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The history of a bewilderingly exotic city, rarely written about: five hundred years of clashing cultures and peoples, from the glories of Suleiman the Magnificent to its nadir …
FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL PRIZE FOR HISTORY 'Not only deserves the description "epic", in its true sense, but the term "masterpiece" as well' Independent
ââ?¬Ë?It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russiansââ?¬â?¢ extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.ââ?¬â?¢ Philip Marsden, Spectator
A gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turning point.
This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.
A brilliant history of the succession of James I of England, and the shifting power and lethal politics that brought him to the throne.
ââ?¬Ë?Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I havenââ?¬â?¢t read a better book on Berlin.ââ?¬â?¢ Gordon A. Craig
ââ?¬Ë?A History of Jerusalem should be read, not only by travellers and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but by all of us.ââ?¬â?¢ Stephen Tummin, Daily Telegraph