article_snippet: As Mauss puts it: "Who didn't want to be a prince or a princess or at least a knight when he or she was a child?"
article_snippet: The sultan lived with The sultan wives, concubines, mother and children in the harem, under the fierce protection of eunuchs.
article_snippet: An emerald-and diamond-studded bow and quivers sent by The sultan to the ruler of Persia is just one example of the lavish gifts on view.
article_snippet: Catherine the Great and Nicholas