Diplomacy in Renaissance Rome

Autorentext
Catherine Fletcher is Lecturer in Public History at the University of Sheffield. Her first book, Our Man in Rome: Henry VIII and his Italian Ambassador, was published in 2012. Catherine graduated with a first-class degree in Politics and Communication Studies from the University of Liverpool and worked for the BBC Political Unit before studying for a PhD in History at Royal Holloway, University of London. She held fellowships at the Institute of Historical Research, the British School at Rome and the European University Institute before taking up her current post in 2012. She has published widely on aspects of early modern political culture and diplomacy. Catherine is a regular media contributor and has been a guest on two editions of BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time' among other programmes. She has been a historical adviser to the new TV production of Wolf Hall and blogs at History Matters.

Klappentext
The first comprehensive study of Renaissance diplomacy for sixty years, focusing on Europe's most important political centre, Rome, between 1450 and 1530.

Zusammenfassung
Renaissance Rome was the diplomatic centre of Europe, the Brussels of its day. This new study, the first comprehensive survey of its topic for sixty years, analyses the rise of modern, permanent diplomacy at the papal court, setting its structures, practices and personnel in context.

Inhalt
Introduction; 1. Rome and the rise of resident diplomacy; 2. Conceptualising the resident ambassador; 3. The ritual world of the curia; 4. The personnel of diplomacy; 5. Information and communication; 6. Locating diplomacy in the city of Rome; 7. 'Those who give are not all generous': the world of gifts; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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