{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 9 - The Rise of Robert Guiscard","description":"Robert&amp;nbsp;Guiscard&amp;nbsp;arrived in Italy as a simple knight, hoping to benefit from his brother&amp;rsquo;s wealth and power.&amp;nbsp;Instead he found his path blocked at every turn by petty jealousy and was sent off to rot in the most inhospitable place his sibling could think of.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;From these difficult beginnings, against the odds, Robert would build a base of power so formidable that not even the combined strength of a Pope and two Emperors could prevail against it.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the early career of the most brilliant general the Normans ever produced.","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\/999390\/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\/999390"}