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Defenders of the faith Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the battle for Europe, 1520-1536 /

By examining this crucial period, the author brings to life Suleyman and Charles V, both carrying out their version of the will of God. He also offers the reader a window to view Renaissance Europe and the roots of the ever present controversy between the West and Islam.

Main Author: Reston, James, Jr., 1941-2023.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Physical Description: xxi, 407 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
Charles -- V, -- Holy Roman Emperor, -- 1500-1558.
Süleyman -- I, -- Sultan of the Turks, -- 1494 or 1495-1566.
Religion and civilization.
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.
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