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Europe - (c. 1400-1458) (Hardcover, New)
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Europe - (c. 1400-1458) (Hardcover, New)
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Shortly before his election in 1458 as Pope Pius II, Aeneas Silvius
Piccolomini produced a history of recent events in Europe. Europe
(c. 1400-1458) provides students and scholars alike with a rich
array of famous and lesser known figures and events spanning from
Scandinavia to Italy and Iberia, and from Scotland to Lithuania and
Greece. Aeneas focused on the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick
III, who began his rule in 1440, creating a frame narrow enough to
allow the author to move with ease across the continent. Despite
this stated focus, Aeneas makes frequent digressions into ancient
and medieval history, revealing his sense of how the deeper past
affected the present character of cities and regions. Among the
people and events Aeneas addresses are the rivalries of German
princes, struggles between Eastern Europeans and the Ottoman Turks,
including the fall of Constantinople (1453), challenges to the
powerful Teutonic Order, the last battles of the Hundred Years War,
dynastic wrangling in Spain, the post-schism papacy's efforts to
reclaim its former dominance, and a lengthy discussion of recent
politics and wars in Italy, culminating in the campaigns of Alfonso
of Naples. Amidst his descriptions of powerful men, Aeneas also
frequently pauses to discuss notable women, customs of the
peasantry, religious beliefs of heretics and pagans, and economic
issues. This popular text circulated widely in manuscript form and
was printed in several editions between the late 15th and the early
18th centuries, in Latin, German, and Italian. The present volume
represents the first time this work has been translated into
English, bringing its colourful narrative to the attention of a
wider audience. This edition also provides extensive footnotes, an
appendix of rulers, and a lengthy introduction to Aeneas's life and
the context and relevance of this work.
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