Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
466
Language
English
Published
May 13, 1996
Publisher
Random House UK
ISBN-10
0712698299
ISBN-13
9780712698290
Description
Frederick II (1194-1250) - King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Jerusalem, expert ornithologist, Wonder of the World, has long been considered the first Renaissance ruler. A visionary autocrat who embraced the religious divisions within his empire to challenge the armies and oppressive limitations of the medieval church, he has also been denounced as the Antichrist, a heretic and a heathen, who died condemned by the papacy to eternal damnation.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Genres
Religion & Spirituality