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County and Nobility in Norman Italy: Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily

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County and Nobility in Norman Italy: Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily. / Fernández-Aceves, Hervin.
1st ed. London: Bloomsbury, 2020. 304 p.

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Fernández-Aceves, H 2020, County and Nobility in Norman Italy: Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily. 1st edn, Bloomsbury, London. <https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/county-and-nobility-in-norman-italy-9781350133228/>

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Fernández-Aceves, H. (2020). County and Nobility in Norman Italy: Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily. (1st ed.) Bloomsbury. https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/county-and-nobility-in-norman-italy-9781350133228/

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Fernández-Aceves H. County and Nobility in Norman Italy: Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily. 1st ed. London: Bloomsbury, 2020. 304 p.

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Fernández-Aceves, Hervin. / County and Nobility in Norman Italy : Aristocratic Agency in the Kingdom of Sicily. 1st ed. London : Bloomsbury, 2020. 304 p.

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