In June 1523 Charles, Duke of Bourbon and Constable of France, rides into Fontainebleau at the head of three hundred gentlemen in black and gold. Affronted by François I and persecuted by the king’s mother, Louise de Savoie, he makes a secret treaty with the Emperor Charles V, flees France, and leads the imperial army through Italy toward Rome.
A late historical romance by the author of Old St. Paul’s, full of court intrigue and Renaissance warfare. Download the free EPUB.