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Constantinople

Philip Mansel

Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history of Constantinople (formerly known as Byzantium) absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family.

In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For almost five centuries Constantinople, with its enormous racial and cultural diversity, was the centre of the dramatic and often depraved story of an extraordinary dynasty.

  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : JAN 1, 2007
  • Imprint : John Murray
  • Page Extent : 560
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780719568800
  • Price : INR 1,250
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Philip Mansel

Philip Mansel who has lived and taught in Paris is one of Britain's leading historians. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He currently lives in London.

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