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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
Catherine Fletcher. Via Appia, Rome. Why do we care about Roman roads? In a preview of her new book, The Roads to Rome: A History (out June 2024), Catherine Fletcher explores their cultural significance in the two millennia since their original construction, bringing the history to life through tales of pilgrims, soldiers, artists and writers ...
Catherine Fletcher is professor of history at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her books include is The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance (Vintage, 2020).
- Catherine Fletcher
Aug 1, 2021 · Catherine Fletcher is a historian of Renaissance Europe, having written books on sixteenth-century Italy, Duke Alessandro de’ Medici, and the divorce of Henry VIII. She has also advised on TV series such as Wolf Hall, as well as contributing to a number of history programmes herself.
- debbie@gethistory.co.uk
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.
Professor of History, Manchester Metropolitan University - Cited by 383 - Renaissance history - early modern European history
Her latest book, Roads to Rome (Bodley Head, 2024) is based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built. Photo courtesy of Steve Cross.
