{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 12 - Rise of a King","description":"Roger II was never supposed to inherit his father&amp;rsquo;s possessions.&amp;nbsp; He was the youngest of 18 children, and only five when the Great Count died.&amp;nbsp; The nobility dutifully pledged their allegiance but there seemed little chance that his mother- an Italian foreigner in the Norman court- could hold the regency until he matured.&amp;nbsp; And yet, against the odds Roger II emerged from his uncertain childhood as the most forceful personality on the Mediterranean stage.&amp;nbsp; Under him Norman rule in southern Italy blossomed into its most brilliant flower.&amp;nbsp; Join&amp;nbsp;Lars&amp;nbsp;Brownworth as he looks at the rise of Roger II, Sicily&amp;rsquo;s first and greatest king.","author_name":"Norman Centuries | A Norman History Podcast by Lars Brownworth","author_url":"http:\/\/www.normancenturies.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/1592514\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/1592514"}