Empress of the East - How a Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

The fascinating true story of Roxelana, the slave girl who rose to become Queen of the Ottomans.div>br>/div>div>An incredible female figure who challenged the conventions of 16th-century society, and changed the nature of Ottoman government forever./div>div>br>/div>div>''The fascinating story of one remarkable harem slave, who broke through [the] rocky ceiling, claiming unprecedented authority for women and forever changing the nature of the Ottoman government'' - i>The New York Times Book Review/i>/div>

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Peirce
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781785783494
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-349-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subject: Non-fiction book