Category Archives: Early Modern World

H-France Forum on Fanny Cosandey’s Le Rang

Posted on April 4, 2018 by briansandberg

The latest H-France Forum, volume 13, number 1, has been published online.   This issue of H-France Forum includes review essays on Fanny Cosandey’s Le rang. Préséances et hierarchies dans la France d’Ancien Régime (Paris: Gallimard, 2016). The forum on … Continue reading →

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Review of War and Conflict in the Early Modern World

Posted on March 29, 2018 by briansandberg

The Journal of Modern History has published Peter Wilson’s review of my recent book, War and Conflict in the Early Modern World (Polity, 2016). The review is available online at the Journal of Modern History website.    

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Spanish Paleography Course

Posted on March 25, 2018 by briansandberg

Burgos: Deciphering Secrets of Medieval Spain A new MOOC on Spanish paleography is being launched: “Roger Martinez is pleased to announce the launch of a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that specifically focuses on medieval Spanish paleography training. The … Continue reading →

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Position in Early Modern European History

Posted on February 2, 2018 by briansandberg

Northeastern Illinois University is advertising for a faculty position in Early Modern European History. The position description reads: “Early Modern Europe and the World: Assistant Professor with a strong field in Europe (excluding Russia) from c. 1450-c. 1789.  Desirable fields … Continue reading →

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Presentation at the University of Chicago

Posted on January 26, 2018 by briansandberg

I am looking forward to presenting at the Early Modern and Mediterranean Worlds Workshop at the University of Chicago next week. Brian Sandberg, “Conversion, Confessional Politics, and Violence in the Final Stages of the French Wars of Religion, 1598-1629” Early … Continue reading →

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Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library

Posted on January 26, 2018 by briansandberg

I am pleased that several of my former graduate students are participating in this week’s Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, sponsored by the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library. “The Center for Renaissance Studies’ annual graduate student conference, organized … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Renaissance Map Forgery

Posted on December 10, 2017 by briansandberg

The auction house Christie’s has withdrawn an allegedly forged Renaissance map from its auction listings after scholars and map dealers questioned its authenticity. The map is a print of Martin Waldseemüller’s famous 1507 world map, one of the first to … Continue reading →

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Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library

Posted on October 6, 2017 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies will be holding its annual Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library in January 2018. Graduate students in medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies are encouraged to submit a proposal for this conference.   Here … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Conversion: Martin Luther to Muhammad Ali

Posted on September 23, 2017 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library hosted a major conference on The Politics of Conversion: Martin Luther to Muhammad Ali last week. I enjoyed participating in the conference and presenting a paper on “Conversion, Confessional Politics, and … Continue reading →

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Newberry Graduate Conference

Posted on September 6, 2017 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library has issued a call for papers for its Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference: 2018 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers January 25 to 27, 2018 We invite abstracts for 20-minute papers … Continue reading →

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