The Golden Throne - The Rule of Suleyman the Magnificent

Christopher de Bellaigue is the award-winning author of The Lion House: The Rise of Suleyman the Magnificent , which was chosen as a book of the year by The Times , Sunday Times , Spectator and New Yorker among others, as well as five previous books, including The Islamic Enlightenment , which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2017. As a reporter he has covered war, politics, society and the environment in five continents for the Economist , the New York Review of Books , the Guardian and the BBC. He is the founder of the Lake District Book Festival in Cartmel, Cumbria, an Honorary Fellow of the University of St Andrews and in 2026 he will take up a Visiting Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford. www.christopherdebellaigue.com

Product details

• Authors: Christopher de Bellaigue
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 05.03.2026
• EAN: 9781529967050
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-6705-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Islam, Europe, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Civilization, military history, RELIGION / Leadership, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, RELIGION / Islam / History, Turkey, Political leaders & leadership, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Political leaders and leadership