ABSTRACT

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.

chapter |11 pages

Introduction

chapter I|48 pages

Southern Italy before the Normans

chapter II|32 pages

The coming of the Normans

chapter III|54 pages

The conquest of the mainland

chapter IV|40 pages

The conquest of Sicily

chapter VI|57 pages

Government and society in Norman Italy

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion