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

Author: Reston, James, Jr., 1941-2023.

Imprint:New York : Penguin Press, 2009.

Descriptionxxi, 407 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-397) and index.



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Author:
Reston, James, Jr., 1941-2023.
Subject:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566.
Subject:
Religion and civilization -- Europe.
Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556.
Turkey -- History -- Süleyman 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.