Jessica O’Leary is a Research Fellow at the Australian Catholic University. She is a gender and cultural historian of the early modern period, interested in global history and connections between people around the world.

• Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, List of Maps and Figures,Introduction, Chapter One, Crisis Diplomacies in the Italian Wars, Chapter Two, Warring Masculinities, Chapter Three, Imperial Masculinities, Chapter Four, Diplomacy of Magnificence, Chapter Five, Imperial Networks and Loyalties, Chapter Six, Interpretations of Renaissance Masculinities, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.