Tudor History with Claire Ridgway

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway


January 28 - Elizabeth I, friend of the Ottoman Empire

January 27, 2020

On this day in Tudor history, 28th January 1598, diplomat Edward Barton died of dysentery on the island of Heybeli Ada, in the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Istanbul. Barton and his predecessor, William Harborne, had played key roles in Elizabeth I's alliance with the Ottoman Empire.  Elizabeth I had a good relationship with the Islamic World and it was something that was very important to her. Find out why Elizabeth reached out to the Ottomans in the 1580s, and just how the relationship worked, in today's talk from Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History". Recommended reading: "This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World"  - Jerry Brotton You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:https://youtu.be/jwCL0l-uONM You can find Claire at:https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com https://www.tudorsociety.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/ https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/