Four princes : Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the obsessions that forged modern Europe
Norwich, John Julius, 1929-2016
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Four great princes - Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent - were born within a single decade. Each looms large in his country's history and, in this book, John Julius Norwich broadens the scope and shows how, against the rich background of the Renaissance and destruction of the Reformation, their wary obsession with one another laid the foundations for modern Europe. Individually, each man could hardly have been more different - from the scandals of Henry's six wives to Charles's monasticism - but, together, they dominated the world stage.
London : John Murray, 2016
288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index and bibliography.
97814736329679781473632950
940.2
English
289963
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Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.2 NOR | Available |