The failed Ottoman siege of Vienna between July and September 1683 was an important military and cultural event, that left a mark on many contemporaries. This lecture focuses on a little-known aspect of the matter, namely its reception in Portugal, especially in the milieu of the so-called “Sebastianists“. But it also poses the problem as a far larger one of ٳuseof “connected histories” as a method of analysis.
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam was educated in Delhi and has taught in Delhi, Paris, Oxford and Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is also a laureate of the Dan David Prize (2019). He has authoreda large number ofbooks, includingEmpires between Islam and Christianity(2018).
Organised by Professor Sussan Babaie (The Courtauld) and Dr Scott Nethersole (The Courtauld).