"Graham Loud has provided a much-needed overview of the Norman conquest of southern Italy that will serve as the fertile ground for many future studies."Louis I Hamilton, Villanova University "This is the best kind of textbook...[its] strength...is its mastery of the sources, both narrative and documentary."English History Review 'a valuable resource...[t]he author has an excellent eye for detail and offers a solid and exhaustive political narrative based almost solely on primary sources.' Speculum

• Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chapter I Southern Italy before the Normans Chapter II The coming of the Normans Chapter III The conquest of the m ainland Chapter IV The conquest of Sicily Chapter V The Normans, the papacy and the two empires Chapter VI Governm ent and society in Norm an Itally Conclusion Maps A brief guide to further reading Index