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The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy: Knights, Kings, and a Multicultural Kingdom
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a handful of Norman mercenaries from northern France carved out one of Europe's most remarkable medieval kingdoms. The year is 1016: pilgrims and adventurers arrive in southern Italy, a patchwork of Lombard principalities, Byzantine provinces, and Arab emirates. Within decades, the de Hauteville brothers—Robert Guiscard, Roger I, and later Roger II—forge a unified state that blends Latin, Greek, and Arabic cultures. We follow the bloody Battle of Civitate (1053), where Normans defeat a papal army; the capture of Palermo (1072); and the…
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