The Late Byzantine Empire and the West 1396-1403
Alan Haynes describes how, menaced by the Turks, the Emperor Manuel sought western help on his visits to Italy, France and England.
Alan Haynes describes how, menaced by the Turks, the Emperor Manuel sought western help on his visits to Italy, France and England.
Alan Haynes describes how, for just over three centuries, Greek visitors often settled in England and associated with its clerics and learned men.
Alan Haynes profiles a satirist, playwright and man of letters; Aretino led a prodigal and adventurous life in late Renaissance Italy.
As judge, patron, landowner and courtier-administrator, Caesar successfully pursued his own ambitions. By Alan Haynes.
Scholar, humanist, aristocrat, Barbaro achieved distinction in many fields, and served the Venetian Republic well, as Alan Haynes records.
Alan Haynes recounts how Essex and Raleigh attacked the Azores, but failed to destroy the Spanish fleet
Alan Kendall