The geographies of Aragonese diplomacy: the Kingdom, Flanders, and England (1463-1483)

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Diplomatic setting, Human Geography, Merchants, Low Countries

Abstract

Could the political-diplomatic history of the Kingdom of Naples benefit from the methodological and epistemological innovations of the New Diplomatic History (NDH)? If so, in which way? Considering which geographies, sources, and protagonists? This essay will attempt to answer these questions by examining the relationships between the kingdom of Naples and of England from the 1460s to the 1480s and the role of Flanders as a commercial and diplomatic centre in these relationships during the second half of the 15th century. It will focus on the activities of some Neapolitan and Florentine merchants between Bruges, and London and their professional, family and friendship networks at the service of Naples.

Author Biography

Imma Petito, University of Salerno

Imma Petito graduated in Historical Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II in 2017; she is qualified as an archivist at the Schools of the State Archives of Naples and the Vatican Secret Archives (2019). From 2019 to 2021, she was a fellow of the “Alberto Varvaro” School in History and Philology of Manuscripts and Ancient Books (MiBACT - Unina). She is currently a Ph.D. student in Historical Studies at the University of Salerno and the SHOC research group of the Vrije Universiteit of Brussel. She is a member of the research group that publishes the Sforza diplomatic correspondence from Naples (www.dispaccisforzeschi.it).

Published

2023/12/31

How to Cite

[1]
Petito, I. 2023. The geographies of Aragonese diplomacy: the Kingdom, Flanders, and England (1463-1483). CESURA - Rivista. 2, 2 (Dec. 2023), 167–206.

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Discussions (Monographic section)

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