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VENICE, ITALY - MARCH 28:  Writer Jerry Brotton poses for a portrait during 'Incroci di Civilta' the Venice Literary Festival on March 28, 2015 in Venice, Italy.  (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)

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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)

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London in the 16th century map, illustration by Theresa Grieben
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Trade, religion and diversity: how Tudor London became a global city

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Why we should remember… the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent

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15 minutes of fame Jerry Brotton chooses Marie Tharp

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Salt cellar with Neptune and Tellus by Benvenuto Cellini
Renaissance

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

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)
Renaissance

Cellini: the “supreme scoundrel of the Renaissance”

Jerry Brotton on the Renaissance. (Image by Getty Images)
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The Renaissance: everything you wanted to know

The Battle of Lepanto between Holy League soldiers and Ottoman troops
Tudor

The battle of Lepanto: when Ottoman forces clashed with Christians

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Tudor

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

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