Istanbul, 1537. The greatest of the Ottoman Sultans is at his personal apogee and the pinnacle of world power. With both Christianity and Islam riven by schism, he is mighty enough to maul different enemies in different hemispheres at the same time. But a terrible crisis is building that will rip Suleyman's family apart as his beloved wife Hurrem wages pitiless war against his first-born son, Mustafa, and the boy's mother Mahidevran.
From the Baillie Gifford shortlisted historian, this intensely gripping, cinematic account of the life and world of Suleyman the Magnificent tells the story of one of the most consequential lives in world history while pioneering a ground-breaking new form of 'history in the present tense'.
| ISBN: | 9781847927422 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2025 |
| Author: | Christopher De Bellaigue |
| Publisher: | The Bodley Head an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership Military history Islam |