Desmond Seward

How did Charles V, Francis I, Suleiman the Magnificent and Henry VIII rule the lands and seas of Europe?

In the reign of Francis I, writes Desmond Seward, the first modern and last medieval poet attended the French court.

Desmond Seward describes an outstanding colonial achievement of the Middle Ages.

Desmond Seward describes the abrupt end of a European military and financial institution.

In 1538, believing his kingdom to be under threat, Henry VIII brutally settled scores dating back to the dynastic conflicts of the 15th century, as Desmond Seward explains.