Roger II of Sicily

The Norman rulers of the 11th and 12th centuries were able to achieve and maintain prominence in the areas of Italy and Sicily through military prowess, exceptional political manoeuvring and intermarriage. This is shown through the sources from this time period which allow historians to examine the narrative the sources present, the character of the rulers and the interactions they have with other peoples at the time. Southern Italy and Sicily served as the intersection of Greek, Latin, Jewish and Muslim cultures. According to Emily Albu, this created a rich mixture of intellectual sophistication and material wealth which first attracted Norman soldiers and arrived in what is described as a ‘piecemeal’ fashion. They are recorded as having…

Roger Baldwin: was an American politician who served as the 32 Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846 and a United States Senator from 1847 to 1851. As a lawyer, his career was most notable for his participation in the 1841 Amistad case. A lawyer named Roger Sherman Baldwin, hired by the abolitionist Tappan and his black associate Joadson decides to defend the Africans. Baldwin argues that the Africans had been captured in Africa to be sold in the Americas illegally. Baldwin proves through…

fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were cataclysmic times in Europe marked by a momentous amount of death and dissension. Europe faced The Black Plague, political problems and the Hundred Years war and the Ottoman War and finally crisis in the church. Each unique crisis required their own individual response such as setting up new laws, revolting, and turning away from the church. ADD MORE The Black Plague was brought on in Europe when merchant ships came from China. Along with their goods,…