25 min

The Norman conquest of Sicily The Normans in Sicily

    • Places & Travel

In 1061 a band of Norman knights arrived in Sicily and within 10 years, the island was under their rule. Journalist Ros Belford talks to Sicily-specialist Damian Croft and asks him just how the Normans achieved this astonishing conquest.

In 1061 a band of Norman knights arrived in Sicily and within 10 years, the island was under their rule. Journalist Ros Belford talks to Sicily-specialist Damian Croft and asks him just how the Normans achieved this astonishing conquest.

25 min