The Sultan and the Queen

The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam

von Jerry Brotton

352 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth's secret outreach to the Muslim world, which set England on the path to empire, by The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps> The Sultan and the Queen tells the riveting and largely unknown story of the traders and adventurers who first went East to seek their fortunes--and reveals how Elizabeth's fruitful alignment with the Islamic world, financed by England's first joint stock companies, paved the way for its transformation into a global commercial empire.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9780143110620
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.09.2017
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group