The Normans in the South, 1016-1130

The Normans in Sicily Volume I

John Julius Norwich author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:1st Mar '18

£12.99

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The Normans in the South, 1016-1130 cover

A new paperback edition of the epic story of the Normans in Sicily, volume I -- previously published in Faber Finds.

Chronicling the 'other Norman invasion', The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of Caesar and Napoleon.Chronicling the 'other Norman invasion', The Normans in the South is the epic story of the House of Hauteville, and in particular Robert Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between the times of 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. His brother, Roger, helped him to conquer Sicily from the Saracens, and his nephew Roger II went on to create the cosmopolitan kingdom whose remaining monuments still dazzle us today. The Normans in the South is the first of two volumes that recount an extraordinary chapter in Italian history.

ISBN: 9780571340248

Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x 25mm

Weight: 315g

400 pages

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