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The politics of culture in the world of René of Anjou

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This thesis explores the way in which René, French prince and exiled king of Naples (1409-80), sought, by means of his transnational network of agents and allies, to assert his Italian political agenda chiefly through a programme of cultural politics. It is a case study for a ‘diplomatic’ approach to culture, and provides a new take on mid-fifteenth-century Italian politics as well.

René of Anjou was defeated in a war for Naples in 1442 by Alfonso V of Aragon, but he maintained his ...

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University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Oxford college:
Jesus College
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HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
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Division:
HUMS
Department:
History Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Publication date:
2011
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Local pid:
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Deposit date:
2012-05-31

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