Defenders of the faith: Christianity and Islam battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536
James Reston, Jr
Defenders of the faith: Christianity and Islam battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536
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James Reston, JrPublisher
Penguin BooksEdition 1
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Defenders of the faith: Christianity and Islam battle for the soul of Europe, 1520-1536 / James Reston, JrPublication Details
نیویورک : Penguin Books، 2009مPhysical Description
xxi, 407 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.Subject
Holy Roman Empire History -- Charles V, 1519-1556Suleyman 1, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566
Religion and civilization -- Europe
Turkey History -- Suleyman 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
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]393[-793( and index.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