Friendships and political strategies: Lady Hamilton in the Court of Naples

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ihemc.37.2017.329-354

Keywords:

Emma Hamilton, Naples, friendship, bourbon court, letters

Abstract

Lady Emma Hamilton, for the most, has always been synonymous of glamor, elegance, class. Few women, in history, have succeeded to awaken many passions and mysteries around herself such as Amy Lyon.

This study aimed to highlight the crucial role that had Emma Hamilton’s friendship with Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, and its consequences in the conduct of the kingdom. In particular, it is based on the analysis of self-referential texts of various kinds: letters published at the beginning of the twentieth century and not more reprinted, private papers and unpublished largely unknown, introducing in the delicate area of emotional ties (family, friends, love) Emma and of Queen, illuminating little-explored areas of their political actions.

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Published

2017-12-04

Issue

No. 37 (2017)

Section

MISCELLANY

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