Frederick - notorious among his contemporaries for his philo-Muslim tendencies; more than one pope accused him of being a Saracen himself - possessed a robust appetite for the Islamic sciences, and communicated amiably with Muslim leaders and philosophers during his career as monarch.

Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams, kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees.

It is characteristically burning and has a belchy feel because belching and alkalies relieve it.

The author of Tarikh-I-Shahi wrote a book on the customs and the sovereignty of a woman king called Qutlugh Tarkan.