The Age of Robert Guiscard: Southern Italy and the Northern Conquest

by Graham Loud

Overview

Founded upon an unrivalled knowledge of the original sources for the conquest, this is a cogent and lucid analysis of a key medieval subject hitherto largely ignored by historians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582045293
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/09/2000
Series:	The Medieval World
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Professor Graham A. Loud

Table of Contents

Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter I Southern Italy before the Normans Chapter II The coming of the Normans Chapter III The conquest of the m ainland Chapter IV The conquest of Sicily Chapter V The Normans, the papacy and the two empires Chapter VI Governm ent and society in Norm an Itally Conclusion Maps A brief guide to further reading Index

Editorial Reviews

"Graham Loud has provided a much-needed overview of the Norman conquest of southern Italy that will serve as the fertile ground for many future studies."Louis I Hamilton, Villanova University "This is the best kind of textbook...[its] strength...is its mastery of the sources, both narrative and documentary."English History Review 'a valuable resource...[t]he author has an excellent eye for detail and offers a solid and exhaustive political narrative based almost solely on primary sources.' Speculum

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