Four princes : Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the obsessions that forged modern Europe. John Julius Norwich.

By:

Norwich, John Julius [Author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Grove Press, c2016.Description: xi, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmISBN:

9780802128096

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

D 208 .N67 2016

Contents:

1. The Hollow of Their Hands.--2. "The flower and vigour of youth'.--3. 'All is lost, save honour'.--4. 'Enough, my son!'.--5. 'Like a brother to the Sultan'.--6. 'Noisome to our realm'.--7. 'A reasonable regret'.--8. Fray Carlos and 'the drum of conquest'.--9. Worth Celebrating.

Summary: "This was indeed a glorious age and Norwich has made a brilliant decision to study four idiosyncratic rulers as an interacting quartet... A lively and charming book."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	NU BALIWAG	NU BALIWAG	Reference	Reference	REF D 208 .N67 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NUBUL000001189

Includes index.

"This was indeed a glorious age and Norwich has made a brilliant decision to study four idiosyncratic rulers as an interacting quartet... A lively and charming book."

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