An irresistible account of some of history's most illustrious - and iniquitous - figures, from one of our best-loved historians.
John Julius Norwich is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice, the Byzantine Empire and, most recently, The Middle Sea- A History of the Mediterranean. He has also written on architecture, music and the history plays of Shakespeare, and has presented some thirty historical documentaries on BBC Television.
Norwich certainly has an eye for the tiny detail that illuminates a
whole character
*Mail on Sunday*
Rattlingly stylish
*Tribune Magazine*
While this is a big book on a complex topic, it is a manageable
one, displaying urbane literary skill
*Tablet*
A highly readable book
*Sunday Times*
Light spring reading for the serious-minded
*Spectator*
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