{"product_id":"empires-of-the-normans-by-levi-roach-9781529300321","title":"Empires of the Normans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating, panoramic . . . Roach brings an expert eye and page-turning energy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – Helen Castor, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eShe Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarrated with pace, clarity, authority and style, Roach's book is a bracing tour of the world that the Normans made their own\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – Thomas Williams, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eViking Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fresh retelling . . . written with enthusiasm and brio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – Marc Morris, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Anglo-Saxons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow did descendants of Viking marauders come to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce freebooters, of fortunes made and fortunes lost. The Normans made their influence felt across all of western Europe and the Mediterranean, from the British Isles to North Africa, and Lisbon to the Holy Land. In \u003cem\u003eEmpires of the Normans\u003c\/em\u003e, we discover how they combined military might and political savvy with deeply held religious beliefs and a profound sense of their own destiny. For a century and a half, they remade Europe in their own image, and yet their heritage was quickly forgotten – until now.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832855875820,"sku":"9781529300321","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13424933482732.jpg?v=1758415451","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/empires-of-the-normans-by-levi-roach-9781529300321","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}