1st Edition
Recalcitrant Crusaders? The Relationship Between Southern Italy and Sicily, Crusading and the Crusader States, c. 1060–1198
By Paula Z. Hailstone
Copyright 2020
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the contribution of southern Italy and Sicily to the crusades and crusader states. By adopting the theme of identity as a tool of analysis, it argues that a far more nuanced picture emerges about the relationship than the dismissive portrayal by William of Tyre in his Chronicon , which has largely been accepted by later historians. Building upon previous scholarship in... Read more
Introduction
1. The Italo-Norman Crusaders - identities and influences
2: Conscious construction of identity
3: Eclectic identities and shifting alignments in the kingdom of Sicily, c. 1130-54
4: Assuming a crusader identity - the kingdom if not the king
5: A conduit of communication reflecting continuous commitment
Conclusion
Biography
Paula Z. Hailstone completed her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2019 under Professor Jonathan Phillips. She is currently an independent researcher.
