William Dalrymple

The 12thC Cloisters of Santo Domingo de Silos. Some scholars think the sculptor was a Moor, or at least influenced by Islamic art

The perfection of 16thC Iznik at the climax of Ottoman ruleJug decorated with Hyacinths and CarnationsIznik/Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey, c1570-80(Private Collection)

Last Sighs from Moorish Toledo

Historian Ruby Lals recent work, Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan, is the first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan, the daughter of the founder of the Mughal Empire, Emperor Babur. An intemperate exploration of gender, power and loyalty, the narrative takes us through the lif...

Was it contact and connections, rather than distinct and isolated civilisations, that drove historical change? To know, join us for this conversation at JLF London at the British Library 2024, in which historian and archaeologist Jospehine Quinn, author of How the World Made The West, questions t...

From the pages of a literary triumph to the celebrated screens of Cannes - William Dalrymple's 'Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India' was the inspiring force behind 'The Shameless', the critically-acclaimed film that conquered the prestigious Un Certain Regard category at the iconi...

Mother and Child with a view of the Pearl River Waterfront at Canton,c1870Two lines from the Tang poet Li Bai are inscribed on the porcelain pillow in the background:Splended clouds and flowers remind us of Lady Yang's beauty, her charm is ever present in the still-crossing spring breezes and the...

At the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Anasuya Sengupta was awarded Best Actress for her performance in The Shameless, a film that is inspired by award-winning historian and Jaipur Literature Festivals Co-Director William Dalrymples acclaimed book Nine Lives. In 2010, during a book reading session acc...

Read the book that inspired the award-winning film The Shameless at the Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard category Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple. This book delves deep into the heart of a nation caught between the relentless onslaught of modernity...

Hello Hong Kong!

Summer has finally come to Oxford. I'm spending a term here as a Visiting Fellow of All Souls, putting the final touches to the manuscript of The Golden Road which is finally out in September.

Historian @williamdalrymple CBE on the disparity between what young people see on their phones and what they see on news platforms, at #sirharrysummit on Wednesday #journalismmatters#campusprotests