
From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British...

A romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that crossed and transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time James Achilles Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798...

From the early sixteenth century, it was common for British colonizers in India to embarrass the Crown by "turning Turk" or "going native." Few caused greater scandal than James Kirkpatrick, a British resident in the Court of Hyderabad, who converted to Islam and spied on the...

In the late 18th century, James Kirkpatrick fell in love with and married a beautiful Hyderabadi noblewoman, despite much opposition. Many of his contemporaries believed him to be a double agent, working For The Nizam against his British employers.

In the late 18th century, James Kirkpatrick fell in love with and married a beautiful Hyderabadi noblewoman, despite much opposition. Many of his contemporaries believed him to be a double agent, working For The Nizam against his British employers.
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