Category Archives: French Wars of Religion

How to Teach about Violence in France

Posted on October 20, 2020 by briansandberg

In the wake of the horrific murder of history teacher Samuel Paty, historians are grappling with how to teach students and the public about the history of violence in France. Paty taught history and geography at a collège (middle school) … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Paris History, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, Terrorism, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World

Posted on September 2, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a virtual conference on Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World. This virtual conference is organized by Elisa J. Jones (College of Charleston) … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Graduate Work in History, History of Violence, Political Culture, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History | Leave a comment

Reflecting on the European Wars of Religion in an Age of Religious Violence

Posted on May 11, 2020 by briansandberg

I am happy to report that my latest article has been published in the 50th anniversary issue of Sixteenth Century Journal. “We allegedly live in an age of religious warfare. Ever since the September 11 Attacks in 2001, journalists, analysts, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Early Modern Europe, European History, French Wars of Religion, History in the Media, History of Violence, Peacemaking Processes, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Strategy and International Politics, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Women and War in Belgium

Posted on March 31, 2020 by briansandberg

Gabrielle Petit stares defiantly into the distance, under gray skies in Brussels. Almost every morning, I walk beneath Petit’s stern gaze on my way to the archives, thinking about her last moments and about the long history of women and … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Current Research, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Laws of War, Reformation History, Religious Violence, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Renaissance History and Franco-Italian Quarrels

Posted on February 8, 2019 by briansandberg

French President Emmanuel Macron has recalled the French Ambassador to Italy, in response to the Italian government’s support of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vests) protest movement in France. Italian Deputy Prime Ministers Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio have both … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Court Studies, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Empires and Imperialism, European History, Food and Cuisine History, French History, French Wars of Religion, History in the Media, Italian History, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Political Culture, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Generous Amazons Article in Spanish

Posted on January 9, 2019 by briansandberg

I am excited to see that my “Generous Amazons” article on besieged women in the French Wars of Religion is now available in Spanish! Antonio Escobar Tortosa has kindly translated the article and Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar (RUHM) has … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Religious Violence, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Religion, Politics, and Violence in Early Modern France at the ASCH 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 by briansandberg

Historians discussed religion, politics, and violence in early modern France at the American Society of Church History (ASCH) conference in Chicago this weekend. The ASCH promotes the academic study of the history of Christianity and is one of the affiliated … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, Political Culture, Reformation History, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence | Leave a comment

Femmes à la cour de France. Charges et fonctions, XVe-XIXe siècle

Posted on December 6, 2018 by briansandberg

Femmes à la cour de France. Charges et fonctions (XVe – XIXe siècle), ed. Caroline zum Kolk, Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier (Villeneuve d’Ascq, Septentrion, 2018), ISBN-102757423614, has been released. This collective volume on women at the royal court of France in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Court Studies, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment

Early Modern War and the Formation of Europe

Posted on November 18, 2018 by briansandberg

The Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis hosted an interdisciplinary conference on Early Modern War and the Formation of Europe this weekend (16-17 November 2018). The conference included diverse perspectives on war, culture, and society … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Wars of Religion, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Mercenaries, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Religious Violence, War and Society, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Femmes à la Cour de France

Posted on August 25, 2018 by briansandberg

Femmes à la cour de France. Charges et fonctions (XVe – XIXe siècle), ed. Caroline zum Kolk, Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier (Villeneuve d’Ascq, Septentrion, 2018), ISBN-102757423614, will soon be published.   This collective volume on women at the royal court of France … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Paris History, Political Culture, Women and Gender History | Leave a comment