Sicily: The Other Norman Invasion
Wednesday Noon Lectures | Available
Linda McWhorter
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Wednesday, February 25
Everyone knows of England’s Norman invasion. But the Normans took Sicily, too, seizing Palermo from Muslim control to usher in the island’s Golden Age. Embracing diversity, the Normans forged their power without eradicating existing cultures. Linda McWhorter reveals this richness in the Palatine Chapel, the Cefalù and Monreale Cathedrals, and more.