sirinrob Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) This book presents in a fair amount of detail, the life and reign of Rudolf II. The style is approachable , concentrating more on the events and how they affected the people over whom Rudolf reigned. It also gives a clear portrait of Rudolf himself. As a ruler in the late renaissance, Rudolf was very much a renaissance man; his pursuit of the intellectual bordering on obssesion. Unusually for a Hapsburg, he set up his court in Prague. This suited him as it allowed him to pursue his interests without the social pressure of Vienna. It was here that he gathered people like Tycho Brahe, Kepler and John Dee amongst others: allowing them to work unhindered. The book details the political and religious pressures that eventually caused his downfall. Notes for each chapter and a select Bibliography are provided. Very good book that sheds light on an interesting man. Edited March 2, 2010 by sirinrob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Tycho Brahe is one of my heroes. Not that I know much about him, but any great astronomer who had a prosthetic nose fitted because his real nose was chopped off in a duel has to be doing something right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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