{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Normans in Italy EP 3: King of Sicily","description":" Roger II has played a high stakes game to secure his crown.&amp;nbsp; Now a king, he must face the consequences of backing the wrong Pope.&amp;nbsp; Rebellious barons, treacherous in-laws, and the loss of his beloved wife burden him as Roger continues to fight for his kingdom.&amp;nbsp; Two emperors conspire to jointly attack him, and the Sicilian navy stages an audacious raid at the gates of Constantinople.&amp;nbsp; Roger II defines himself as a ruler unlike any other in Western Europe.&amp;nbsp; His borrowing of statecraft, scholars, and silk makers from the East has his enemies whispering that he has gone full sultan. ","author_name":"Villains and Virgins History Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/villainsandvirgins.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35802715\/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\/content\/186091200"}