Roger II of Sicily

Roger II of Sicily
Author :
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 268
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0521655730
ISBN-13 : 9780521655736
Rating : 4/5 (736 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Roger II of Sicily by : Hubert Houben

Download or read book Roger II of Sicily written by Hubert Houben and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this was the first work for nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to the life and reign of King Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily. The book provides a comprehensive introductory narrative of the reign and a clear, scholarly analysis of its culture and of the development of royal government. The kingdom created by the Norman Roger of Hautville in the first half of the twelfth century was a monarchy with highly developed absolutist ideas, an elaborate bureaucracy, a reasonably well-filled treasury, and a mixed cultural heritage reflected by the presence of Arabs and Greeks at court. Based on many years of research in archives and libraries across Europe, the book offers a valuable overview of one of the most striking periods in south Italian and European history.


Roger II of Sicily Related Books

Roger II of Sicily
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: Hubert Houben
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-04-04 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Although many studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this was the first work for nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to
Medieval Self-Coronations
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Jaume Aurell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-11 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first systematic study of the practice of royal self-coronations from late antiquity to the present.
Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily
Language: en
Pages: 408
Authors: Graham Loud
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-15 - Publisher: Manchester University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, for the reign o
Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily
Language: en
Pages:
Authors:
Categories: Sicily (Italy)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Roger II of Sicily
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Dawn Marie Hayes
Categories: Sicily (Italy)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Brepols Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Roger II (c. 1095-1154), Sicily's first king, was an anomaly for his time. An ambitious new ruler who lacked the distinguished lineage so prized by the nobility