EMPRESS OF THE EAST: HOW A SLAVE GIRL BECAME QUEEN OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
By Leslie Peirce
Synopsis
Abducted by slave traders from her home in Ruthenia – modern-day Ukraine – around 1515, Roxelana was brought to Istanbul as a concubine for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, ruler of the Ottoman Empire and one of the world’s most powerful men. Until now Roxelana has been seen by historians as a seductress who brought ruin to the empire, but historian Leslie Peirce reveals the compelling story of an elusive woman who transformed the Ottoman harem into an institution of imperial rule.
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| Narrator | Clare Francis |
|---|---|
| Length | 14hrs 30mins |
| Catalogue No. | 14460 |
| Publisher | Icon Books; 2020 |