Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe 1520-1536
By James Reston, Jr.
Published by Penguin Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is an amazing book that delves into the history of not only the Muslim invasions of Europe, but also the Reformation, the peasant uprisings, the subterfuge between the Vatican, Charles V, Francis I, and Henry VIII and the European proclivity of all those factions battling one another, instead of concentrating on the looming threat of Islam on the eastern European doorstep.
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By James Reston, Jr.
Published by Penguin Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is an amazing book that delves into the history of not only the Muslim invasions of Europe, but also the Reformation, the peasant uprisings, the subterfuge between the Vatican, Charles V, Francis I, and Henry VIII and the European proclivity of all those factions battling one another, instead of concentrating on the looming threat of Islam on the eastern European doorstep.
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By James Reston, Jr.
Published by Penguin Press
Year Published 2009
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This is an amazing book that delves into the history of not only the Muslim invasions of Europe, but also the Reformation, the peasant uprisings, the subterfuge between the Vatican, Charles V, Francis I, and Henry VIII and the European proclivity of all those factions battling one another, instead of concentrating on the looming threat of Islam on the eastern European doorstep.
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