A short history of the Normans / Leonie V. Hicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hicks, Leonie V., author.

Series:

I.B. Tauris short histories.

A short history of ...

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normans.

Europe--History--476-1492.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Other Title:

Normans

Place of Publication:

London, England : I.B. Tauris, 2019.

Summary:

"The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is the one date forever seared on the British national psyche. It enabled the Norman Conquest that marked the end of Anglo-Saxon England. But there was much more to the Normans than the invading army Duke William shipped over from Normandy to the shores of Sussex. How a band of marauding warriors established some of the most powerful kingdoms in Europe - in Sicily and France, as well as England - is an improbably romantic idea. In exploring Norman culture in all its regions, Leonie V Hicks places the Normans in the context of early medieval society. Her comparative perspective enables the Norman story to be told in full, so that the societies of Rollo, William, Robert and Roger Guiscard are given the focused attention they deserve. From Hastings to the martial exploits of Bohemond and Tancred on the First Crusade; from castles and keeps to Romanesque cathedrals; and from the founding of the Kingdom of Sicily (1130) to cross-cultural encounters with Byzantines and Muslims, this is a fresh and lively survey of one of the most popular topics in European history."--Publisher.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350173736

1350173738

9781350985179

1350985171

9780857728562

0857728563

9780857728517

0857728512

OCLC:

1128173191