Category Archives: European History

French Way of War

Posted on January 19, 2013 by briansandberg

The French intervention in Mali against Islamist militant groups has drawn worldwide attention to French military forces and their capabilities. French politicians seem concerned to maintain an independent foreign policy that is distinct from NATO and European Union international politics. … Continue reading →

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Newtown Massacre Viewed From Europe

Posted on January 15, 2013 by briansandberg

A month after the Newtown massacre, people around the world are remembering the victims and attempting to understand the mass killing. Having recently returned from a research trip to Europe, I thought that an examination of European perceptions of the … Continue reading →

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French Air Power in Mali

Posted on January 14, 2013 by briansandberg

The French military intervention in Mali is only a few days old, but already French air power is having an impact. According to the French Defense Minister, Rafale and Mirage fighter-bombers have flown a number of sorties over Mali, bombing … Continue reading →

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Early Modern Jewish Studies Fellowship

Posted on January 14, 2013 by briansandberg

The Medici Archive Project in Florence, Italy, is offering a postdoctoral fellowship in early modern Jewish studies. The position description reads: “The letters in the Medici Granducal Archive (Mediceo del Principato) constitute an impressive historical reservoir of Jewish history. The … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Academies as Social Networks

Posted on January 10, 2013 by briansandberg

The academies of Renaissance Italy are being compared with internet social networks, such as Facebook. A major collaborative research project on The Italian Academies 1525-1700:The First Intellectual Networks of Early Modern Europe, is producing new findings on the complex world … Continue reading →

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History of the Book Lecture

Posted on January 5, 2013 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library’s Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting the annual History of the Book Lecture. Jeffrey Masten (Northwestern University), “Toward Queerer Book History” History of the Book Lecture Newberry Library, Towner Fellows Lounge, Friday, 11 January 11 2013 at 2 pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Book, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Early Modern Workshop

Posted on January 3, 2013 by briansandberg

The Early Modern Workshop at the University of Chicago is having its first meeting of the year on Monday 7 January at 5:00pm in Pick 319. Hunter Harris will present his paper “Bacon’s Rebellion, Colonial Policy, and the English Atlantic, 1676- … Continue reading →

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Forensic Science and French History

Posted on January 1, 2013 by briansandberg

CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) meets French history. DNA testing is being used to examine historical evidence in new ways. A recent study brings techniques of forensic science to examine the alleged remains of French King Henri IV. Scientists studied an … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame de Paris Celebrates 850th Anniversary

Posted on December 20, 2012 by briansandberg

Église Notre Dame de Paris kicked off its 850th Anniversary celebration recently with a mass and procession. This is the first part of a year-long jubilee celebration of the construction of the church, which was begun in 1163 and continued … Continue reading →

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Reexamining the Thirty Years’ War

Posted on December 16, 2012 by briansandberg

Professor Hervé Drévillon is presenting a public lecture in the series, Les Rendez-vous de l’Histoire : Faire campagne, de l’Antiquité à nos jours, sponsored by the École Militaire in Paris. Drévillon is the latest in a wave of historians to … Continue reading →

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