Category Archives: European History

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

Reframing Treaties Published

Posted on August 4, 2025 by briansandberg

Reframing Treaties in the Late Medieval and Early Modern West, edited by Isabella Lazzarini, Luciano Piffanelli, and Diego Pirillo (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025) has been published. I contributed an essay on “Peacemaking in the Context of Religious Violence: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of the Western World, international relations, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Political Culture, Reformation History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and Modern America

Posted on July 28, 2025 by briansandberg

Charlie English has published an essay in The New York Times on the role that George Orwell’s 1984 played in the Cold War, drawing comparisons to the book being banned in the United States in the twenty-first century. English is … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Academic Publishing, Authoritarianism, Civil Rights Issues, Education Policy, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, High School History Teaching, History in the Media, History of the Book, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Information Management, Intellectual History, international relations, Political Culture, Political History of the United States, Political Theory, Public History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 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 →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, Historical Re-enactment, History in the Media, History of the Western World, Museums and Historical Memory, Political History of the United States, Revolts and Revolutions, United States History and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Misreading the History of Tariffs

Posted on April 7, 2025 by briansandberg

The Trump administration has clearly made a massive mistake in calculating its so-called “reciprocal” tariff rates, seriously damaging global economic systems in the process. President Trump has blundered into a major trade war that is reckless and based on gross … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Studies, European Union, Political History of the United States, Public History, State Development Theory, Strategy and International Politics, United States Foreign Policy, United States History and Society, World History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Le Pen Guilty of Embezzlement, Barred from Politics

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

French politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) political party, has been found guilty of embezzling millions of euros in European Parliament funds. She was found guilty of using the European Union funds illegally to … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary France, European History, European Studies, European Union, French History, Political Culture, Political History of the United States, Political Parties and Organizations, United States History and Society | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Marine Le Pen Embezzlement Trial in France

Posted on March 31, 2025 by briansandberg

The French public awaits the verdict in Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement trial, which is expected to conclude tomorrow (Monday 31 March). Le Pen is the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) political party, which has has its roots … 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

Attack on U.S. Research and Education: French Views

Posted on March 17, 2025 by briansandberg

I participated in a workshop on Guerres de Religion et Changement Climatique (Religious Wars and Climate Change) at the IMéRA (Institute for Advanced Study) in Marseille, France, on 11 March 2025. This was a workshop that I co-organized with Jérémie … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Climate Change, Contemporary France, Current Research, Education Policy, Environmental History, European History, European Studies, European Union, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Science, History of Violence, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, United States History and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment