Title: The Emperor's Winding Sheet
First published: 1974
Description: An English boy, shipwrecked, hungry, and lost, finds his way into the court of Constantine where he is interpreted as a symbol of good luck and, as such, ordered to be kept always near the king.
Subjects: History, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Byzantine Empire -- History -- Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453 -- Juvenile fiction., Byzantine Empire -- History -- Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453 -- Fiction., Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Siege, 1453 -- Fiction., Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Fiction., Children's fiction, Byzantine empire, fiction, Kings, queens, rulers, etc., fiction
Places: Byzantine Empire, Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey)
Time periods: Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453, Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918, Siege, 1453