Professor Jerry Brotton

Jerry Brotton is professor of Renaissance studies at Queen Mary University of London. His books include This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World (Allen Lane, 2016)

Recent articles by Professor Jerry Brotton

London in the 16th century map, illustration by Theresa Grieben

Trade, religion and diversity: how Tudor London became a global city

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A whistle-stop tour around the world in AD 1500 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why we should remember… the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

Marie Tharp stands at a table, drawing her map of the Atlantic Ocean's floor

15 minutes of fame Jerry Brotton chooses Marie Tharp

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Marie Tharp Ground-breaking cartographer . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Salt cellar with Neptune and Tellus by Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini How the 'bad boy' sculptor gives us a fresh perspective on the Renaissance

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Jerry Brotton describes the astonishing life and career of the Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini – a story of murder, plague, imprisonment and even necromancy. (Image by Getty Images)

Cellini: the “supreme scoundrel of the Renaissance” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Jerry Brotton on the Renaissance. (Image by Getty Images)

The Renaissance: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Battle of Lepanto between Holy League soldiers and Ottoman troops

The battle of Lepanto: when Ottoman forces clashed with Christians

A 16th-century map showing Magellan's ship

A voyage from hell: how Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world changed history