The Normans Defeat the Pope...then Surprise Him

In the Norman conquest of Southern Italy, the Battle of Civitate in 1053 was as important as the Battle of Hastings in England in 1066. The Normans under the brothers Humphrey of Hauteville and Robert Guiscard faced the forces of Pope Leo IX. Support my work on Patreon:
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Civitate, 1053...a moment that would have long term consequences for the Normans and their place in the history of the Italian Peninsula. The Hautvilles play a pivotal role in this one.

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