John Jules Norwich and the four princes pays tribute to plutocratic brutal rulers in sixteenth century

Herbert Gilbert
  The Four princes is a excellent history book written by John Jules Norwich covering four major kings and emperors in the mid-sixteenth century that forged the identity. The role of Europe increasing in power and influence in this time period as these four empires were growing and conflicting with one another is part of the narrative by the author as each one was obsessed with the other using their rivals as motivation for reform and improvements within their own holdings. mr Norwich describes the difficulties in this time period especially in lines of communications and travel that were of no barrier as these leaders sought to meet one another or have diplomatic procedures and alliances made to the mutual benefit of both parties.

John Jules Norwich is a ancient historian having read tons of books of European history of this time period and he basically knows what he is talking about when discussing the complex relationships between the plutocrats of this time period. This inspiring book covers every important measure and event in the reign  of these four princes Henry VIII, Charles V, Francis I, and Ottoman grand Turk Suleiman as their decisions and decrees molded and shaped Europe at a time of tremendous wealth,growth, and glory. Europe peasants and nobility were outraged at the open friendship and alliance of Francis with the dreaded Turks who were constantly probing Southern Europe and increasing their empire after capturing and destroying Byzantium and the alliance of the french ad radical Muslims persist to this day in a complex relationship of convenience. This book details many battles of the Turks in fighting the infidel Christians in victories and defeats and the book ends on a highlight with the failed siege of Malta and the eventual long decline of the Ottoman Empire as a treat to Europe. This threat through was allowed to persist as the European nobility always wanted a boogeyman back then to justify a Knight class more often used to oppress the growing dissatisfaction of te rumbling lower-classes than to actually crusade and fight Muslims and this is something that was lacking in Mr Norwich's book which seemed to be a glorification of these tree European kings. Of course. Mr Julius Norwich is a "Lord" in his own right so we can see where this oxford