Category Archives: European History

History of Cartography Lecture at the Newberry Library

Posted on October 24, 2022 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library in Chicago has truly impressive cartographic collections and also hosts the Hermon Dunlop Smith Center for the History of Cartography. The Smith Center holds a major annual lecture series on the history of cartography at the Newberry … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Cartographic History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Intellectual History, Lectures and Seminars, Material Culture, Renaissance Art and History, World History | Leave a comment

RSA Graduate Lightning Talks

Posted on October 24, 2022 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America’s Graduate Student Advisory Committee is holding an Online Graduate Student Lightning Talk Series. The next session in the series will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. This is an opportunity for … Continue reading →

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

Ancient Battlefield Archaeology and DNA Findings

Posted on October 5, 2022 by briansandberg

Archaeologists and scientists are discovering new information about the soldiers and conflicts of the past through battlefield archaeology. Recent digs have uncovered the grave of Richard III from the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) and mass graves from battles of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Battlefield Archaeology, European History, History of the Western World, History of Violence, Mediterranean World, Mercenaries, War, Culture, and Society, World History | 1 Comment

Queen Elizabeth II has Died

Posted on September 8, 2022 by briansandberg

Queen Elizabeth II has died. I am not a royal family watcher, but this is clearly a major historical event in British, European, and World history. History professors, students, and researchers working on monarchy, court culture, state development, and empire … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Studies, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, History in the Media, Political Culture, State Development Theory, Strategy and International Politics, World History | Leave a comment

Lightning Talks: Rethinking the Global Renaissance

Posted on September 8, 2022 by briansandberg

Graduate students in Renaissance Studies have been working with the Renaissance Society of America to organize a series of Lightning Talks events. Graduate students in Renaissance Studies and Early Modern History will be interested in this Lightning Talk event. I … Continue reading →

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

Teaching Technologies in the Early Modern Classroom

Posted on September 1, 2022 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library has published a new blog post about early modern teaching technologies. This blog post focuses on the use of hornbooks in teaching basic reading. The post also briefly discusses early modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, History of the Book, Intellectual History, Material Culture, Rare Books and Pamphlets, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Social History | Leave a comment

Remembering the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Posted on August 26, 2022 by briansandberg

This week marks the 450th anniversary of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, which began in Paris on the night of 24 August 1572. Catholic militia and townspeople massacred thousands of Huguenots (French Calvinists) in Paris and provincial towns in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Paris History, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Women and Warfare in the Renaissance and Reformation

Posted on August 1, 2022 by briansandberg

My bibliographic essay on “Women and Warfare” was recently published by Oxford Bibliographies in the Renaissance and Reformation subject area. “Women and warfare is an emerging field in early modern history with a rapidly growing historiography. Art historians and cultural … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural History, Digital Humanities, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Italian History, Mediterranean World, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Fulbright Awards in France

Posted on July 30, 2022 by briansandberg

The Fulbright Awards provide vital research funding for scholars working on international and global studies in diverse fields. I have served as a U.S. Scholar to France and to Belgium in order to pursue archival research in Paris and Bruxelles, … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Studies, European Union, French History, Grants and Fellowships, Study Abroad | Leave a comment

Commemorating the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Posted on July 29, 2022 by briansandberg

A new memorial garden is being prepared to commemorate the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572 in Paris. This memorial is sponsored by the Ville de Paris and the Fédération Protestante de France and will be inaugurated on 16 September … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern France, European History, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Museums and Historical Memory, Paris History, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment