The fascinating...lively story of the Russian Slave Girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only Queen of the Ottoman Empire (New York Times).
Suleyman Became besotted with her and foreswore all othe.
In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian Slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by Slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul. lively story of the Russian Slave Girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only Queen of the Ottoman Empire (New York Times). . .
The fascinating .
Until now Roxelana has been seen as a seductress who brought ruin to the empire, but in Empress of the East, Peirce reveals the true history of an elusive figure who transformed the Ottoman harem into an institution of imperial rule.
The bold and canny Roxelana soon Became a shrewd diplomat and philanthropist, who helped Suleyman keep pace with a changing world in which women, from Isabella of Hungary to Catherine de Medici, increasingly held the reins of power.
Then, in an unprecedented step, he freed her and married her.
Suleyman Became besotted with her and foreswore all other concubines.
In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian Slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by Slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul. lively story of the Russian Slave Girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only Queen of the Ottoman Empire (New York Times). . .
The fascinating .
Until now Roxelana has been seen as a seductress who brought ruin to the empire, but in Empress of the East, Peirce reveals the true history of an elusive figure who transformed the Ottoman harem into an institution of imperial rule.
The bold and canny Roxelana soon Became a shrewd diplomat and philanthropist, who helped Suleyman keep pace with a changing world in which women, from Isabella of Hungary to Catherine de Medici, increasingly held the reins of power.
Then, in an unprecedented step, he freed her and married her.
Suleyman Became besotted with her and foreswore all other concubines.
In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian Slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by Slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul.
The fascinating...lively story of the Russian Slave Girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only Queen of the Ottoman Empire (New York Times)
