Four Monarchs: Charles V, Francois I, Henry VIII and Suleiman I

This book is an authoritative work generally recognized by European academic circles. It tells the complex and changeable history of Europe in the first half of the 16th century. It focuses on the two royal families of Habsburg and Valois competing for Italy and European hegemony. It also focuses on the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, King Francois I of France, King Henry VIII of England, and King Osman. It starts with the bloody wars and the turbulent diplomatic struggles between Sultan Suleiman I of the Man-Turk Empire, mixed with a series of far-reaching historical events such as the religious reform and the discovery of the New World. It provides a profound interpretation of the complex, ebb and flow relationship between national power and international power, monarchy and religious power. It is well worth reading.