A Man of Trust: 15th Century Spy Adventures of Bertrandon de La Broquière
For an ambitious young man not afraid of adventures, the 15th century was an era full of opportunities.
Bertrandon de la Broquière offers a Koran to the Duke of Burgundy after he returned from the East, illustration by Jean Le Tavernier, after 1455
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