The Battle for Christendom by Frank Welsh
At the dawn of the fifteenth century, Islam invaded Europe from the East and it seemed that Christendom itself was under threat. In an attempt to save Christian world the Emperor Sigismund called the many nations of Europe together for a conference at Constance, beside the Rhine.
"'A big, exciting, opinionated book' Ron Hutton, TLS Great Southern Lands (Penguin, 2004) 'A labour of love...Welsh's historical research and sense of detail are excellent.' Literary Review 'Destined to be one of the great standard histories of that astonishing continent... powerful and profound.' Andrew Roberts."
Frank Welsh was born in County Durham and studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge. After a varied career in international business he became the author of numerous books including: The Four Nations: A History of the United Kingdom, and Great Southern Land: A New History of Australia. Since university he has been passionate about the Council at Constance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845295219 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845295218 |
| Title | The Battle for Christendom |
| Author | Frank Welsh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-05-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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