The Norman Conquest of Sicily (1061-1091) Medieval History Documentary / Roger The Great Count

[@eziocusenza5650]

I'm a sicilian who lives in UK. Found this documentary amazing! thank you so much!

[@YouhavetoBelieve3347]

Ezio Cusenza - *Never forget the sacrifice the Normans made to liberate your Christian ancestors who were enslaved under the Sharia Caliphate*

[@julianavalsecchibarboza6111]

I have had the greatest pleasure of visiting Sicilia 3 years ago. It was a glorious summer time. I wish I could live there, specially in Siracusa! Great grand daughter os Italian northern people, I love all that is from Italy and now, Sicilia!

[@eziocusenza5650]

@@julianavalsecchibarboza6111 thanks!

[@MrVictorflo]

History teacher from the Netherlands here! I keep coming back to your content. I love it, since the beginning. When I've had a lang days work, I like to sit back and just relax, watching and listening to your uploads. Please keep the beard growing! My respect for all your research and time spend to make such marvellous content.

[@bohemianwriter1]

If you as a teacher is able to make History into something living, breathing being like some of the history channels on KZbin are doing, you'll get a lot of students who will love History.

[@r.blakehole932]

Kind of amazing how often in Medieval European history you find Normans in the middle of it.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

R. Blakehole Yeah, they seem like busy fellows around this time🙂

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

R. Blakehole It's the "Viking" blood....

[@powerofroses1670]

i am better than you. i can do a lot of things at my age. i am good at a lot of stuff. unfortunately for you, you arent my friend. better luck next time though.

[@dbdb5347]

@@powerofroses1670 You call yourself "Power of Self" yet base your worth on being "better than others". You're obviously a completely lost individual but I hope the irony of your statement isn't lost on you, sadly I hold little hope. Think better.

[@elvenkind6072]

Did you know that the word Norwegians today use of a Norwegian, is a "Nordmann", pronounced "Norman", meaning "North-Man".

[@antiochusiiithegreat7721]

Normans always conquering where you least expect. I honestly think the Norman domination of southern Italy is more impressive than the conquest of England.

[@gorge2786]

Without a doubt It just didn’t last

[@giovannifontana1433]

@@gorge2786it lasted until the the time of Conradin of Svevia when the Anjou invaded Sicily. Frédéric the II was the nephew of Robert

[@marvinsilverman4394]

I think the same the domination of normans in south italy was a little more intereting

[@blueeyed5074]

I agree. It's like a group of soldiers going on an adventure on the other side of the world, where they are alien, and conquering it.

[@ivartheboneless5969]

@@blueeyed5074 northern French people weren't exactly alien to southern Italy. It's not that far away, really. If they were in India it's a different story, but they know Italy, and the Italians, they're neighbours practically.

[@HikmaHistory]

Amazing! Muslim/Norman Sicily is one of the most underrated topics in history.

[@bennruda11]

Same with Malta

[@HikmaHistory]

@@bennruda11 I agree, I think the Maltese language has some linguistic similarities to Arabic. I think.

[@mdivmapperandgamer1138]

IIRC, Maltese originally emerged as a dialect of Arabic, but remained just isolated enough from the Islamic World to diverge into its own language, with influence from Sicilian, Italian, French and English, of course.

[@HikmaHistory]

@Lord ballsac the 2nd That's a great question! @HistoryTime any ideas?

[@HistoryTime]

@Lord ballsac the 2nd Not as far as I'm aware. Whilst no doubt scores of unnamed knights fought in both theatres, the leaders in Italy tended to be individuals who had somewhat burned their bridges back in Normandy. Plenty of exiles sent away for murder, etc. Which explains why they were so determined to seize new lands, and also why by and large they didn't look back. Though of course there are exceptions. The Tosny family for example fought in Spain before returning to Normandy and eventually fighting with William at Hastings. I can't think of any major lords who returned from Italy to fight with the Duke at Hastings- The big names tended to be at odds with the Duke and any other lord who might be considered above them. Any big names who did return from Italy tended to be pre-occupied with retaining their lands against Norman neighbours

[@byzantinetales]

Visited Sicily two years ago in a search of Byzantine sights. I was really excited to see this great legacy that the island carries. Ancient , Byzantine , Arab and finally Norman!

[@SoulF15]

Arabs did not built anything in Sicily during their short passage (only 162 years compared to 800 years of occupation of Iberian peninsula), they have introduced some plant species, and irrigation systems with lakes and gardens, but there is nothing left of all this in Sicily, instead we have in Sicily still nowadays Byzantine churches and Norman castles.

[@SoulF15]

@Straight Up Menace Please don't be ridicolous, aquedutcs? you mean those build by romans? Mosques? Where? There is no trace of a single mosque in Sicily, there are ruins of only one fort built but is completely destroyed.

[@SoulF15]

@Straight Up Menace Vivi in Sicilia o sei siciliano? E se lo sei e non sai la storia è ancora più imbarazzante per te.

[@ConstantineJoseph]

It's quite remarkable of how resilient the Normans were. Just numbering a few hundred mounted knights and dismounted armored knights, they were able to slowly carve out Sicily for themselves over a lengthy period of time, fighting against some numerous odds stacked against them.

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

that was due to their Scandinavian roots........

[@Joker-no1uh]

The Normans are such an interesting people. What an amazing history and legacy they left everywhere they went. From viking raiders to France, to Italy, to Sicily, to England. What a story.

[@hb9145]

The battle of Cerami is a crazy underdog victory. Routing an army more than ten times as large, is just ridiculous.

[@gorge2786]

Aléxandros ho Mégas And yet that army 10 times larger just happened more often, yet is written about less. Confirmation bias is a large issue when viewing history, especially when it is easily manipulated

[@imperatorrex4943]

That sort of battle in fact happened at several instance in history the meaningless of number when a army is badly lead taken by surprise etc is underestimated

[@65stang98]

@@imperatorrex4943 people tend to forget armies esp levied or slave armies as in people who dont even want or feel the need to be there will route very easyily. they dont want to die. and once they see others running it becomes very contagious. if everyone else is running why should i stay and fight and most likely die?

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@imperatorrex4943Nope, just the normans lol 200vs 10k battle of jaffa richard lionheart of normandy, 600vs12k at battle of lake antioch by bohemond and many more

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@65stang98cope? Lol nope muslims were tough opponents and only ran as last resort, it’s because all hope was lost

[@cesargonzalez4146]

That's why the Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen choose Sicily as his seat of power one hundred years later, the riches and the stability of the region was the envy of Europe, and its multicultural background was perfect to allow the Emperor to craft a treaty with the Fatimids to allow christian pilgrims to visit the Holy Land. Thank you for giving proper justice to the two most famous Hauteville brothers, men of courage and cunning, and two of my most favorite medieval knights.

[@giovannifontana1433]

He was the Nephew of Roger "Ruggiero d'Altavilla" son of the oldest daughter of him.

[@imperatorrex4943]

At the time of Frederick II I’m pretty sure that was already the ayyubids

[@dacokc]

Normans have always been one of the most interesting peoples in history to me.

[@dacokc]

Bactrians are another interesting people to me.

[@GlueGunsRoses]

I'm really digging your channel. It's like the history channel but without ghost hunting, cheesy reenactments and the other sucky stuff.

[@jxslayz6663]

"Git off dis intanet pag den" History Channel: Swamp people 2020. HAHA

[@ronmexico8531]

Yes. Sucky stuff meaning revisionist history

[@craigthomas9765]

No ice road trucking.

[@Thakar98]

@@ronmexico8531 genuinely curious what you mean by this. I've only ever heard "revisionist history" as a derogatory term being used as a right wing reactionary take whenever someone challenges their nationalist mythology

[@turbostatic1]

True passion for ones craft will always triumph over CRAP

[@rogermarlin3758]

The history of the Rogers is epic

[@strafrag1]

So that's where I got that bit of Scandinavian DNA. Very interesting.

[@t2av159]

Rape victim

[@josephmarturana6752]

Me as well. Of Sicilian descent (mostly from Syracusa) with small traces in DNA of Scandinavian, Greek, and Levantine ancestry as well!

[@strafrag1]

@@josephmarturana6752 Yes, same for me. Agrigento , the Greek city. Cheers.

[@SalvatoreEscoti]

The first Norman king of Sicily, Robert Guiscard, was a cousin of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. However, by the time of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Robert Guiscard was still only a minor count in Normandy. He did not become Duke of Apulia and Calabria until 1071, and he did not conquer Sicily until 1072. Despite their distant blood relationship, the Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England did have some special bonds with each other. They were both ruled by Norman dynasties, and they both shared a common culture and language. They also had a common interest in maintaining control of the Mediterranean Sea. There were several intermarriages between the Norman royal families of Sicily and England. For example, in 1176, King William II of Sicily married Joan, the daughter of King Henry II of England. This marriage helped to strengthen the ties between the two kingdoms. The Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England also cooperated on military and diplomatic matters. For example, in 1173, King William II of Sicily sent a fleet to help King Henry II of England put down a rebellion in Ireland. In conclusion, the Norman Kingdoms of Sicily and England were related by blood, and they had some special bonds with each other

[@cooolbigguy]

Great timing for releasing the video! Just around this period in the history of Byzantium podcast

[@NjordTheNorman]

Valeu!

[@justinmckay6309]

I love history

[@parsman9914]

I love Democracy. I love the Republic.

[@RichMitch]

Hasn't got much competition from the present at the minute

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Rich Mitch True that, though it will make for interesting history in the future..😏

[@tomurg]

Yeah it’s real life lore

[@justinmckay6309]

@@tomurg hello

[@decruzyserao6994]

Fantastic!!! Thank you, absolutely love your videos (You’ve given me a deep appreciation for history... even though I’ve been a science geek since early childhood...thank you again

[@ogshaggymac]

Well done ! Never knew much about Norman Sicily until right now.

[@Mr.internet.Lag.]

I love Norman history, there my favorite ancestor group.

[@peterwilson5528]

Great we hear lots of stuff about William the Conqueror but this is the first time I heard any thing like this. Well done :)

[@marier7336]

Absolutely the best channel with the best content on KZbin ❤❤❤.

[@veronicaguyader9997]

Well done. That answered a lot of my questions about why and how they influenced southern Italy and Sicily

[@ninas992]

Excellent presentation and fun “commercial” for Magellan! Thank you

[@antwan.]

you've got no idea how good this channel is for allowing me to sleep. i do also watch conscious

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

this is brilliant, I am Sicilian and to look at me you would never guess it but that is in part due to a lion share (pun intended) of my Norman ancestry although not royalty, my ancestors however were of Norman nobility, that makes me very proud of my heritage that and my heavily Scandinavian and other European roots

[@jfkjr.isstilldead9634]

Sure....sounds legit

[@paxwallacejazz]

Man it's what you do period, not your ancestral lineage. That's the house of jackals of mediocrity.

[@comfusedWorldpassanger3399]

@@paxwallacejazz Of course, what you do matters, but that doesn't mean you can't be proud of your ancestors.

[@aleka..]

@@comfusedWorldpassanger3399 but why? I don't get it. and it's always hypocritical attitude, imo - because we sure have some shitty ancestors too, do we feel shame for those?

[@ryankassulke]

@Lord ballsac the 2nd every indigenous nation in my country (australia) and Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands basically every nation that surrounds us did and still does practice ancestor worship. The indigenous peoples used to eat their dead elders to gain some of their physical and spiritual power. These nations went unchanged for thousands of years before contact with Europe. Are you saying all of these peoples are part of misguided cult/tribe? Sounds pretty racist to me.

[@raymondjones7489]

Thank you very much...really enjoyed the content!😊

[@therealtoni]

This is what History Channel used to be. How about a history of Southern Italy just before the Romans conquered them??? Like the Social Wars. Also little studied and hard to find.

[@markusarrow]

history 2 wat happened?

[@el_pescadore]

This channel is awesome! I feed on it like a vampire. What an incredible job Mr. Kelly. Keep up the good work.

[@ReFindJewels]

I really appreciate your content.

[@rosendocarrillo5560]

Thank you!!!......your content is truly thirst quenching......es todo loco! 😎

[@steenengel2882]

Know that I'm a fashionable late to this party, but thank you so much for diving into the long Norman presence in southern Italy - the first two Rogers of Sicily and a good chunk of south Italy are probably my favourite European rulers of the Medieval period ...

[@nicktamer4969]

Roger "de" Hauteville, not Roger Hauteville (same for Robert).

[@dolorousedx6852]

Awesome vid :) Anyone know the name of the painting at 4:50?

[@livewithapurpose5651]

Nice video Do more such works

[@kiplindsay8413]

Awesome video

[@cesareborgia6431]

Another fantastic video

[@georgebaccett9951]

By the way modern Italians are a mixture of: Romans + Germanic Tribes (Lombards, Ostrogoths, Herulos and Normans).

[@el_pescadore]

…and Moors, manifesting today in the Italians/ Sicilians afflicted by Sickle Cell Anemia.

[@scottsenecal5260]

Good job dude Your one of my favorite historians

[@laraik1198]

Next video: How Did The Vlandians Conquer Calradia ?

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

bahhh that's wafflehouse rumors ...only Battania rules the waves and Calradia !

[@deanbuss1678]

That is so cool, and sadly so underserved. Thanks Pete 👍

[@skeletalbassman1028]

Love these!

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

Thanks HISTORY TIME for this fabulous documentary, which has certainly enriched my knowledge of Medieval History. Indeed, although I consider myserlf relatively well-educated in European History, I must confess that I had never heard of the significant influence of the Normans in Southern Italy (Sicily). Likewise, I am embarrassed for having never heard of Roger, the Count of Sicily, whom was clearly not only a major Medieval combatant, but particularly an unparalleled administrator, let alone his unequal religious tolerance during an era of whidespread bigotry and injustice. Finally, what made Roger's life even more impressive was his ability / luck to have maried an aristocratic lady (from a much higher strata) for love! Quite frankly I cannot identify any other historical romantic episode, prior to the 19th century wedding of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.//// Muito obrigado HISTORY TIME por este fantastico documentário, que certamente enriqueceu meu conhecimento de História Medieval. De fato, apesar de considerar-me relativamente bem instruído na História da Europa, devo confessar que nunca tinha ouvido falar da influência significativa dos normandos no sul da Itália (Sicília). Igualmente, sinto-me envergonhado por nunca ter ouvido falar de Roger, o conde da Sicília, o qual claramente não fora apenas um grande combatente medieval, mas particularmente também um administrador incomparável, sem falar na sua tolerância religiosa desigual durante uma era de fanatismo e injustiça generalizada. Finalmente, o que tornou a vida de Roger ainda mais impressionante fora sua capacidade / sorte de ter se casado com uma dama aristocrática (de um nível muito mais alto) por amor! Francamente, não consigo identificar nenhum outro episódio romântico histórico, antes do casamento do século XIX da rainha Vitória da Grã-Bretanha com o príncipe Albert de Saxe-Coburg e Gotha.

[@aleka..]

@BLUE DOG because you make it a conspiracy 🤢 stop pasting, stop hijacking other ppl's posts and demanding others do work you want to see. Make your channel, if you want to spread that fascist dog whistle bigotry - nonsense, KZbin seems to not be against _that_ evil strong enough. Took them a lot people being hurt to remove Alex Jones.

[@yomomz3921]

Thoroughly enjoyed. 👍

[@jorgiepoorgie]

Outstanding video

[@ladyliberty417]

Thanks Pete, Love this topic❣️ Stay safe and well🥰

[@markusarrow]

thnx for the vid h-time awesome

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Where would the Western or Eastern Roman Empire be without their Vikings? Extinct is the answer!

[@christinejoyinoc9185]

Are you planning on continuing the crusade series on the holy land?

[@coloringwithd]

I don't understand history but this was entertaining. Thank you for the video :-)

[@freefall9832]

A story repeated haha it can be overwhelming, I see it it as different eras to simplify. Medieval is great because there are alot of written records

[@theblackprince1346]

Love me a bit of Norman history.

[@jackhakken]

Now this is some amazing stuff.

[@nusquamnemo4780]

Awesome channel! I've been binging your videos-your brother and you make one amazing team. Also, is the first time I see your face! You're kind of handsome. But your voice is your best feature 🥰

[@mahelaniarektbb]

yusssss I love these so much

[@RR-ut3xl]

Imagine facing down a Norman Cavalry charge in full Rohirrim mode

[@fedda9999]

rohan: deeeeeaaathh!!

[@realmccoy]

I was able to track my family’s Sicilian lineage back to the year 1500 and 1505. I can’t seem to find anything before that. I’m wondering if they immigrated to Sicily in the early 16th century from elsewhere. Any ideas where I should look?

[@luxio369]

archives of notaries

[@xiaodeng8566]

The rise of Fatemids Caliphate in North Africa weakened Arabs of Sicily ..two punitive expeditions from Fatemids reached the independant Sicily and the war between two sides ( mix of civil war and Religious schism ) made the survivors prefering Norman rule to the Fatimids usurpators...in counterpart Fatimids prefred to leave the rebelious Arabs of Sicily alone without any help because they were not Shia but Sunna and beacause they used the Aghlabid fleet to conquer Egypt where most of ships sunk due to their lack of experience because the best sailors and sea fighter were persecuted or dismissed..so Normans found everything ready..like few arabs found things ready in spain in 711....So you can understand why many of familly names in Sicily are Arabic names like Bucetta and Moravido...

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

..thats like saying rise of western powers weakened east yea no shi? Lol😂😂

[@xiaodeng8566]

@gasenjoyer...4594 Normans have been crushed easily in Spain by a well organized moor army en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_raid_on_Seville you can see that Normans were brave only when opposed to isolated villages or unorganized populations

[@Tipi_Dan]

Winners of "The Most Imitated People in History" sweepstakes.

[@bretalvarez3097]

Fantastic video

[@Lt.colonel]

hey! you make really amazing videos about history nice job! maybe 1 day you will make video about Kingdom of Georgia.. keep it going good luck!

[@TheLordUrban]

4:30 OMG! They burnt their phone books!

[@powerofroses1670]

i am european too! but I live in the states now. europe is really cool. with sheeps and goats and castles. i had a good childhood in europe. now i am a young adult in my 30s. xD

[@honeybadgerisme]

Wow. Rollo and his men sure left a legacy, huh?

[@MetalHeadViking]

Thank you for leaving current politics out of this channel, unlike some other KZbin History Channels.

[@powerofroses1670]

this was a great documentary. i really liked it. xD

[@powerofroses1670]

very short and to the point. someone must have uploaded on their webpage to get subscribers! 😉

[@markhirstwood4190]

DNA map of Sicily: Palermo has some concentration of the U106/R-L48 and some I1 as well.

[@cutlass23]

What's up with the fire arrows brosef?

[@Tech215Studios]

So siked to hear this!!!

[@Jonnybravo589]

I can’t believe the lack of interest in this video and subject. There are like 3 books on this and I own them all. This is actually the only hour long video on the De hauptville’s on yt. I say you reupload this

[@Whocares.........]

This time the pics are too repetitive. Thanks for sharing

[@PeteKellyHistory]

There's a global pandemic. If I could visit Sicily I would.

[@robertbjgvch190]

Your are a genius

[@Gudha_Ismintis]

09:11 - Pete you are rinsing out that stock footage of those Kievan Rus warriors - or did the Varangian Guard take part in the Norman invasion of Sicily lol

[@redcapetimetraveler7688]

varangian guard fought in sicily during this time but for the byzantines ,, see the saga of harald hardrada !

[@samrevlej9331]

17:44 You just said the battle was in 1063 yet you show 1061 onscreen.

[@terriblecatchannel]

Please do a 1066

[@tj0072]

Too many ads, content is good

[@65stang98]

when the candles get lit as one of the animations and it was with a modern bic lighter i chuckled lmao

[@MCorpReview]

Will be looking forward to one on d decline of norman Sicily . Got the sense they were already weakened by earlier attacks before napoleon got there 😀

[@tombrown6628]

Did they participate in any of the crusades?

[@chrisdel2564]

Yes the first with bohemond

[@chrisadlc1]

Guys you would be amazing if you did a review on Edward the Black Prince

[@grahambell5340]

Roger was a great general. His only failing was not ordering a Palermo Tapestry to celebrate his conquests.

[@juanmam.2113]

Yesss new vid

[@MichaelCrimi]

Shout out to Segesta at 1:05

[@krisballard541]

Roger was a clever man.

[@johnbradbury1284]

Really enjoy this. I'm a Belfast history author and tour guide. It's good to broaden knowledge.

[@arcanumviator]

that is my background content while working on design

[@steveamsden5250]

the tapestry they keep showing it's the Bayer tapestry with William and Harold and England in 1066 so something in 1061 with it makes no sense

[@el_pescadore]

True that, the bayeux tapestry is a bit over used. But this guy doesn’t have a History Channel like budget. It’s the great audio commentary makes up for it.

[@lmaozedong2259]

Pls man do rise of Neo Assyria

[@HistoryTime]

You’re in luck

[@lmaozedong2259]

@@HistoryTime Now i'm hyped

[@PeteKellyHistory]

​@@lmaozedong2259 This Saturday.

[@stevethebarbarian99]

Brilliant videos - this is about my 6th, and I've also subscribed and watched Cy too. I would just say though, that it's not possible to be 20,000 miles below The Earth's surface, since that's more even than it's diameter.

[@JohnDove-d8d]

Roger was honorable because he didn't mind killing people to achieve his goals but consistently gave everyone every other possible option. Many Muslims became Christian and/or allied when they were spared. Specifically some of the Emirs.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Knowing the Norman's there will be brutality, backstabbing and some very nice buildings.

[@tonymoretti2347]

The Normans should now be called the Chads !

[@pjuliano9000]

Mi piacciono quelle cinematografiche

[@ShatillyPaige12]

Way better than kings and generals

[@irajayrosen4792]

Excellent. Having grown up in a predominantly Sicilian neighborhood in Brooklyn, I knew small parts of this. It's a shame that the Christian rulers of Europe didn't learn from Roger's example. And I never knew the Normans used a flick of a Big to light candles! 🤪😂💀🥳

[@ktm8848]

Luckly for norman at that Time there were only arabs emirs fighting each others for power. If there still were kutama berbers in sicily the story would had ended for them swimming back to reggio Di calabria

[@JonasUllenius]

What happened to his wife's father? Did he stay or did he go back to Normandy?

[@delladearest2511]

Great history lesson! My mother’s side came from Sicily. I wonder where her blue eyes came from. Someone else’s comment was if the Norman s didn’t conquer Sicily, then who would? Which makes me also wonder if you would produce a video of a “what if” this happened instead, what would Europe be like today? Thanks for sharing ❣️🥓🍫

[@silverrain530]

Earth's core is only around 6,000 kilometers down so did you go through earth into space or did you go in several times?

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

The Hautevilles back at it again, making the Siculo-Normans.