PlayRevolutionary344 t1_iw3mse4 wrote on November 12, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Reply to comment by TheMDNA in Hurrem Sultan: The Sultan’s Concubine Who Became Queen by TheMDNA

It's possibly a Chinese concubine then thank you 😊 though incredible history right there 👏 thanks for sharing! Would you know any good documentaries on the ottoman empire ? I'm from Britain so the idea of concubines is so exotic and unusual considering our most infamous king literally changed religion and history of England to be able to have extra wives and lovers

TheMDNA OP t1_iw3nk3m wrote on November 12, 2022 at 6:34 PM

I can't remember any documentaries at the moment, but there are several really good books. I am currently reading Leslie Peirce's 'Empress of the East' and 'Imperial Harem'. Two very good books about the harem in particular. Then there are books like Caroline Finkel's 'Osman's dream, the Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923' and Colin Imber's 'The Ottoman Empire, 1300-1650'. The latter ones are more general books about the Ottoman Empire.