The Age of Robert Guiscard

Description
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.

Features

• A crucial contribution to historical understanding of the Mediterranean regions and the later history of the Kingdom of Sicily, based on the author's unrivalled command of the primary sources.
• Covers ground never before dealt within the English language.

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