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Conclave 1559 by Mary Hollingsworth
$50.00 AUD
Category: European
Conspiracy, intrigue and faction fighting as the future of Europe hangs in the balance: Mary Hollingsworth tells the story of the papal conclave in 1559. Intrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. August 1559. As the long hot Italian summer draws to its close, so does the life of a r ...Show more
Conclave 1559: Ippolito d'Este and the Papal Election of 1559 by Mary Hollingsworth
$23.00 AUD
Category: European
Intrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. 'A fascinating narrative of the intermingling of secular and religious power' New Statesman 'A highly enjoyable and thrilling read... Hollingsworth has peeled back the veil of secrecy surrounding papal conclaves' History Today 'Full of livel ...Show more
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth
$40.00 AUD
Category: European
'Exceptionally sumptuous ... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy' Michael Prodger, The Times, Book of the Week A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons - the prin ...Show more
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth
$60.00 AUD
Category: European
A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons - the princely rulers of Italy's dynastic states and their families. From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installe ...Show more
Princes of the Renaissance by Mary Hollingsworth
$25.00 AUD
Category: European
A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... This vivid history brings to life the vices and virtues of the feuding ruling families of Italy.' Michael Prodger, The Times 'Full of treasures to be unc ...Show more
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth
$60.00 AUD
Category: European
Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Among their number were no fewer than three popes and a powerful and influential ...Show more
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth
$40.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained political power in Florence, raising the city to a peak of cultural achievement and becoming its hereditary dukes. Among their number were no fewer than three popes and a powerful and influential ...Show more
The Medici by Mary Hollingsworth
$25.00 AUD
Category: European
'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph 'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the members of the family that dominated Florence' TLS 'A lucid and beautifully illustrated family history' The Times ...Show more
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