John has been writing about videogames for almost a decade, and playing them for almost three. His greatest passion is for Grand Strategy and immersive RPGs, but he's dabbled in pretty much every ...

Crammed with trinkets, eunuchs, wine, giggly harem girls, seduction and intrigue, Magnificent Century — a Turkish soap opera based on the life and reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the 16th century ...

40 x 32.5 cm. (15.7 x 12.8 in.) The present painting relates to the portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, painted by Cristofano dell’Altissimo for the celebrated ‘Series of Illustrious men’ ...

Much of Ottoman history reads like a soap opera. In the 16th century Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent killed anyone whom he suspected of trying to rival him, including two brothers-in-law, two sons and ...

The second Civilization 6 Leader Pass DLC pack is out now, adding three new national leaders to the 4X game. This pack includes three historic commanders: Japan's Tokugawa, Persia's Nader Shah, and ...

THE LION HOUSE: The Coming of a King. By Christopher de Bellaigue. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 304 pages. $28. Reading this immersive, illuminating history of the Ottoman court of Suleyman the ...