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Defenders of the faith : Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the battle for Europe, 1520-1536
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By examining this crucial period, the author brings to life Suleyman and Charles V, both carrying out their version of the will of God. He also offers the reader a window to view Renaissance Europe...
By examining this crucial period, the author brings to life Suleyman and Charles V, both carrying out their version of the will of God. He also offers the reader a window to view Renaissance Europe and the roots of the ever present controversy between the West and Islam.
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- Creator
- James Reston, Jr
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Penguin Press, 2009
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 407 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781594202254, 1594202257
- OCLC
- ocn276819733
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-397) and index.
- The die is cast -- Horsetails and worms -- Ancestral aspirations -- The capture of a king -- More was lost at Mohacs -- The sack of Rome -- The end of the Renaissance -- The gates of Vienna -- Last gasp in Europe -- The natural enemy
Subjects
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
- Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566.
- Religion and civilization -- Europe.
- Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556.
- Turkey -- History -- Süleyman I, 1520-1566.
- Holy Roman Empire -- Foreign relations -- Turkey.
- Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Holy Roman Empire.
- Holy Roman Empire -- Religion -- 16th century.
- Turkey -- Religion -- 16th century.
- Vienna (Austria) -- History -- Siege, 1529 -- Religious aspects.