The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes of Byzantine ... countries emerged from territories the Ottoman sultans once ruled.

Darin N. Stephanov, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies in Denmark This book argues that the periodic ceremonial intrusion into the everyday lives of people across the Ottoman Empire, which the ...

Welcome to part three of this history of the world through objects, which we pick up between 1400 and 1500. As always, we're looking at 'things', that tell us about how societies organised themselves, ...

However, a new threat emerges in the form of Vlad the Impaler, ruler of Wallachia. He refuses to bend the knee to the Ottoman Empire. As tensions rise, the two former childhood friends become ...

Ibrahim “the Mad” was the 18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. As one might guess, he was not renowned for his sound rule. Inheriting the throne in 1640, Ibrahim also came into a dynasty in turmoil.