Category Archives: Early Modern World

Climate Change and Religious Conflicts

Posted on October 16, 2025 by briansandberg

I am looking forward to the first session of a new research seminar on Climate Change and Religious Conflicts (Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux)! This is a seminar that my colleague Jérémie Foa (Aix-Marseille Université and TELEMMe) and I are … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Climate Change, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, Globalization, Lectures and Seminars, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Social History, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Constructing European Historical Narratives

Posted on August 11, 2025 by briansandberg

Constructing European Historical Narratives in the Early Modern World, edited by Hilary J. Bernstein, Fabien Montcher, and Megan Armstrong, is being published by Iter Press and will be released in paperback in December 2025. I enjoyed contributing an essay on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of the Book, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

The American Revolution Began 250 Years Ago

Posted on April 20, 2025 by briansandberg

Today is the 250th anniversary of the first shots of the American Revolution at the battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775. The 250th anniversary celebrations of the War of American Independence (1775-1783) have begun. Prepare for a … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Society of America Conference in Boston

Posted on March 24, 2025 by briansandberg

I participated in the Renaissance Society of America Conference in Boston over the extended weekend. I enjoyed participating in a panel on “Piracy and Privateering in the Early Modern Mediterranean.” I gave a paper on Marseille as a base for … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cultural History, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of Science, History of the Book, History of Violence, Mediterranean World, Militias and Paramilitaries, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Religious Wars and Climate Change

Posted on March 5, 2025 by briansandberg

Jérémie Foa (Maître de conférences habilité à diriger des recherches à Aix-Marseille Université) and I are co-organizing a workshop on Guerres de Religion et Changement Climatique at the IMéRA in Marseille, France, on 11 mars 2025. Jérémie Foa has definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Comparative Revolutions, Conferences, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, Environmental History, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Languedoc and Southern France, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Considering the Multilingual Mediterranean

Posted on March 1, 2025 by briansandberg

I am enjoying participating in a Mediterranean Seminar Workshop on The Multilingual Mediterranean this weekend at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “The Mediterranean is not only the crossroads among continents, cultures, peoples, and religions; it is also, as Suzanne … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, Languedoc and Southern France, Medieval History, Mediterranean World, Religious History, World History | Leave a comment

Apocalypse Hier et Demain at the BnF in Paris

Posted on February 25, 2025 by briansandberg

The Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris) has organized an exhibition on Apocalypse Hier et Demain (Apocalypse, Yesterday and Tomorrow), which is on display from February through June 2025. The exhibition explores the Book of Revelation and apocalyptic visions, before turning … Continue reading →

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Trump Declares Himself King

Posted on February 21, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump has declared himself king, opposing himself to the legitimately elected representatives of the State of New York over a congestion pricing law. The White House issued a post on X stating that “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and … Continue reading →

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U.S. Diplomats Lose Access to News and Information

Posted on February 19, 2025 by briansandberg

The foreign policy of the United States is being seriously harmed by the Trump administration’s political imperatives and vendettas. In the latest move, the State Department is banning access for diplomats and staff to fundamental news and information sources. “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, Information Management, Political Culture, State Development Theory, Strategy and International Politics, United States Foreign Policy, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Proposed Gaza Removal Plan: a Crime Against Humanity

Posted on February 5, 2025 by briansandberg

President Trump’s outrageous suggestion that the United States annex Gaza and remove the Palestinian people from the territory would be blatantly illegal, constituting a crime against humanity. President Trump yesterday proposed seizing Gaza, leveling its remaining buildings, clearing debris, and … Continue reading →

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