Diplomacy and culture at the Ottoman Court

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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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    Art and Diplomacy: Peter Coeke Van Aelst's Journey Constantinople

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    Talitha Schepers discusses the images that Pieter Coecke van Aelst produced of the court of Suleiman I and their links to diplomacy.

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    The Benefits of Permanent Diplomacy: Two Foreign Attempts to Influence Ottoman-Spanish Relations in the Second half of the 16th Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 7:49


    Aneliya Stoyanova discusses dynastic diplomacy at the Ottoman court by analysing the co-operation between the Spanish and Austrian branches of the Habsburg dynasty.

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    Beyond the Topkapi Palace: Space, Status and Commensurability in the Venetian Diplomatic Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 6:07


    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.

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    Diplomacy at Constantinople in Comparative Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 9:38


    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.

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    European Ambassadors and Non-European Embassies in Constantinople

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 8:52


    Discusses the extent to which European diplomats at the Ottoman court interacted with and learned about embassies from beyond Europe.

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    Cultures of Diplomacy at the Ottoman Court: An Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 9:58


    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.

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