ELIZABETHAN GLOBALISM

Challenging the myth of Elizabethan England as insular and xenophobic, this revelatory study sheds light on how the nations growing global encountersfrom the Caribbean to Asiacreated an interest and curiosity in the wider world that resonated deeply throughout society. Matthew Dimmock reconstructs an extraordinary housewarming party thrown at the newly built Cecil House in London in 1602 fo r Elizabeth I where a stunning display of Chinese porcelain served as a physical manifestation of how global trade and diplomacy had led to a ne...[Read more]