After the success of Philip II, the definitive biography published by Planeta in 2010, prestigious hispanist Geoffrey Parker now undertakes the biography of Charles V of Spain and Germany, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Once again, Parker uses his unique narrative voice to bring people of the past to life in his pages, letting the reader see them as they stroll through palaces, fight battles, hunt in the forests, and rein over a third of the world…