Captured by pirates while trying to move to America, sold in Algeria Africa via a slave market and then married to the Sultan of Morocco?

The sultan became smitten with her beautiful red and green eyes, this is the story of Perthshire teenager Helen Gloag.

Gloag, who was raised at Mill of Steps, Muthill near Crieff

Helen Gloag was reportedly presented to the harem of Emperor Sultan Sidi Muhammed XVIII after leaving Scotland in the mid 18th Century. Picture shows detail from Boulanger’s La Harem du Palais which was inspired by his visits to Morocco.

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