Lecture 5 Archive - Roxolana – From Captive to Queen: The Woman Who Transformed the Ottoman Empire

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Lecture 5 Archive - Roxolana – Can a Woman Rule the Ottoman Empire?

A fascinating story of a Ukrainian peasant girl who was captured and enslaved, yet managed to rule one of the most powerful Empires of its time and who become an equal in marriage.

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