1526 is an Interlocking puzzle of characters and situations bound together by a central mystery - an entertaining epic, speckled with folklore, romance and battle that brings the early 16th century to life. Turkish forces destroy the Hungarian army and kill the king, throwing the realm into turmoil. In Renaissance Eisenberg, the Lutheran countess struggles against the humanist bishop for control of the city, while the count fights his way home from the war. Yet all three are about to become victims of a more sinister threat.