{"product_id":"charles-iv-portrait-of-a-medieval-ruler-paperback","title":"Charles IV: Portrait of a Medieval Ruler - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVáclav Zurek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIan Finlay Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critical examination of the life and legacy of Charles IV.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, has been called \"one of the most learned and diplomatically skillful sovereigns\" of the fourteenth century. Having moved the seat of the Holy Roman Empire to Prague and founding the first university in Central Europe, Charles IV is a towering figure in Czech history and a crucial character in the story of medieval Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Recent research, especially in art history, has tended to present Charles IV in a purely positive, unblemished light: viewing him and his imperial court as the engine behind a flourishing of culture in the region. This book views Charles IV through a more critical lens, examining the careful construction that went into the way he presented himself and the characteristic manifestations of Charles' execution of royal power. The first part of the book offers a chronological description of Charles' life within the broader context of the times and the House of Luxembourg. The second part provides a close look into Charles IV's style of rule while focusing on phenomena that reveal his personal conception of power and how it was wielded. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVáclav Zůrek\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian at the Czech Academy of Sciences' Centre for Medieval Studies. He is the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eStudia Mediaevalia Bohemica\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIan Finlay Stone\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from the University of Cambridge and has translated works for various agencies and government bureaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.04 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53951383372109,"sku":"9788024655239","price":48.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/J0Ry7m1-Mq9788024655239.webp?v=1779295825","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/charles-iv-portrait-of-a-medieval-ruler-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}