The Sack of Rome; Why Henry VIII Didn’t Get His Divorce
On 6 May 1527 the military forces of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sacked the city of Rome, kidnapping and looting and burning and murdering and raping as they went. An army of 24,000 soldiers, half of whom were in the Imperial forces and half of whom were mercenaries under the command of Georg von Frundsberg, were… Read more The Sack of Rome; Why Henry VIII Didn’t Get His Divorce