Category Archives: Reformation History

Early Modern Jewish Studies Fellowship

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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History of the Book Lecture

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

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

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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Symposium on English and Dutch in the Early Modern World

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

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

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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Samurai Boys in Italy

Italian archives continue to offer up wonderful evidence for historians of the early modern world. The rich records of Italian principalities, republics, merchants, and religious organizations offer some of the best sources for using World History approaches in the early … Continue reading

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