Uncover English history through Venetian eyes—this volume collects letters, diaries, and state papers from Italian archives to illuminate diplomacy, court life, and royal encounters.
This edition compiles the Venetian calendars and manuscripts that relate to English affairs, drawing from the archives in Venice and other northern Italian libraries. It presents detailed, contemporary perspectives on major events, royal visits, marriages, and the shifting alliances of the period, with notes that help readers place the English story in a wider European context.
- Primary material from Italian witnesses and chroniclers for a fresh view of English diplomacy.
- Accounts of Henry VIII, Mary Tudor, Charles V, and their courts as seen from Venice and northern Italy.
- Minutely described events such as receptions, marriages, and key diplomatic moments.
- Contextual notes that connect Italian sources to English political and religious developments.
Ideal for readers of early modern diplomacy, English history, and archival research who want to understand how contemporaries in Italy perceived England’s affairs.