SEASON 6: The Other Norman Conquest

EPISODE 134: The Fall of Corfu

Sure, Robert Guiscard said he was just helping out a sad ex-emperor who wandered into his court with a sob story and a fake crown. But let’s be honest—that was just Norman theater. In this episode, we dig into the real reasons behind Guiscard’s audacious invasion of the Balkans. Prestige, papal politics, Byzantine chaos, and a little something called ambition. The Old Fox wasn’t restoring an emperor—he was testing the locks on the gates of Constantinople. It all begins with one bold move: the capture of Corfu.

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