The Sicilian Vespers led to the ousting of the French as rulers of Sicily and the installation of the Spaniards as rulers.  When Frederick II

Frederick II, of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was given this nickname: Stupor Mundi– Wonder of the World.   He began his rule in 1198 and lasted until

William, ‘the Bad’, took over in 1154. What prompted the nickname ‘the bad’? He suffered from two main misfortunes: the first is that he was

With the Normans, Sicily would come into her golden age. Unfortunately for Sicily, that golden age ended 800 years ago.  In 911, Rollo, a Viking,

This book was written by British historian John Julius Norwich. I will attempt to cover the chapters one at a time, other than this first