Dubrovnik annals, No. 29, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/moxpjh7v1m
William Robinson (c. 1540-1613): A Gunner in the Service of the Dubrovnik Republic, English Consul and Merchant
Rina Kralj-Brassard
orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-6875
; The Institute for Historical Sciences in Dubrovnik, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Abstract
A pluriperspective and comparative analysis of the Ragusan segment of the life and work of William Robinson, a gunner in the service of the Dubrovnik Republic, merchant and English consul, has helped portray a well-integrated nonnoble foreigner, and at the same time complemented the picture of the city in a pivotal period, end of the "Golden Age" and the beginning of one of the crises. Attention has been drawn to the remarkable research potential of the State Archives in Dubrovnik and its most diverse archival materials that have been extensively used in this article.
Keywords
Dubrovnik; England; 16th century; 17th century; William Robinson; gunner; bombardiere; English consul; Levant Company; confraternity of bombardiers
Hrčak ID:
337531
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Publication date:
1.12.2025.
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