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

Author/creator Reston, James
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Press, 2009.
Descriptionxxi, 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--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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [393]-397) and index.
LCCN 2008054655
ISBN9781594202254
ISBN1594202257