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For diplomats coming to the court of Charles I, it was more than a case of knocking at the door and being shown in. In this Late Summer Lectures podcast, Kimberley Foy uses the experience of visiting ambassadors to show how attending the court of Charles I involved a carefully choreographed...
Published 12/11/20
In this podcast from our Late Summer Lectures series, Kathleen Foy from Durham University explains how James Shirley’s 1639 tragedy The Politician reflected the court and politics of Charles I.
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Published 11/27/20