The Habsburgs by Martyn Rady

The Habsburgs by Martyn Rady

The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries--from their rise to power to their eventual downfall.

"A feat of both scholarship and storytelling." --Wall Street Journal

In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built--and then lost--over nearly a millennium. From modest origins, the Habsburgs gained control of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century. Then, in just a few decades, their possessions rapidly expanded to take in a large part of Europe, stretching from Hungary to Spain, and parts of the New World and the Far East. The Habsburgs continued to dominate Central Europe through the First World War.

Historians often depict the Habsburgs as leaders of a ramshackle empire. But Rady reveals their enduring power, driven by the belief that they were destined to rule the world as defenders of the Roman Catholic Church, guarantors of peace, and patrons of learning. The Habsburgs is the definitive history of a remarkable dynasty that forever changed Europe and the world.

Rady, Martyn: - Martyn Rady is Masaryk professor of Central European history at University College London. A leading expert on Central Europe, he is the author of The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction, The Emperor Charles V, and other books on Hungarian and Romanian history. He lives in Kent, UK.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781541644519
ISBN 10	1541644514
Title	The Habsburgs
Author	Martyn Rady
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Basic Books
Year published	2022-05-10
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.