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74: The Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean Complete
The completed series on the Norman Conquest of the Mediterranean.
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3 years, 2 months ago
74: The World the Normans Made
Wherein we recount the incredible impact that Normans had upon the medieval Mediterranean world.
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3 years, 2 months ago
74 Chapter 12: Reconquista
Most 11th-12th century Norman adventurers went to Italy, but some went south to Iberia to join the Reconquista.
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74 Chapter 11: Eden’s End
Guillaume II dies, plunging Sicily into chaos. Norman rule gives way to German overlordship. The great kingdom declines but survives.
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3 years, 3 months ago
74 Chapter 10: The Golden Age of Norman Italy
Norman Sicily enters its golden age and becomes one of the greatest kingdoms in medieval Europe.
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3 years, 3 months ago
74 Chapter 9: Hidden Knives in Every Hand
Queen Marguerite of Navarre rules the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, but she faces constant conspiracies that threaten to overthrow the realm.
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3 years, 3 months ago
74 Chapter 8: Ifriqiya
The Normans conquer north-central Africa and create a new kingdom. But can it last?
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3 years, 3 months ago
74 Chapter 7: The Emirate of Norman Sicily
The Normans create a kingdom in Sicily and rule as 'baptized sultans.'
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3 years, 4 months ago
74 Chapter 6: God’s Goliath
Bohemond, the giant from Apulia, leads the armies of Christ eastward. But is it for God or his own glory for which he fights?
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3 years, 4 months ago
74 Chapter 5: The Western Invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire
The Normans invade Byzantium as Robert Guiscard wants to leave his son Bohemond with an empire.
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3 years, 4 months ago