ABSTRACT
The Plowman case is a small episode in European history, which concerns a single person, and which takes place in a relatively limited period of time (1696–1704). However, the uniqueness of the case lies in its ‘connective’ capacity, that is, in its ability to connect to numerous significant and little-explored topics of the history of this period. The extraordinary abundance, quality and consistency of the sources that have been preserved allow us to analyse the diplomatic and commercial relations that linked Tuscany and England from a privileged perspective. Above all, the wealth of the sources makes it possible to underline the complexity of the relations that linked the two countries and how the two states regulated them.
