Diplomacy and culture at the Ottoman Court

Diplomacy and culture at the Ottoman Court

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	Description	People	Date	Captions
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	7 April, 2017
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	7 April, 2017
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	7 April, 2017
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	7 April, 2017
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	7 April, 2017
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	7 April, 2017