Her era is called the “magnificent century” of the Ottoman Empire – but the Turks themselves considered Roksolana not just a “fatal beauty”, but a “witch”, supposedly “bewitched” the Sultan. She was the most educated and talented woman of a brilliant port – but in the popular television series “The Great Age” she is depicted by an insidious intriguer who flooded the blood of a harem and the palace … How did the Slavic captive become the legitimate wife of Suleiman the magnificent and love of his whole life? How did she manage to overshadow thousands of young virgins and remain beautiful and desired until the advanced years? Who is she is a bloody villain or a woman of the Renaissance, who not only shone with beauty, but also versed in international politics, knew a dozen languages, conducted personal correspondence with European monarchs and helped her husband to rule the ottoman empire, but with an open face sitting next to him on the throne!
This book is more than a political biography or a love novel – you will find here a lot of interesting information about “ve …
Author
Pavlishcheva Natalya Pavlovna
Editor
Nazvinskaya L.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2014
Series
Fatal women
16+
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