Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe

John Julius Norwich

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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich
Four great princes were born within a single decade: Henry VIII of England, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent. They were very different. Francis, bursting with energy and swagger, was known as le roi grand-nez; whereas Suleimans' victorious pyramid of 2.000 Hungarian skulls left Europe aghast. Henry, infamous for his six wives, changed England more than any other king in history; whilst Charles V, most powerful of the four, ended up swapping his crown for a monastery. In this book, John Julius Norwich vividly shows how their wary obsession with each other laid the foundations for our modern world. Full of memorable stories and with a cast list ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Joanna the Mad, Four Princes offers the perfect introduction to History's most turbulent and interesting century.
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