The young [approfondimenti id="48004" testo_link="William II’s"] ambitious project not only represented an important religious testimony in defence of the Papacy, but was also an eloquent example of the sovereign's self-celebration and the attribution of privileges that only belonged to the Empero...

Over the centuries, a number of hypotheses have emerged regarding the foundation of the Cathedral of Monreale. The most widely known of these is that [approfondimenti id="48004" testo_link="William II"], overcome by tiredness during a hunting trip inside the Royal Park created by [approfondimenti id...

Following the difficult thirty years of the conquest, Norman rule favourably influenced a balanced synthesis between [approfondimenti id="49421" testo_link="Western Latin, Eastern Byzantine and Arab Islamic cultures"], although Christianity was at the heart of the restoration, thanks to the unifying...