Camil Muresanu Boeken

The fifteenth century was pivotal as the Ottoman Empire's expansion into southeastern Europe heightened tensions between Islamic and Christian civilizations. The fall of Byzantium to the Turks in 1453 served as a significant alarm for the Papacy and Christian European states, underscoring the era's dramatic geopolitical shifts and the looming threat to Christianity. This historical context sets the stage for exploring the complex interactions and conflicts of the time.

Biography of John Hunyadi who, as voivode of Transylvania, and later royal governor and captain-general of Hungary, became the principal defender of Christian Europe from 1441 until his death in 1456. He led crusading efforts to halt the Ottoman advance into Europe, including a remarkable victory over the Turks at the battle of Nis in 1443.