Category Archives: European Wars of Religion

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 →

Posted in Academic Publishing, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, History of Medicine, History of Science, Noble Culture and History of Elites | Leave a comment

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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Symposium on English and Dutch in the Early Modern World

Posted on September 21, 2012 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago is holding a Symposium on English and Dutch in the Early Modern World. The symposium will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012, 9 am – 3 pm, in the … Continue reading →

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Lee Palmer Wandel Lecture at the Newberry Library

Posted on September 21, 2012 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library in Chicago hosts an annual Lecture in Early Modern History. This year’s lecture is being delivered by Lee Palmer Wandel, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, on … Continue reading →

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Two New Reviews of Warrior Pursuits

Posted on August 2, 2012 by briansandberg

Two new reviews of Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) have recently been published. Hamish Scott, Professor of History at the University of Glasgow, reviewed Warrior Pursuits in … Continue reading →

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Anne Boleyn in Film

Posted on May 9, 2012 by briansandberg

Anne Boleyn, and the Tudor English society that she lived in, continues to fascinate filmmakers and cinema audiences worldwide. Anne was a key character in many historical films during the golden age of Hollywood. Films and television series on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, Historical Film, History in the Media, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Swiss Guard Saved Rome

Posted on May 6, 2012 by briansandberg

The legendary Swiss Guard of the Vatican is in the news today on the anniversary of the Sack of Rome of 1527. NPR reports on the swearing in ceremonies of the Swiss Guard in Rome today. Northern Illinois University students … Continue reading →

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French History Review of Warrior Pursuits

Posted on April 29, 2012 by briansandberg

French History has published a review of my monograph, Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010). Fadi el Hage, who is based at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie at … Continue reading →

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AHR Review of Warrior Pursuits

Posted on March 4, 2012 by briansandberg

My monograph, Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France, has been reviewed in American Historical Review, the flagship journal of the discipline of History in the United States. The review is by Ronald G. Asch, Professor … Continue reading →

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