Falcon of Palermo

Klappentext "The Falcon of Palermo" opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape, while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary--the brilliant maverick Frederick II. "The story entertains, thanks to a firm grasp of medieval power, politics, and an ability to make acute discriminations among rival or warring factions--and, not least, to a vivid characterization of Frederick as a high-energy combination of innate nobility, restless intellectual curiosity and galloping megalomania." Zusammenfassung "The Falcon of Palermo" opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape! while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary--the brilliant maverick Frederick II.

Product details

• Authors: Maria R Bordihn, Maria R. Bordihn, Bordihn Maria R.
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.03.2006
• EAN: 9780802142320
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4232-0
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical fiction, HISTORY / Europe / General, Rome, FICTION / Christian / Historical, Relating to Christian people & groups, 13th century, c 1200 to c 1299, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Italian