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Islam and the Turks in 16th Century England

Islam and the Turks in 16th Century England

by | Sep 29, 2025 |

with Chloe Houston and Mark Hutchings “What, think You we are Turks or infidels?”— Richard III Act III, Scene iv When Shakespeare wrote Othello, he cast the Ottoman Empire as a looming threat—an enemy powerful enough to demand England’s attention. Yet...