Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars
by Angus Konstam
Osprey Campaign: Medieval World (44), Osprey Campaign (44)
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Osprey's Campaign title for the climax of the Italian Wars (1494-1559). The battle of Pavia has been hailed as the first modern battle, marking the rise of hand held weapons as a tool of warfare. In this titanic clash - the most decisive of the Italian Wars, caused by French territorial ambitions in first the Kingdom of Naples and then the Duchy of Milan - the French troops were smashed by the Spanish Imperial Army. King Francis I was captured, and the cream of his nobility slaughtered. show more France's greatest defeat since Agincourt, the battle dramatically swung the balance of power in Western Europe. show lessTags
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Originally from the Orkney Islands, Angus Konstam was the curator of arms and armor at the Tower of London and is currently the chief curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, FL, setting up major exhibitions throughout the eastern seaboard of North America. He is the author of Historical Atlas of Exploration for Facts On show more File/Checkmark Books and lives in Key West. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Pavia 1525: The Climax of the Italian Wars
- People/Characters
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; François I, King of France
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 355 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science The Military - Land, Air & Sea / Warfare
- LCC
- DG541 .K66 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Medieval and modern Italy, 476- History By period Modern, 1492- 16th-18th centuries
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- Languages
- English, Italian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
