Peter Frankopan

Central Europe has shaped our culture for centuries – yet we still find the region baffling

Tracing its history from the Roman empire to the present, Martyn Rady puts it firmly centre stage, where it belongs

A miniature from the breviary of Matthias Corvinus, showing St Paul preaching to the Renaissance king of Hungary. Seated beside Matthias is his son John; kneeling in the foreground is his third wife Beatrice. [Alamy]
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  • The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe

    Martyn Rady

    Allen Lane, pp. 696, £30

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Peter Frankopan

Peter Frankopan is professor of global history at Oxford University and author of The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

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