Project Gutenberg 2002-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 481 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.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Fiction Arranged marriage -- Fiction Borgia, Cesare, 1476?-1507 -- Fiction Urbino (Italy) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure 592195 2025-08-02T08:02:02.743693 text/html 617832 2021-02-26T00:58:39 text/html 306021 2025-08-02T08:02:11.719670 application/epub+zip 315208 2025-08-02T08:02:06.024691 application/epub+zip 287019 2025-08-02T08:02:04.719669 application/epub+zip 546871 2025-08-02T08:02:16.174603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511173 2025-08-02T08:02:10.907606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390255 2022-09-02T10:28:50.638550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510257 2025-08-02T08:02:01.728675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510061 2021-01-27T16:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19510 2025-08-02T08:02:16.331633 application/rdf+xml 15216 2025-08-02T08:02:05.231684 image/jpeg 3603 2025-08-02T08:02:04.975657 image/jpeg 194458 2021-01-27T16:48:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 204883 2021-06-05T00:00:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 299611 2025-08-02T08:02:02.787709 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia