Category Archives: French Wars of Religion

Western Society for French History Conference in Banff

Posted on October 17, 2012 by briansandberg

Last weekend, I attended the Western Society for French History conference in Banff, Canada. The WSFH is one of two major academic conferences concerning French history  held annually in North America. I participated in two sessions on “The Wars of … Continue reading →

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Mack Holt Webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France”

Posted on September 29, 2012 by briansandberg

This week, Mack Holt, Professor of History at George Mason University, will lead a webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France” for H-France Salon. The webinar is directed at graduate students, especially doctoral students researching the history of the … Continue reading →

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Mack Holt Webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France”

Posted on September 20, 2012 by briansandberg

Mack Holt, Professor of History at George Mason University, will lead an upcoming webinar on “Confessional Violence in Early Modern France” for H-France Salon. The webinar is directed at graduate students, especially doctoral students researching the history of the Reformations … 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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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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Journal of Modern History Review of Warrior Pursuits

Posted on April 18, 2012 by briansandberg

The Journal of Modern History has published a review by Jonathan Dewald of my book, Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France. Jonathan Dewald, Professor of History at the University of Buffalo, is a noted historian … 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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Denying Communion in DC

Posted on February 29, 2012 by briansandberg

The Washington Postreports on a Christian woman who was denied Communion in Washington, D.C.:Deep in grief, Barbara Johnson stood first in the line for Communion at her mother’s funeral Saturday morning. But the priest in front of her immediately made … Continue reading →

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Ritual and Violence

Posted on February 25, 2012 by briansandberg

The French Wars of Religion are featured in a new special issue of Past & Present, which reexamines Natalie Zemon Davis’s concept of “rites of violence” 40 years after her landmark article. The issue is entitled “Ritual and Violence: Natalie … Continue reading →

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Movement for De-Baptism in France

Posted on January 29, 2012 by briansandberg

A movement promoting de-baptism is growing in France, challenging the authority of the Catholic Church and presenting quandaries for historians who use baptismal records as sources. A French man named René LeBouvier has sued the Catholic Church in order to … Continue reading →

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