Category Archives: Early Modern Europe

Interview with Hervé Drévillon

Historian Hervé Drévillon has launched a new Institut des Études sur la Guerre et la Paix (Institute for the Study of War and Peace) at Université de Paris I. Research centers and institutes at major universities are engines for original research … Continue reading →

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Reenactment of Austerlitz

Austerlitz has been fought once again. The anniversary of the battle of Austerlitz was 2 December and historical reenactors once again took to the battlefield to commemorate one of the most celebrated victories of Napoleon. Emperor Napoleon’s Grand Armée fought … Continue reading →

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Napoleon’s Letter on Destroying the Kremlin in 1812

During Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812, the French emperor came to the realization that he would have to abandon Moscow and order the retreat of his Grand Armée. In a coded letter to his foreign minister, he announced that … Continue reading →

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The Cultural History of Warfare

“The cultural history of war, then, is here to stay.”  So concluded Rob Citino in an impressive historiographical essay, which can be considered the first major article of military history to be published in a generation by the American Historical … Continue reading →

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Italian Voices Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS Italian Voices: Oral and Written Cultures in Early Modern Italy Conference at the University of Leeds Thursday 5-Friday 6 September 2013 Venue: School of Music This conference is being organized as part of the project ‘Oral culture, … Continue reading →

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Western Society for French History Conference in Banff

Last weekend, I attended the Western Society for French History conference in Banff, Canada. The WSFH is one of two major academic conferences concerning French history  held annually in North America. I participated in two sessions on “The Wars of … Continue reading →

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Mack Holt Webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France”

This week, Mack Holt, Professor of History at George Mason University, will lead a webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France” for H-France Salon. The webinar is directed at graduate students, especially doctoral students researching the history of the … Continue reading →

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Symposium on English and Dutch in the Early Modern World

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago is holding a Symposium on English and Dutch in the Early Modern World. The symposium will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012, 9 am – 3 pm, in the … Continue reading →

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Lee Palmer Wandel Lecture at the Newberry Library

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago hosts an annual Lecture in Early Modern History. This year’s lecture is being delivered by Lee Palmer Wandel, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, on … Continue reading →

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Mack Holt Webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France”

Mack Holt, Professor of History at George Mason University, will lead an upcoming webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France” for H-France Salon. The webinar is directed at graduate students, especially doctoral students researching the history of the Reformations … Continue reading →

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