Empires of the Normans: Makers of Europe, Conquerors of Asia

Chapters:

1. Intro - 0:00
2. Chapter I: The Early Normans - 1:26
3. Chapter II: The Italian Normans - 1:00:57
4. Chapter III: The English Normans - 1:53:51
5. Chapter IV: The Crusader Normans - 3:34:00
6. Chapter V: 4:29:56

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