recount the dazzling story of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. The second volume The Kingdom of the Sun is also being reissued in Faber Finds. 'Diligence, narrative skill, and a scholarship fired by enthusiasm' Lord Kinross, Sunday Telegraph 'I found the book very enjoyable indeed. It is beautifully written.' Nancy Mitford
The Normans In Sicily
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Global
Release Date : 1992
The Normans In Sicily written by John Julius Norwich and has been published by Penguin Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Italy categories.
This omnibus volume is made up of John Julius Norwich's first two works of history published 20 years ago - The Normans in the South and The Kingdom in the Sun. The books tell the story of the dazzling Norman kingdom of Sicily founded in the 11th century by an enterprising band of adventurers from Normandy under Robert Guiscard. The state they founded was outstanding in medieval civilization.
The Kingdom In The Sun 1130 1194
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-11-17
The Kingdom In The Sun 1130 1194 written by John Julius Norwich and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with History categories.
There were two Norman Conquests. John Julius Norwich is the consummate historian of the 'other' one: the conquest of Sicily. When on Christmas Day 1130 Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was as brilliant as it was cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious toleration unparalleled in Europe. But sixty-four years later, to the day, the sun set on the Sicilian Kingdom. In this second volume of his history (The Normans in the South 1016-1130 is also in Faber Finds) Norwich describes the reigns of the grotesquely misnamed William the Bad and the Good and the bastard Tancred. We read, too, of St Bernard, magnetic but insufferable; of Adrian IV, the only English Pope; of Richard the Lionheart (behaving abominably in Messina); and other notables. This scintillating narrative history is also a superb traveller's guide, listing every Norman building extant on Sicily.
The Normans In Italy 1016 1194
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Author : Raffaele D’Amato
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-07-23
The Normans In Italy 1016 1194 written by Raffaele D’Amato and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-23 with History categories.
Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment with Lombard rulers then fighting the Byzantine Empire in southern Italy, many of these noblemen achieved great victories, acquired rich lands of their own, and perfected a feudal military system that lasted for 200 years. As news of the rich pickings to be had in the south spread in Normandy, they were joined by many other opportunists – typically, younger sons who could not inherit lands at home. Steadily, these Norman noblemen fought their way to local power, at first in Apulia, then across the Adriatic in Albania, and finally in Muslim Sicily, defeating in the process the armies of Byzantium, the German 'Holy Roman Empire', and Islamic regional rulers. Finally, in 1130, Roger II founded a unified kingdom incorporating southern Italy and Sicily, which lasted until the death of Tancred of Lecce in 1194 – though its legacy long outlasted Norman political rule. This beautifully illustrated title explores not only the Norman armies, but the armies of their opponents, with full-colour plates and expert analysis revealing fascinating details about the fighting men of Normandy, Byzantium, the Arab armies and more.
The Normans In The South 1016 1113
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
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The Norman Kingdom Of Sicily
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Author : Donald Matthew
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992-07-30
The Norman Kingdom Of Sicily written by Donald Matthew and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-07-30 with History categories.
This book is an introductory account of the kingdom of Sicily established in 1130 by Roger II, a 'Norman' king, and ruled by Roger, his own son and grandsons until 1194 when the kingdom was conquered by his son-in-law, Henry VI of Hohenstaufen. The period covered does, however, extend from Charles of Anjou, a period roughly as long and as coherent as the 'Norman' monarchy of England between 1066 and 1204. Roger II's difficulties in creating an enduring kingdom needed continuous military effort. Even when these efforts were no longer required, the monarchy had still to learn how to function in lands where traditions of local government were strong. Yet when the monarchy itself faltered, the kingdom did not fall apart. Frederick II, the grandson of Roger II, showed that it could be revived and that his sons could maintain it. The ways in which the monarchy made itself indispensable cannot be traced in detail, but pointers to its success can be seen. The kingdom did not spring full-armed at birth - it took time and experience to hammer it into shape. When at last it looked capable of assuming the leadership of all Italy, its enemies combined to prevent it from doing so with the most profound consequences for Italy, the papacy and the west.
The Norman Conquest Of Southern Italy And Sicily
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Author : Gordon S. Brown
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-12
The Norman Conquest Of Southern Italy And Sicily written by Gordon S. Brown and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-12 with History categories.
The Normans originally came to Italy and Sicily in the 11th and 12th centuries looking for adventure or a livelihood, but once there, found opportunity for fame and fortune. The story of the Norman conquest in Italy and Sicily is indeed one of knights and adventurers, great battles and lowly pillage, opportunism and statesmanship, and crusade and coexistence. This rich and often dramatic study focuses on the eight sons of Tancred of Hauteville, especially Robert Guiscard, who has been called "the most dazzling military ruler between Julius Caesar and Napoleon," and his youngest brother Roger, who conquered Sicily. It discusses how they expanded their lands throughout southern Italy, and then took Sicily from its Muslim rulers. The brothers, often in conflict with each other, challenged both the Papacy and the Byzantine Empire, became the main supporters of the reformed Papacy, and founded a rich, sophisticated kingdom that lasted until the nineteenth century.
The Normans In The South 1010 1130
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Author : John Julius Norwich
language : en
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Release Date : 1967
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Roger Ii Of Sicily
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Author : Hubert Houben
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-04-04
Roger Ii Of Sicily written by Hubert Houben and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-04-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An account of the reign of King Roger II, founder of the kingdom of Sicily.
The Normans In Their Histories
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Author : Emily Albu
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2001
The Normans In Their Histories written by Emily Albu and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
"The heirs of these pagan Northmen contrived a brilliant transformation of themselves into Christian warriors, and went on to conquer England, southern Italy and Sicily, and even distant Antioch, in the process carving out a formidable reputation throughout Western Europe and the Mediterranean.".