Monthly Archives: August 2022

Remembering the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Posted on August 26, 2022 by briansandberg

This week marks the 450th anniversary of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, which began in Paris on the night of 24 August 1572. Catholic militia and townspeople massacred thousands of Huguenots (French Calvinists) in Paris and provincial towns in one … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean History Position

Posted on August 18, 2022 by briansandberg

Seattle University is advertising a professorial position in the history of the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean World. Here is the position announcement: The History Department at Seattle University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Medieval and … Continue reading →

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Women and Warfare in the Renaissance and Reformation

Posted on August 1, 2022 by briansandberg

My bibliographic essay on “Women and Warfare” was recently published by Oxford Bibliographies in the Renaissance and Reformation subject area. “Women and warfare is an emerging field in early modern history with a rapidly growing historiography. Art historians and cultural … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment