10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROGER II»
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Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler Between East and West
This book provides a clear, scholarly and up-to-date narrative of the epic reign of the 'Norman' king Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily, during the first half of the twelfth century.
2
The Cultures of His Kingdom:
Roger II and the Cappella ...
Every major aspect of decoration and furnishing is examined and Tronzo argues that the striking Muslim elements in the chapel, such as the great muqarnas ceiling of the nave, are an integral part of expression of the multicultural royal ...
3
Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily
This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, for the reign of Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily.
4
Frederick
II: A Medieval Emperor
In 1105, Roger I's younger son, Roger II, succeeded to the county, and he
gradually revealed an astuteness worthy of his uncle and father. Thus he offered
his cousins in Apulia support, but asked in return for a relaxation of the already
loose ...
5
Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia
1105) and Roger II. In addition, Roger I had two illegitimate sons: Jordan, who
predeceased his father in 1089; and Geoffrey, who suffered from leprosy. Roger
died in 1101, and after a period of minority during which Adelasia governed,
Simon ...
Richard Kenneth Emmerson, Sandra Clayton-Emmerson,
2006
6
Pirates and the Lost Templar Fleet: The Secret Naval War ...
Certainly King Roger II employed the skull and crossbones on his ships. Roger II
continued the Norman conquests in Sicily and southern Italy, and conquered
Apulia and Salerno (1127) despite opposition from Pope Innocent II. He was ...
David Hatcher Childress,
2003
7
The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century
4 We know Roger son of Roger II held two carucates in Settrington from the court
cases cited below. Probably born in the 1180s, he first appears in 1214, fighting
in King John's campaign for Poitou. From 1222-30 he seems to have been a ...
8
Western Travellers to Constantinople: The West and ...
and in execution, is close to the mosaics of the Palatine chapel built by Roger II,
is thought to have been finished in me late 1 14Us. Une of the curiosities of this
church, called Santa Maria dell' Ammiraglio or simply the Martorana, is the
portrait ...
Krijna Nelly Ciggaar,
1996
9
The Muslims of Medieval Italy
13–14. 15 For a recent assessment (with bibliography) of Roger II's silk mantle,
see Rotraud Bauer, 'The mantle of Roger II and the Siculo-Norman vestments
from the royal court workshop in Palermo' and William Tronzo, 'King Roger's
mantle, ...
10
The Later Crusades, 1189-1311
8411; Caspar, Roger II, Regesten, no. 65. The full grant includes the honor of
Naples and military help from the population of Benevento. On Roger's
obligations, see Jaffe-Lowenfeld, no. 841 3. On the coronation, see Caspar,
Roger II, pp.
Kenneth M. Setton, Robert Lee Wolff, Harry W. Hazard,
1969
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