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Ep 270 is loose and we're off to the Ottoman Empire to learn about Hürrem Sultan who became one of the most powerful woman in the empire's history.
Who was Roxelana? How did she win the heart of Suleiman the Magnificent? And why oh why oh WHY did this week's cocktail happen?
The secret ingredient is...Constantinople!
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Sources this week include:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxelana#
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahidevran
- https://www.hermanjuliannahistorian.com/l/biography-of-mahidevran-gulbahar-bas-hatun/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogier_Ghiselin_de_Busbecq
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