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Colour drawing of a staged theatrical scene framed by two symmetrical classical structures with niches containing gilded statues, flanked by trees. At the centre, a painted backdrop shows an island within an archipelago, with a visible settlement; in the foreground, a vessel approaches the shore. Four figures stand before the backdrop holding branches and other objects. The composition is enclosed within a thin rectangular gold border.

Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of France

This interview explores how Christine of France used Baroque court spectacles to shape political authority, global imagination, and cultures of consumption.

Edinburgh University Press
May 8, 2026

Five essential Shakespeare plays on radio

Discover five standout audio productions of Shakespeare's works, picked by Andrea Smith, author of Shakespeare on the Radio.

Edinburgh University Press
May 1, 2025

Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of France

Five essential Shakespeare plays on radio

Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and Beyond

5 things the Piper Alpha disaster tells us about how the media covers anniversaries

How did the revenue men once invest in slavery?

Structural Bias, Education Reform, and Victorian Women’s Poetry

Henry Somers-Hall interviewed by Brent Adkins: Reading A Thousand Plateaus