Oxford Court Studies
@oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social
Seminar series focusing on the political and cultural life of courts and courtiers. 4:30pm, Mondays fortnightly in odd weeks of term, Jesus College, Oxford. All welcome. Convenor: @hannasinclair.bsky.social
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It’s that time of year again! Here is the term card for the upcoming talks. As always, everyone is welcome! Fortnightly, 4:30pm in the Memorial Room, @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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Fantastic evening listening to @susannah-lw.bsky.social as part of the @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social seminar!! Such an insightful and interesting topic - amazing how objects can reveal so much about the past! #History #Queenship #MaterialCulture
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Fantastic evening listening to @susannah-lw.bsky.social as part of the @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social seminar!! Such an insightful and interesting topic - amazing how objects can reveal so much about the past! #History #Queenship #MaterialCulture
Reminder: This Monday (10th) at 4:30pm, @susannah-lw.bsky.social will be presenting her research into the global and natural material culture of the 17C English Queens. Memorial Room, Jesus College. All are welcome!
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reminder: This Monday (10th) at 4:30pm, @susannah-lw.bsky.social will be presenting her research into the global and natural material culture of the 17C English Queens. Memorial Room, Jesus College. All are welcome!
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ANNOUNCEMENT – AHRC Funded Early Career Research (ECR) Fellowships in Cultural and Heritage Institutions
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT – AHRC Funded Early Career Research (ECR) Fellowships in Cultural and Heritage Institutions
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
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One week till I'll be speaking on the Stuart consorts and their global entanglements @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social. Please come if you can!
It’s that time of year again! Here is the term card for the upcoming talks. As always, everyone is welcome! Fortnightly, 4:30pm in the Memorial Room, @jesusoxford.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
One week till I'll be speaking on the Stuart consorts and their global entanglements @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social. Please come if you can!
The Habsburgs’ ‘Florentine Diamond’ reappears after over a century hidden in Canada. (gift article)
The Florentine Diamond Resurfaces After 100 Years in Hiding
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Habsburgs’ ‘Florentine Diamond’ reappears after over a century hidden in Canada. (gift article)
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📣 New book series, “Court Cultures, 1000-1900”, 📚 launched by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Series feat books exploring any & all aspects of global courts 👑 (all variations). CfP now open! Info & CfP: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📣 New book series, “Court Cultures, 1000-1900”, 📚 launched by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Series feat books exploring any & all aspects of global courts 👑 (all variations). CfP now open! Info & CfP: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
In our first session of the year we will hear from Elizabeth Norton, speaking about Jane Seymour. Monday at 4:30, Memorial Room, Jesus College. All are welcome.
October 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In our first session of the year we will hear from Elizabeth Norton, speaking about Jane Seymour. Monday at 4:30, Memorial Room, Jesus College. All are welcome.
It’s that time of year again! Here is the term card for the upcoming talks. As always, everyone is welcome! Fortnightly, 4:30pm in the Memorial Room, @jesusoxford.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It’s that time of year again! Here is the term card for the upcoming talks. As always, everyone is welcome! Fortnightly, 4:30pm in the Memorial Room, @jesusoxford.bsky.social
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The first SCS seminar for the autumn will be a panel. Monday, September 22 · 6:45 - 8:45pm CEST you can rejoice in:
New Directions in Royal Histories (Panel)
Misha Ewen (University of Sussex) – “Black Subjects: Recovering Histories of Enslavement at the Early Modern Palaces”
New Directions in Royal Histories (Panel)
Misha Ewen (University of Sussex) – “Black Subjects: Recovering Histories of Enslavement at the Early Modern Palaces”
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The first SCS seminar for the autumn will be a panel. Monday, September 22 · 6:45 - 8:45pm CEST you can rejoice in:
New Directions in Royal Histories (Panel)
Misha Ewen (University of Sussex) – “Black Subjects: Recovering Histories of Enslavement at the Early Modern Palaces”
New Directions in Royal Histories (Panel)
Misha Ewen (University of Sussex) – “Black Subjects: Recovering Histories of Enslavement at the Early Modern Palaces”
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Thank you to everyone that attended our last session! Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on October 20 (date changed from the 21st) at 6pm UK time. Join Julia Hamilton’s talk on ‘All that’s Rich’: The Intended Meanings of Luxury Goods in Stuart Interiors.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thank you to everyone that attended our last session! Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on October 20 (date changed from the 21st) at 6pm UK time. Join Julia Hamilton’s talk on ‘All that’s Rich’: The Intended Meanings of Luxury Goods in Stuart Interiors.
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TOMORROW SCS launches our 2025/26 VSS programme with the talk "Building the Presence of the Prince" by José Eloy Hortal Muñoz and Merlijn Hurx!
This session will explore the significance of royal buildings in the consolidation of a sovereign's power
Register below
courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
This session will explore the significance of royal buildings in the consolidation of a sovereign's power
Register below
courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
TOMORROW SCS launches our 2025/26 VSS programme with the talk "Building the Presence of the Prince" by José Eloy Hortal Muñoz and Merlijn Hurx!
This session will explore the significance of royal buildings in the consolidation of a sovereign's power
Register below
courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
This session will explore the significance of royal buildings in the consolidation of a sovereign's power
Register below
courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
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👑📢 And check out our 2026 programme too! Come along to hear speakers talk about the truly global nature of court studies! See our website for more details on timings 👉 courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
👑📢 And check out our 2026 programme too! Come along to hear speakers talk about the truly global nature of court studies! See our website for more details on timings 👉 courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
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SCS is excited to launch our Virtual Scholarship Series programme for 2025/26! Come along to hear about royal buildings, patronage, gardens, and more!
Here is a summary of our programme for 2025; stay tuned for 2026! See link below for dates and times - courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
Here is a summary of our programme for 2025; stay tuned for 2026! See link below for dates and times - courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
September 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
SCS is excited to launch our Virtual Scholarship Series programme for 2025/26! Come along to hear about royal buildings, patronage, gardens, and more!
Here is a summary of our programme for 2025; stay tuned for 2026! See link below for dates and times - courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
Here is a summary of our programme for 2025; stay tuned for 2026! See link below for dates and times - courtstudies.org/events/virtu...
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New @royalstudies.bsky.social podcast out today - hear the excellent @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social talking about his prize winning article on 15th century royal wedding gifts, his wider research on royal wedding journeys, and his project on bohemian queens royalstudies.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Interview with the Royal Studies Journal Article Prize Winner 2025: Patrik Pastrnak - The Royal Studies Podcast
In this episode, host Ellie Woodacre interviews the winner of the Royal Studies Journal PGR/ECR Article Prize Winner for 2025, Patrik Pastrnak. We discuss his research on bridal journeys, what can go ...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New @royalstudies.bsky.social podcast out today - hear the excellent @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social talking about his prize winning article on 15th century royal wedding gifts, his wider research on royal wedding journeys, and his project on bohemian queens royalstudies.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Our own Richard Schlag will speak today on the Status of Burgundy within the Holy Roman Empire at the time of Friedrich III, in a session co-convened with the Early Modern Central European Seminar. All welcome, drinks to follow. talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/10d...
Court Factions and Crown Authority: Contesting the Status of Burgundy within the Holy Roman Empire at the Court of Emperor Friedrich III of Habsburg (Co-convened with the Oxford Early Modern Central E...
talks.ox.ac.uk
June 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Our own Richard Schlag will speak today on the Status of Burgundy within the Holy Roman Empire at the time of Friedrich III, in a session co-convened with the Early Modern Central European Seminar. All welcome, drinks to follow. talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/10d...
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Next in #KQ14 Session 2.12: Matrimonial Politics: Dynasties, Counsel, and Alliance was Johanna (Hanna) Sinclair “Forestieri, Stranieri & Étrangers: Foreignness at the marriage of Maria de Medici & Henri IV in 1600” unpicking the perception the ‘other’ in marriage negotiations & her bridal journey
June 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Next in #KQ14 Session 2.12: Matrimonial Politics: Dynasties, Counsel, and Alliance was Johanna (Hanna) Sinclair “Forestieri, Stranieri & Étrangers: Foreignness at the marriage of Maria de Medici & Henri IV in 1600” unpicking the perception the ‘other’ in marriage negotiations & her bridal journey
Multiple past speakers at #KQ14, including this fantastic panel on court employees, featuring three! (And three more in the audience). Future speakers being recruited as well!
June 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Multiple past speakers at #KQ14, including this fantastic panel on court employees, featuring three! (And three more in the audience). Future speakers being recruited as well!
Congratulations to @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social who won the @royalstudies.bsky.social article prize! #k&q14
June 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social who won the @royalstudies.bsky.social article prize! #k&q14
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Today's the day! Kings and Queens 14 starts today in Lisbon (and online!) 🎉
Below, you can find today's programme, including timings for the conference workshop and Ana Maria Rodrigues' keynote 📄
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Below, you can find today's programme, including timings for the conference workshop and Ana Maria Rodrigues' keynote 📄
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June 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Today's the day! Kings and Queens 14 starts today in Lisbon (and online!) 🎉
Below, you can find today's programme, including timings for the conference workshop and Ana Maria Rodrigues' keynote 📄
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Below, you can find today's programme, including timings for the conference workshop and Ana Maria Rodrigues' keynote 📄
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Trinity Term Card! This term featuring talks by brilliant scholars on the Early Modern courts of Tunis, Copenhagen, Sweden, Poland-Lithuania, and the Holy Roman Empire. Alternate Mondays, 4:30pm, Memorial Room at Jesus College (plus Friday 9 June at Ship Street Centre). All are welcome! (edited)
April 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Trinity Term Card! This term featuring talks by brilliant scholars on the Early Modern courts of Tunis, Copenhagen, Sweden, Poland-Lithuania, and the Holy Roman Empire. Alternate Mondays, 4:30pm, Memorial Room at Jesus College (plus Friday 9 June at Ship Street Centre). All are welcome! (edited)
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CfA: we are looking for two replacements for our Bohemian queenship project.
More details below 👇👇👇
pracuj.upol.cz/nc/zprava/cl...
More details below 👇👇👇
pracuj.upol.cz/nc/zprava/cl...
Researcher
Faculty of Arts, Department of History, Research Field: History/Latin or German Philology; Type of contract: Fixed-term contracts; Offer Starting Date: 01.01.2026.
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April 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
CfA: we are looking for two replacements for our Bohemian queenship project.
More details below 👇👇👇
pracuj.upol.cz/nc/zprava/cl...
More details below 👇👇👇
pracuj.upol.cz/nc/zprava/cl...
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Thursday, 17 April 2025 at 18:00 CET
Benjamin Ringot:
“VERSPERA Project : Versailles From Historical Records to Virtual Worlds"
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#courtstudies #versailles #digitalhumanities
Benjamin Ringot:
“VERSPERA Project : Versailles From Historical Records to Virtual Worlds"
eventbrite.fr/e/apr-vss-ve...
#courtstudies #versailles #digitalhumanities
April 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Thursday, 17 April 2025 at 18:00 CET
Benjamin Ringot:
“VERSPERA Project : Versailles From Historical Records to Virtual Worlds"
eventbrite.fr/e/apr-vss-ve...
#courtstudies #versailles #digitalhumanities
Benjamin Ringot:
“VERSPERA Project : Versailles From Historical Records to Virtual Worlds"
eventbrite.fr/e/apr-vss-ve...
#courtstudies #versailles #digitalhumanities
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Only two weeks to go! Enroll now on Sintra Summer School 2025 and enjoy a full week of lectures, workshops and visits to historic palaces and courtly sites around Lisbon! #courtstudies #palaces #royalstudies #earlymodern #iberianstudies
www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/made-for-...
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April 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Only two weeks to go! Enroll now on Sintra Summer School 2025 and enjoy a full week of lectures, workshops and visits to historic palaces and courtly sites around Lisbon! #courtstudies #palaces #royalstudies #earlymodern #iberianstudies
www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/made-for-...
www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/made-for-...
A change in the programme for the final session of the term: Unfortunately Kirsty Wright is unable to attend, but we are lucky to have the President of the Society of Court Studies, Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly in her place. 4:30pm, Monday 3 March, Ship Street Centre, Jesus College, all welcome!
February 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A change in the programme for the final session of the term: Unfortunately Kirsty Wright is unable to attend, but we are lucky to have the President of the Society of Court Studies, Helen Watanabe-O'Kelly in her place. 4:30pm, Monday 3 March, Ship Street Centre, Jesus College, all welcome!
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🏆 Call for Nominations
ECRs & PGRs: Submit your work for the 2025 RSJ Biennial Prize in Royal Studies by 15 March 2025! 🌍👑
Details: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/prizes
ECRs & PGRs: Submit your work for the 2025 RSJ Biennial Prize in Royal Studies by 15 March 2025! 🌍👑
Details: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/prizes
Prizes | Royal Studies Journal
The Royal Studies Journal has developed as an offshoot of the successful Kings & Queens conference series and the Royal Studies Network. The Network has provided a framework for researchers in the...
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January 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🏆 Call for Nominations
ECRs & PGRs: Submit your work for the 2025 RSJ Biennial Prize in Royal Studies by 15 March 2025! 🌍👑
Details: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/prizes
ECRs & PGRs: Submit your work for the 2025 RSJ Biennial Prize in Royal Studies by 15 March 2025! 🌍👑
Details: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/prizes