The 2014 Warwick in Venice Public Lecture 'Why does Machiavelli Matter?' has been given by Emeritus Reader Dr Humfrey Butters FRHistS at the University of Warwick Research and Teaching Centre in Venice. Dr Butters was introduced by Mr Ken Sloan, the Registrar and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Warwick, and by Professor Peter Marshall, the Deputy Head of the History Department. The lecture was given to distinguished guests, academics, and Warwick students studying History and History of Art in Venice.