Knighthood and Feudalism in Medieval Sicily
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1943639027 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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The economy, the influence of religion, everyday life and the nature of monarchy are just a few topics featured. It is impossible to understand modern Sicilian history without knowing something about this institution founded in the Middle Ages.Here one of Sicily's leading medievalists walks us through the complexities of life in the sunny kingdom during a bygone era. The publication of this book, like others he has written, was long overdue. This is the first book ever published in English to consider Sicily's complex knightly and feudal environment from its inception under the Normans around 1060 until the end of Aragonese rule in 1410.In a fluid text that will appeal to armchair historians as well as serious scholars, the author sets forth the background of Sicily's manorial (feudal) system, comparing it to others, particularly what existed during the same period in Norman England. There is a chronology, along with numerous maps, genealogical tables and photographs. We learn, for example, that Sicily was probably one of the few places in Europe where Jews were part of the feudal nobility. Changes in the wake of the War of the Vespers are described.Elements like architecture, agri
His first scholarly paper (on the Battle of Benevento of 1266) was published in 1985; others consider such topics as the history of the medieval Normans in Sicily. Read by millions internationally, his online articles have made him one of the most popular Sicilian historians of the present century.. Having researched in Italy, Britain, Spain, Germany, France and the Vatican, he has been consulted by The History Channel, the BBC and The New York Times. He wrote the first book covering the entire seven-century history of the Kingdom of Sicily, and the first English translations of two chronicles of the thirteenth century. About the AuthorLouis Mendola is one of Sicily’s foremost me
Having researched in Italy, Britain, Spain, Germany, France and the Vatican, he has been consulted by The History Channel, the BBC and The New York Times. Read by millions internationally, his online articles have made him one of the most popular Sicilian historians of the present century.. Louis Mendola is one of Sicily’s foremost medievalists, and one of the very few whose work is known beyond Italian borders. His first scholarly paper (on the Battle of Benevento of 126