Threads of Empire: A History of the World Through Carpets | Dr Dorothy Armstrong

Thu 19 Nov · W1T

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November 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Free « The Living Script Listening Club: Lullabies – Songs of Childhood, Memory and Belonging » Yunus Emre Institute London welcomes historian and author Dr Dorothy Armstrong for an evening exploring the remarkable relationship between carpets, power and global history through her acclaimed book, Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets. From the saddles of warlords and the walls of palaces to the spaces occupied by presidents, dictators and religious leaders, carpets have long accompanied power.

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