Devil's Broker Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy

Name: Devil's Broker Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth- Century Italy
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ISBN: 9780060777302

ISBN-10: 0060777303

ISBN-13: 9780060777302

Edition: N/A

Authors: Frances Stonor Saunders

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A vibrant history of Italy in the cataclysmic fourteenth century as seen through the life of a brilliant military strategist and bandit lord At the dawn of the Renaissance, hordes of mercenaries swooped down on the opulent city-states of Italy and commenced to drain them dry. The greatest of all the bandits was Sir John Hawkwood, an English expatriate and military genius who formed his own army, cleverly pitted ancient rivals against one another, held the Pope for ransom, and set blood running in the streets. In this gripping biography of the charismatic Hawkwood, Frances Stonor Saunders illuminates the fourteenth century as a time of plague, political schism, and religious…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 6/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English