Looking at the history and politics of diplomacy at the Ottoman Court in Istanbul (Constantinople) during the 15th, 16th and 17th Centuries.
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| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
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| 6 | Creative Commons | Cultures of Diplomacy at the Ottoman Court: An Introduction | Discusses recent developments in how we think about early modern diplomatic history and why we should look at all diplomacy taking place in a particular court. | Tracey Sowerby | 07 Apr 2017 |
| 5 | Creative Commons | European Ambassadors and Non-European Embassies in Constantinople | Discusses the extent to which European diplomats at the Ottoman court interacted with and learned about embassies from beyond Europe. | Tracey Sowerby | 07 Apr 2017 |
| 4 | Creative Commons | Diplomacy at Constantinople in Comparative Perspective | Using diplomatic reports, this talk discusses the cultural relativism at play when diplomats moved between the Ottoman court and other Islamic courts in India and north Africa. | Tracey Sowerby | 07 Apr 2017 |
| 3 | Creative Commons | Beyond the Topkapi Palace: Space, Status and Commensurability in the Venetian Diplomatic Experience | Maxwell Hudson discusses how diplomacy at the Ottoman court was marked by ceremonies across the city and in everyday interactions between ambassadors and Ottoman officials. | Maxwell Hudson | 07 Apr 2017 |
| 2 | Creative Commons | Art and Diplomacy: Peter Coeke Van Aelst's Journey Constantinople | Talitha Schepers discusses the images that Pieter Coecke van Aelst produced of the court of Suleiman I and their links to diplomacy. | Talitha Schepers | 07 Apr 2017 |
| 1 | Creative Commons | The Benefits of Permanent Diplomacy: Two Foreign Attempts to Influence Ottoman-Spanish Relations in the Second half of the 16th Century | Aneliya Stoyanova discusses dynastic diplomacy at the Ottoman court by analysing the co-operation between the Spanish and Austrian branches of the Habsburg dynasty. | Aneliya Stoyanova | 07 Apr 2017 |