Category Archives: Early Modern Europe

Greg Bereiter Feature

Posted on September 10, 2016 by briansandberg

Greg Bereiter (Ph.D. in History, Northern Illinois University) is featured in the American Historical Association’s Member Spotlight. Greg wrote his doctoral dissertation with me on clerical militancy during the French Wars of Religion.  I was honored to work with Greg … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Northern Illinois University, Religious Politics | Leave a comment

War and Conflict Book Talk at NIU

Posted on August 24, 2016 by briansandberg

I will be offering a book talk on War and Conflict in the Early Modern World, 1500-1700, at Northern Illinois University this Friday 26 August, 2016. The Department of History is sponsoring the book talk and hosting a reception to … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Violence, Maritime History, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World – U.S. Release

Posted on July 20, 2016 by briansandberg

I am pleased to report that my new book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016),  has been released in the United States. Here is the brief book description (blurb): In this latest addition to … Continue reading →

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Spanish Paleography Workshop

Posted on July 4, 2016 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a Spanish Paleography Workshop this fall. The workshop, led by Carla Rahn Phillips offers faculty and graduate students an introduction to reading Spanish-language manuscripts of the early modern period. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Graduate Work in History, Humanities Education, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Summer Archival Studies Seminar

Posted on June 8, 2016 by briansandberg

The Medici Archive Project is offering a Archival Studies Seminar in Florence this summer. The call for applications reads: The Medici Archive Project (MAP) is pleased to announce the call for participation in our summer seminar in archival studies and … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Humanities Education, Italian History, Lectures and Seminars | Leave a comment

Graduate Seminar at the Newberry Library

Posted on June 3, 2016 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a dissertation seminar for early modern historians in Fall 2016. Doctoral students at Newberry Consortium members, such as Northern Illinois University, as encouraged to participate. Here is the Newberry … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Lectures and Seminars | Leave a comment

War and Conflict in the Early Modern World Release

Posted on June 3, 2016 by briansandberg

I am pleased to report that my new book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016),  has been released in the U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Here is the brief book description (blurb): In … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European Wars of Religion, Globalization, History of Violence, Maritime History, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Armada Portrait Campaign

Posted on May 25, 2016 by briansandberg

A fundraising campaign has been launched to purchase one of the famous “Armada Portraits” of Elizabeth I of England. The painting was originally owned by Sir Francis Drake and is now being sold by his descendants. This painting presents Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Atlantic World, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Cervantes and Shakespeare Symposium

Posted on April 14, 2016 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library is hosting a symposium on “Cervantes and Shakespeare: A Transnational Conversation” on Thursday, April 14 – Friday, April 15, 2016. The Newberry Library announcement reads: A Joint Cervantes/Early Modern Studies Symposium “Cervantes and Shakespeare: A Transnational Conversation” … Continue reading →

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Italian Paleography Seminar

Posted on February 28, 2016 by briansandberg

2016 Mellon Summer Institute in Italian Paleography at the Newberry Library Application deadline: March 1 The Newberry Library is offering a Summer Institute in Italian Paleography on Monday, June 27-Friday, July 15, 2016. The summer institute will be directed by … Continue reading →

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