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I’m a historian specialising in Renaissance and Early Modern European history, especially but not exclusively of the Italian peninsula. I’m interested in the communication of history to wider publics, via fiction and non-fiction, on radio and TV, at heritage sites and beyond.
- catherine.fletcher@mmu.ac.uk
- Professor
Professor of History, Manchester Metropolitan University - Cited by 384 - Renaissance history - early modern European history
Jul 11, 2024 · The historian Catherine Fletcher aims to rectify that with The Roads to Rome, her very readable book about the role of Roman roads in 2,000 years of history. Her account underlines how the...
Professor of History, Manchester Metropolitan University · Expert in early modern European history - particularly the Italian Renaissance and Tudor England. New book, Roads to Rome, coming June...
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Catherine Fletcher is Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University and currently Balsdon Fellow at the British School at Rome. She is the author of several books on early modern European history, most recently The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance (Vintage), published in Italian by Garzanti ...
Catherine Fletcher’s mastery of history and storytelling converge beautifully in this captivating exploration of the Roman roads. She expertly leads us on a journey that reaches from Rome to Spain to Constantinople, and from the remote past into the present. A must-read for tourists and armchair travellers alike.
- Catherine Fletcher
Nov 1, 2016 · In The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici, author and historian Catherine Fletcher has produced a detailed account of the short life of Alessandro’s short, remarkable life.
