Walter Brendel's book "Mörderisches Middle Ages" explores the dark side of historic criminality during the Middle Ages. From princesses to spies, the book provides a shocking insight into those who benefited from the use of death as a means to achieve their goals.
The book offers a close-up look at historical figures such as King Edward II of England, Prince Edward IV and his brother George Duke of Clarence, as well as Italian nobleman and pope, Cardinal Azzo Paracone degli Erefranesi and Cardinal Antonio Contarini, the mysterious killer known as Juandissas, and the controversial John Chandos, a mercenary soldier accused of murdering an English courtesan.
How do you kill someone and get away with it? And what exactly is ‘murder’ in the mid 1400s? Brendel breaks down the concepts, myths and misunderstandings surrounding these crimes, pointing out the causes of murder by
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