I bought it for a present for my partner. He is a historian and he says it's the best book out of a series of three good books.

I bought it for a present for my partner. He is a historian and he says it's the best book out of a series of three good books.  Read Less

The Decline and Fall, Volume 3 of Norwich's series is extremely well written. It doesn't go into the intense detail of some oth...  Read More

The Decline and Fall, Volume 3 of Norwich's series is extremely well written. It doesn't go into the intense detail of some other scholarly historians, and there's nothing 'new' here. However, for a history of the period from 1080-1453 this is perfect.This is a very moving story, and rather sad too in a way. You see the last great triumph of Byzantium before its final descent into chaos and destruction. When the end finally came in 1453 the 'Empire' barely ruled Constantinople, but yet in it's final days it showed a flicker of the fire which had been part of it's nature since the beginning.All this is brilliantly told by Norwich. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in Byzantine history.  Read Less