{"product_id":"king-zog","title":"King Zog","description":"Shortly before 5pm on Saturday 1 September 1928 Europe gained a new kingdom and its only Muslim king: 32-year-old Zog I of Albania. Zog I was a crucial figure in modern Albanian history, creating - or attempting to create - national and cultural identity for a country that had known little stability or sense of identity since the middle ages. He was also the most unusual monarch of the 20th century, described by contemporaries as: \"a despotic brigand\"; \"the modern Napoleon\"; \"Mussolini's lackey\"; \"the finest patriot\"; \"frankly a cad\". This biography shows Zog as the product of a unique time and place. People who live in secure, stable countries are invited to set aside their assumptions about European monarchy and meet a king who fired back at assassins and paid his bills with gold bars.","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225878516056,"sku":"9780750930772","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750930772_981aee13-7b52-4429-b870-d2ff39112d6e.jpg?v=1777093270","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/king-zog","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}