The Norman kings of Africa
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What's Happening in England and North Africa?
In the 11 twenties, william of malmsbury is writing about how the conqueror was inspired by guisgard's feats. And equally, on the sicilian side, we have, for example, roger the second is said to have preferred courtiers who could speak french. So there is still this kind of awareness of this connection, and it certainly shared. But i'd say by the end of the twelfth century, early in middle were at a point where there's still a fair bit of affinity. By the end,. we're reaching a kind of return where the normans in england are increasingly ing themselves as english - even when they're in wales or
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