{"product_id":"the-normans-a-history-of-conquest-hardcover","title":"The Normans: A History of Conquest - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrevor Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and evocative portrait of the Norman Conquest of Europe, revealing the permanent cultural and political legacy that resulted in their ascendency.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Norman's conquering of the known world was a phenomenon unlike anything Europe had seen up to that point in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e has combined his career in education with a lifelong love of landscape history and archaeology. His publications include \u003ci\u003eVillages in the Landscape, The High Middle Ages \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Norman England, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by British academic presses.\u003ci\u003e The Normans \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book to be published in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768318722336,"sku":"9781643136349","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dedbe1511f3e92ac2a1dec89ca669211_18339e51-fbc3-42c1-baae-23d3b49dc56a.webp?v=1780326919","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-normans-a-history-of-conquest-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}