The first English-language history of the Levant in the modern age
A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria's civil war.
'Without question one of the best books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks' William Dalrymple
Far from destroying the Royal Court, the French Revolution resulted in a stronger monarchy and a larger, more elitist series of courts. Philip Mansel's delightful study of the royal court describes how this came to be.