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The Normans : a history of conquest

Title

The Normans : a history of conquest / Trevor Rowley.

Author

Rowley, Trevor, 1942-

Publication

New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2021.
©2021

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Description

224 pages, 16 unnumbered leave of plates : illustrations, maps; 22 cm

Summary

"The Norman's conquering of the known world was a phenomenon unlike anything Europe had seen up to that point in history. They emerged early in the tenth century but had disappeared from world affairs by the mid-thirteenth century. Yet in that time they had conquered England, Ireland, much of Wales and parts of Scotland. They also founded a new Mediterranean kingdom in southern Italy and Sicily, as well as a Crusader state in the Holy Land and in North Africa. Moreover, they had an extraordinary ability to adapt as time and place dictated, taking on the role of Norse invaders to Frankish crusaders, from Byzantine overlords to feudal monarchs. Drawing on archaeological and historical evidence, Trevor Rowley offers a comprehensive picture of the Normans and argues that despite the short time span of Norman ascendancy, it is clear that they were responsible for a permanent cultural and political legacy."--

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

ISBN

9781643136349
1643136348

OCLC

1253365749
on1253365749

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library