Project Gutenberg 2002-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Sabatini, Rafael 1875 1950 Sabatini, R. Love-at-arms : $b being a narrative excerpted from the chronicles of Urbino, during the dominion of the high and mighty Messer Guidobaldo da Montefeltro John Stuart Middleton, and David Widger "Love-at-arms: Being a narrative excerpted from the chronicles of Urbino" by Raphael Sabatini is a historical novel set during the late 15th to early 16th century, a tumultuous time in Italian history marked by political intrigue and power struggles among the noble houses. The story revolves around Francesco del Falco, the Count of Aquila, who becomes embroiled in conspiracy and treachery as he is approached by nobles seeking to dethrone Gian Maria Sforza, the self-indulgent Duke of Babbiano. The narrative promises themes of loyalty, ambition, and the conflicts between personal integrity and political duty. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a clandestine meeting held by several discontented nobles in a hovel, where they discuss their grievances against Duke Gian Maria. As tensions rise with fears of betrayal by a lurking spy, the ancient noble Fabrizio da Lodi proposes a bold plan to replace the Duke with the Count of Aquila, emphasizing his courage and reputation. The Count expresses reluctance due to his ties to the Duke but ultimately agrees to aid them in seeking reforms. The opening chapters set the stage for an intense power struggle within the backdrop of romantic entanglements, specifically highlighting the fate of Valentina della Rovere, the Duke's betrothed, and her interactions with Aquila, amid the prevailing atmosphere of conspiratorial danger that surrounds them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Fiction Arranged marriage -- Fiction Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507 -- Fiction Urbino (Italy) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 592058 591985 2024-10-02T08:52:13.698705 2023-10-02T07:59:34.319934 text/html text/html 617832 2021-02-26T00:58:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 204883 2021-06-05T00:00:19 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 305928 2024-10-02T08:52:23.429664 application/epub+zip 315203 2024-10-02T08:52:17.179698 application/epub+zip 287014 2024-10-02T08:52:15.776732 application/epub+zip 546967 2024-10-02T08:52:28.424772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511173 2024-10-02T08:52:22.516690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390255 2022-09-02T10:28:50.638550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510257 510235 2024-10-02T08:52:12.378721 2023-10-02T07:59:33.295904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510061 2021-01-27T16:48:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 194458 2021-01-27T16:48:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20893 2024-10-02T08:52:28.562626 application/rdf+xml 15216 2024-10-02T08:52:16.346721 image/jpeg 3603 2024-10-02T08:52:16.060715 image/jpeg 299566 2024-10-02T08:52:13.746745 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia