Leslie Peirce: 1 book
Empress of the East
How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire
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...
