The Normans by Trevor Rowley
A powerful and evocative portrait of the Norman Conquest of Europe, revealing the permanent cultural and political legacy that resulted in their ascendency. 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.
Rowley, Trevor: - Trevor Rowley was formerly Deputy Director of Continuing Education at Oxford University. He is now Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He has travelled and lectured widely in Europe and the United States and has directed excavations and fieldwork projects in England and France. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the Normans and on landscape history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781643136349 |
| ISBN 10 | 1643136348 |
| Title | The Normans |
| Author | Trevor Rowley |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pegasus Books |
| Year published | 2021-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
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