'What is the Hispanic-Anglosphere? Concepts, Methods and Public Engagement'

This chapter explains the rationale behind the development of the critical conceptual framework ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere’ as a means to study the outcomes of the interaction of individuals, transnational networks and global communities that, it is argued, made of the British Isles (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) a crucial hub for the global Hispanic world and a bridge between Spanish Europe, Africa, America and Asia in the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. The concept is situated within current historiographical discussions on methods and approaches in the study of the British Isles and the global Hispanic world, particularly those relating to entangled, transnational and global history. Also in offer is a synoptic analysis of the rest of the content in the volume highlighting commonalities, contrasts and broader implications as well as a few lines detailing results and sharing experiences gained by seeking public engagement in the activities of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th- early 20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust – Tyntesfield. The chapter ends with a testimony provided by the curator of NT-Tyntesfield, Susan P. Hayward.