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Tiny Treasures: Cloves in Early Modern English Literature
This Southeast Asian spice not only sparked fierce international competition, but also featured within the literature of the Global Renaissance
10 August 2026
The Incomparable Urania: A Tunis-Born Daughter
Tunis-born and London-migrated, she was something the period had no ready category for.
25 May 2026
Edith Stedham, Consolessa: An Englishwoman in Ottoman Tunis
These British women actively shaped the mercantile and diplomatic activities that linked the Maghreb to Britain and the wider Mediterranean world.
18 May 2026
When No Single Power Held Hegemony: Thomas Bowrey’s Account of Bay of Bengal (1669-1679)
Thomas Bowrey’s account of Bay of Bengal (1669-1679) serves as a vital record of a global order that was interconnected yet decentralised hegemonically.
2 March 2026
Fit for a Princess: Connecting Britain and the ‘Moluccas’ in 1621 and 2011
John Fletcher's 'The Island Princess' and BBC's 'The Spice Trail': how the figure of a princess connects Maluku to Britain across 400 years.
17 February 2026
The Pursuit of Hecatompylos: A Persian Capital in the Early Modern English Mind
What is in a name? Why does it matter what early modern travellers called the places they visited?
11 August 2025
Reading the Maghreb in Eighteenth-Century Britain, Part 2: Networks of Readership
Books are one of the few material items from the past that can be with certainty connected with a particular owner.
3 August 2025