The Normans in Italy: From Pilgrims to Conquerors

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Say Norman Conquests; think 1066 and William the Conqueror. But the massive success of the English conquest often overshadows the several other conquests across Europe which the Normans executed very successfully.

Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Levi Roach to consider how the Normans fared in 11th century Italy, how the papacy forced a rethink of war strategy and how stories of religious conflict are often used to gain territory and power.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanor Yannaga, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the
0:08.3	podcast that delves into the greatest millennium
0:15.0	the greatest the god-spacking details
0:17.0	and the latest groundbreaking research
0:19.2	from the Vikings to the Normans,
0:21.0	from Kings to Popes to the Crusades.
0:23.8	We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders
0:27.4	that tell us who we really were,
0:29.4	and how we got here.
0:34.0	When we talk about the Norman conquests, it's easy to forget that there's a plural there.
0:40.0	After all, both the date 1066 and the name William the Conqueror loom large in the Anglophone consciousness. And that's fair, taking over a neighboring kingdom and irrevocably changing the language, political structure, and even the architectural
0:55.5	vernacular is an impressive feat. But the massive success of the English conquest
1:01.5	often overshadows the several other attempted and successful
1:05.2	conquests across Europe and even into Africa in the Middle East, which the Normans pulled
1:10.0	off.
1:11.5	I'm Dr. Eleanor Yanega and today on off.
1:12.5	I'm Dr. Eleanor Yanega.
1:14.3	And today on Gone Medieval from History Hit, I am joined by returning champion Dr. Levi
1:19.2	Roach to chat about the Norman conquests of southern Italy.
1:22.6	We'll consider how the war game changes when the papacy is involved,
1:26.2	how stories of religious conflict are often used as excuses to gain territory in power,
1:31.0	and find out why a Norman with a newly acquired bit of territory is kind of like a banker with a new car.
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