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There were two Norman Conquests. John Julius Norwich is the consummate historian of the 'other' one: the conquest of Sicily. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman The Normans in the South 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 is also in Faber Finds Norwich describes the reigns of the grotesquely misnamed 1016-1130 the Bad and the 1016-1130 and the bastard Tancred. This scintillating narrative history is also a superb traveller's guide, listing every Norman building extant on Sicily. The Kingdom in the Sun, John Julius Norwich. He joined the British Foreign Service after studying French and Russian at Oxford, and left the service in to become a writer. He has also worked extensively in radio and television, hosting the popular BBC radio panel game "My Word! His many books include an acclaimed Byzantium trilogy. The Kingdom in the Sun, - John Julius Norwich - Google книги

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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks The Normans in the South telling us about the problem. Return to Book The Normans in the South. Tells the story of 1016-1130 Guiscard, perhaps the most extraordinary European adventurer between Caesar and Napoleon. This book also tells the story of his brother Roger, thanks to whom he conquered Sicily from the Saracens; and of Roger's descendants, notably his son Roger The Normans in the South. Get A Copy. More Details Original Title. The Normans in Sicily 1. SicilyItaly. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Normans in the South,please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Normans in the South, Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Normans in the South, Jan 08, Ryan rated it really liked it Shelves: ca. Norwich is many things but a historian, arguably not. A fan of history, The Normans in the South would seem so and in his writings I find all of the exuberance, interest, and understanding of any 'blooded' historian I have read. It's a good thing to be friends with Historians I suppose. I couldn't really find any definitive text that covered the Kingdom of Sicily in the High Middle as an independent work, save this. The Normans seem to be affected with a wanderlust that saw them all over Europe. Sicily and the Mediterranean were no different. A group of sightseers saw opportunity in split southern Italy. This is the initial 1016-1130 of those men who saw opportunity and were bold enough to take it. Through feats of arms and domineering politics these Northern Frenchmen were able to forge the Kingdom of the Sun. Legitimacy is earned it would seem and the road was slow. Something that is kind of nice about Norwich that I don't get from other historians, is that he describes the towns, palaces, and castles as a tourist. All details are rich and written with a care to really give the reader the exact idea of a place that pictures can't convey. As this is the only works that I have found on High-Middle Sicily, this is highly recommended for anyone with 1016-1130. Jul 14, Vincent rated it really liked it. Short on analysis, JJN does what he does best - writing a meandering introduction to a little known subject. Aug 19, Nick rated it liked it Shelves: history. A well researched look at the fascinating history of the "other" Norman conquest, from the initial influx of the Normans as mercenaries, through the rise of the de Hautvilles, to the eventual founding of the Kingdom of Sicily. Some of the periods covered are not well The Normans in the South in history, and certainly not very well known, and few of the primary or even secondary sources covering the period have The Normans in the South been translated into English. This work by the eminent historian John Julius Norwich is an exce A well researched look at the fascinating history of the "other" The Normans in the South conquest, from the initial influx of the Normans as mercenaries, through the rise of the de Hautvilles, to the eventual founding of the Kingdom of Sicily. This work by the eminent historian John Julius Norwich is 1016-1130 excellent work for anyone interested in the remarkable, if not always particularly likeable, people who made South Italy their home and forged it into something great. Oct 29, Andrew rated it really liked it. A really 1016-1130 read in the style of history books as escapism, something that seems dulled with our contemporary The Normans in the South grounded and erudite professional historians. This really was one of those books you looked forward to reading a few pages of each evening. The author is self deprecating about being an enthusiast rather than an academic, so the story is a little uneven and the context is patchy. It can be a bit disorienting with knights rushing hither and thither to beat down the pesk A really enjoyable read in the style of history books as escapism, something that seems dulled with our contemporary academically grounded and erudite professional historians. It can be a bit disorienting with knights rushing hither and thither to beat down the pesky Lombards and Saracens etc. Yet the enthusiasm and energy of both the author and the Normans is infectious and always wins the day. Highly recommended. Mine was a first edition Longmans of borrowed from the university library. I chose to attach this to an ebook edition just to be ironic. A really delightful history book, and the best of John Julius Norwich that I have read so far. It is a fairly obscure part of medieval European history, but immensely interesting and entertainingly told. Sometimes easy to get a bit lost in all the various characters, cities, battles and The Normans in the South and it probably helps if you have some prior knowledge of the period. I was certainly hooked enough to decide to buy the second volume in this 2-volume series. Very informative and detailed, but intensely boring and confusing. Recently travelled to Sicily and really The Normans in the South this history of the region. Beautifully written. Il primo volume prende le mosse nel lontano quando i Normanni partirono dal nord della Francia per arrivare nell'Italia Meridionale allora sotto il dominio di longobardi e bizantini. La loro conquista non fu facile e immediata, anzi fu un processo lungo e drammatico protrattosi fino al Fondamentali all'inizio della narrazione sono le battaglie e la danza delle alleanze che caratterizzarono i primi anni dell'invasione normanna, infatti i primi gruppi arrivati sulla penisola non erano a Il primo volume prende le mosse nel lontano quando i Normanni partirono dal nord della Francia per arrivare nell'Italia Meridionale allora sotto il dominio di longobardi e bizantini. Si assiste a continue ascese e ricadute come sempre accadeva in un'epoca in cui nulla era certo e tutto poteva cambiare in un The Normans in the South di ciglia. Si assiste ad un'attenta descrizione di palazzi, chiese e fortificazioni. La narrazione si chiude trionfalmente con la Sicilia che diventa ufficialmente un regno e Ruggero II, figlio di Ruggero d'Altavilla, incoronato re il 25 dicembre a Palermo. 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