Category Archives: European History

Workshop on the Army of Flanders

Posted on May 23, 2026 by briansandberg

I enjoyed participating in the recent historical workshop on The Army of Flanders: Crossroads of Peoples, Crucible of Nations (1567–1706) at the War Heritage Institute in Bruxelles. Thanks to Maurizio Arfaioli, Natasja Peeters, Nand Cremers for organizing this fascinating workshop … Continue reading →

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Atelier Méditerranée – régimes d’esclavage

Posted on May 10, 2026 by briansandberg

Ce mardi 12 mai, vous êtes invité de nous joindre pour un Atelier Méditerranée sur Pluralité des régimes d’esclavage en Méditerranée à l’époque moderne. Cet atelier aura lieu le mardi 12 mai 2026 en présentielle à l’Iméra et en version … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Slavery, History of Violence, Human Rights, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Leave a comment

Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux: Colloque

Posted on April 24, 2026 by briansandberg

Vous êtes invités au colloque Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux pendant le Petit Âge Glaciaire, à l’Iméra · Institut d’Etudes Avancées d’Aix Marseille Université, 2 place Leverrier, 13004 Marseille – France le lundi 27 avril et mardi 28 avril. Ce … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Climate Change, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Constructing European Historical Narratives in PB

Posted on February 17, 2026 by briansandberg

Constructing European Historical Narratives in the Early Modern World (Toronto: Iter, 2025) is now out in paperback! I contributed a chapter on “Crusading Engagements: French Nobles’ Family Histories of Religious Violence,” in Constructing Historical Narratives in Early Modern France, ed. … Continue reading →

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

Changements Climatiques et Conflits Religieux

Posted on January 17, 2026 by briansandberg

Jérémie Foa and I are looking forward to the next session of our research seminar on Climate Change and Religious Conflict during the Little Ice Age. Lundi 19 janvier 2026 : Oury Goldman (Univ. Paris I, IHMC), « Pourquoi s’intéressait-on … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilians and Refugees in War, Climate Change, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, Environmental History, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, Lectures and Seminars, Little Ice Age, Mediterranean World, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Reframing Treaties Now Out in Hardback

Posted on December 22, 2025 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that the hardback edition of Reframing Treaties in the Late Medieval and Early Modern West is now out and available for library adoptions. I contributed an essay to this collective volume and enjoyed working with … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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