Books
2 Best Novels About the Kingdom of Sicily
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Period
Kingdom of Sicily
1130–1816
The Kingdom of Sicily was established in 1130 when Roger II united Sicily and his mainland possessions under a royal crown. Palermo became the centre of a court drawing on Norman, Arabic, Greek and Latin institutions.
Its early history shows how conquest, administration and cultural exchange combined in a strategically important Mediterranean state.
This context supports books concerned with the Sicilian monarchy, its court, religious communities, trade networks and contested political identities.
