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Reston, James, Jr., 1941-2023

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

Publication Info.	New York : Penguin Press, [2009]
	©2009

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Location	Call No.	Status
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction	HISTORY—EUROPE— —Reston	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	940.232 RESTON	Check Shelf
Rocky Hill Library - Adult Department	940.232 RESTON	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction	940.232 RESTON	Check Shelf
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	940.232 RE	Check Shelf

Description	xxi, 407 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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	Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-397) and index.
Summary	Describes the events surrounding the clash between Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor, and Suleyman I, the Sultan of the Turks and their battle for supremacy in Europe.
Subject	Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Charles V, 1519-1556.
	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558.
	Turkey -- History -- Süleyman I, 1520-1566.
	Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566.
	Holy Roman Empire -- Foreign relations -- Turkey.
	Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Holy Roman Empire.
	Holy Roman Empire -- Religion -- 16th century.
	Turkey -- Religion -- 16th century.
	Religion and civilization -- Europe.
	Vienna (Austria) -- History -- Siege, 1529 -- Religious aspects.
ISBN	9781594202254
	1594202257

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