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

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

Author:John Julius Norwich [Norwich, John Julius]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Published: 2017-04-03T22:00:00+00:00


Nonsuch Palace, Surrey, commissioned by Henry in 1538, and intended as a proclamation of Tudor wealth and power – a rival, he hoped, to Francis’s Chambord; not a trace remains.

The Château de Chambord, begun by Francis in 1519 as a hunting lodge and still unfinished at the time of his death.

Francis at the Battle of Marignano, 13–14 September 1515.

Suleiman at the siege of Belgrade, 1521. Note the row of cannon.

The Battle of Pavia, 24 February 1525. The capture of Francis is shown in the foreground, right.



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