Queen's Park Book Festival
Christopher de Bellaigue: Suleyman the Magnificent
£10.00
A reconstruction of the life of the great Sultan
Christopher de Bellaigue is engaged in a three-volume history of the life and world of one of the most consequential figures in history. The first volume, The Lion House, and the second, The Golden Throne, are now published. They record the rise and remarkable career of a man who ruled the Ottoman Empire for decades.
Christopher de Bellaigue is engaged in a three-volume history of the life and world of one of the most consequential figures in history. The first volume, The Lion House, and the second, The Golden Throne, are now published. They record the rise and remarkable career of a man who ruled the Ottoman Empire for decades.
Christopher will be in conversation with Sam Leith, who is literary editor of The Spectator.
'A wonderful book - entrancing, addictive, full of effortless erudition.' - Rory Stewart
