Defenders of the faith : Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the battle for Europe, 1520-1536 / James Reston, Jr.

By: Reston, James, Jr, 1941-
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2009Description: xxi, 407 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN: 9781594202254; 1594202257Subject(s): Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556 | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558 | Turkey -- History -- Süleyman I, 1520-1566 | Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566 | Holy Roman Empire -- Foreign relations -- Turkey | Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Holy Roman Empire | Holy Roman Empire -- Religion -- 16th century | Turkey -- Religion -- 16th century | Religion and civilization -- Europe | Vienna (Austria) -- History -- Siege, 1529 -- Religious aspectsDDC classification: 940.2/32 LOC classification: D231 | .R47 2009Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

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