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

Saunders, Frances Stonor

ISBN 10: 0060777303 / ISBN 13: 9780060777302

Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2006

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0000523338

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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 mania offset by a gargantuan appetite for spectacle and luxury. Dazzling and addictively readable, The Devil's Broker is a riveting account of the fortunes gained and lost in a tumultuous time.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Frances Stonor Saunders is the former arts editor of The New Statesman. Her first book, The Cultural Cold War, has been translated into ten languages and was awarded the Royal Historical Society's William Gladstone Memorial Prize. She lives in London.

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Titel: The Devil's Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and ...
Verlag: Harper Perennial
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Good