This lively narrative traces the history of Sicily from the foundation of its multicultural kingdom in the twelfth century to the end of its baroque monarchy in the nineteenth, with framing chapters covering the periods before and afterward. Here, in a captivating text, a leading historian tells the complex yet fascinating story of the world's most conquered, most contested island. Accompanied by numerous maps, pedigree charts and a lengthy chronology, this is a rare journey into understanding, and a solid reference, the ...
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This lively narrative traces the history of Sicily from the foundation of its multicultural kingdom in the twelfth century to the end of its baroque monarchy in the nineteenth, with framing chapters covering the periods before and afterward. Here, in a captivating text, a leading historian tells the complex yet fascinating story of the world's most conquered, most contested island. Accompanied by numerous maps, pedigree charts and a lengthy chronology, this is a rare journey into understanding, and a solid reference, the first history of the Kingdom of Sicily from its medieval Norman origins to Italian unification. The author explains how we are all Sicilians, and why it matters.
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