{"product_id":"roger-ii-and-the-creation-of-the-kingdom-of-sicily-9780719082016","title":"Roger II and the creation of the Kingdom of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars will welcome the appearance of Graham Loud’s Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily, which provides an illuminating window on the construction, consolidation and extension of the Norman kingdom of Sicily under Roger II (1130–1154 ….this work is another success for the popular Manchester Medieval Sources Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is not simply a selection of translated materials with minimal context and apparatus, but a highly effective and fully annotated book that will satisfy both the specialist and those new to the subject...It will remain highly useful as a first port of call for the Anglophone reader for some time to come.\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eGenealogical charts\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eAbbot Alexander of Telese, *The History of the Most Serene Roger, first King of Sicily*\u003cbr\u003eThe *Chronicle* of Falco of Benevento\u003cbr\u003eRomuald of Salerno, *Chronicon Sive Annales, 1125–54*\u003cbr\u003eGerman sources for the reign of King Roger\u003cbr\u003eThe Montecassino Chronicle of Peter the Deacon\u003cbr\u003eThe *Chronicle* of St. Clement of Casauria\u003cbr\u003eRoger II and the papacy: Selected documents\u003cbr\u003eThe Assizes (or Constitutions) of King Roger\u003cbr\u003eThe Catalogue of the Barons\u003cbr\u003e*The Book of Roger* by Abû ‘Abdallâh al-Idrîsî\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037328802135,"sku":"9780719082016","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/roger-ii-and-the-creation-of-the-kingdom-of-sicily-9780719082016","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}