Royal Studies
@royalstudies.bsky.social
Scholarly network, resource & podcast for all things relating to royal studies & the institution of monarchy across periods & locations! Oversees K&Q Conference
International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
December 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
December 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
Royal Studies Journal 12.2 is now published, featuring the RSJ Article Prize Winner 2025, a global diplomacy cluster, five research articles and seven book reviews.
📖 Read the issue here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/31/volume/12...
🎧Listen to the prize winner podcast here: bit.ly/4s5g7xI
📖 Read the issue here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/31/volume/12...
🎧Listen to the prize winner podcast here: bit.ly/4s5g7xI
December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Royal Studies Journal 12.2 is now published, featuring the RSJ Article Prize Winner 2025, a global diplomacy cluster, five research articles and seven book reviews.
📖 Read the issue here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/31/volume/12...
🎧Listen to the prize winner podcast here: bit.ly/4s5g7xI
📖 Read the issue here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/31/volume/12...
🎧Listen to the prize winner podcast here: bit.ly/4s5g7xI
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us !Tomorrow! at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social, reminiscing on this year with the RSN and chatting about all things Royal Studies!
Register before tonight here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
Register before tonight here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us !Tomorrow! at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social, reminiscing on this year with the RSN and chatting about all things Royal Studies!
Register before tonight here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
Register before tonight here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
New podcast episode available! Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social and Dr Kristen Vitale Engel who discuss the Dec RSJ Feature: Cluster on ‘Diplomacy as Performative Politics in the Early Modern Courts’
Royal Studies Journal: rsj.winchester.ac.uk
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Royal Studies Journal: rsj.winchester.ac.uk
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New podcast episode available! Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social and Dr Kristen Vitale Engel who discuss the Dec RSJ Feature: Cluster on ‘Diplomacy as Performative Politics in the Early Modern Courts’
Royal Studies Journal: rsj.winchester.ac.uk
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Royal Studies Journal: rsj.winchester.ac.uk
Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: https//www.eventbr...
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: https//www.eventbr...
December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: https//www.eventbr...
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: https//www.eventbr...
Conference cfp: Beyond Exceptionalism III (17-19 June 2026), Spain
Send your proposals by 31st Jan 2026 to beyondexceptionalism@gmail.com
Send your proposals by 31st Jan 2026 to beyondexceptionalism@gmail.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Conference cfp: Beyond Exceptionalism III (17-19 June 2026), Spain
Send your proposals by 31st Jan 2026 to beyondexceptionalism@gmail.com
Send your proposals by 31st Jan 2026 to beyondexceptionalism@gmail.com
Join the Royal Studies Blog team on the latest podcast episode! Part 2 continues exploring how female rulers are reinterpreted in modern popular culture
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Join the Royal Studies Blog team on the latest podcast episode! Part 2 continues exploring how female rulers are reinterpreted in modern popular culture
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...
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 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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...
Join the Royal Studies Blog team on the latest podcast episode! The 1st of a 3 part series exploring how female rulers are reinterpreted in modern popular culture
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Join the Royal Studies Blog team on the latest podcast episode! The 1st of a 3 part series exploring how female rulers are reinterpreted in modern popular culture
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
RS Blog: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...
Symposium CFP on the topic of 'Showtime’s The Tudors: A Twenty-Year Retrospective'.
Send abstracts of 150 words and a brief bio to both Bill Robison (william.robison@selu.edu) and Valerie Schutte (veschutte@gmail.com) by 1 February 2026.
Send abstracts of 150 words and a brief bio to both Bill Robison (william.robison@selu.edu) and Valerie Schutte (veschutte@gmail.com) by 1 February 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Symposium CFP on the topic of 'Showtime’s The Tudors: A Twenty-Year Retrospective'.
Send abstracts of 150 words and a brief bio to both Bill Robison (william.robison@selu.edu) and Valerie Schutte (veschutte@gmail.com) by 1 February 2026.
Send abstracts of 150 words and a brief bio to both Bill Robison (william.robison@selu.edu) and Valerie Schutte (veschutte@gmail.com) by 1 February 2026.
"(Re)discovering diplomacy in the archives"
Check out the latest post on the Royal Studies Blog here: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Check out the latest post on the Royal Studies Blog here: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"(Re)discovering diplomacy in the archives"
Check out the latest post on the Royal Studies Blog here: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Check out the latest post on the Royal Studies Blog here: royalstudiesjournal.wordpress.com
Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on Nov 17 (date changed) at 6pm GMT. Join @historyboy30.bsky.social's talk on 'The Material Culture of Queens and Queenship - Employing Digital Research Methods'.
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on Nov 17 (date changed) at 6pm GMT. Join @historyboy30.bsky.social's talk on 'The Material Culture of Queens and Queenship - Employing Digital Research Methods'.
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
7 y 8 de mayo de 2026
Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026
Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
7 e 8 de Maio de 2026
Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026
International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
7th and 8th May, 2026
Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026
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...
Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on Monday Nov 17 (date changed) at 6pm GMT. Join Dustin M. Neighbors' talk on 'The Material Culture of Queens and Queenship - Employing Digital Research Methods'
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our next Digital Seminar Series seminar is on Monday Nov 17 (date changed) at 6pm GMT. Join Dustin M. Neighbors' talk on 'The Material Culture of Queens and Queenship - Employing Digital Research Methods'
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
You must be an RSN member and register by Nov 16:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dss-novemb...
New podcast episode available, hosted by @susannah-lw.bsky.social who interviews Lorinda Cramer. They discuss Queen Charlotte's relationship with Britain's global empire, and the queen's deep interest in the flora and fauna of the colonies.
see also: www.routledge.com/Queens-Queen...
see also: www.routledge.com/Queens-Queen...
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New podcast episode available, hosted by @susannah-lw.bsky.social who interviews Lorinda Cramer. They discuss Queen Charlotte's relationship with Britain's global empire, and the queen's deep interest in the flora and fauna of the colonies.
see also: www.routledge.com/Queens-Queen...
see also: www.routledge.com/Queens-Queen...
Lecture on Marie Antoinette at the V&A on November 6th (1-2pm).
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/YgezRP...
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/YgezRP...
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Lecture on Marie Antoinette at the V&A on November 6th (1-2pm).
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/YgezRP...
More info here: www.vam.ac.uk/event/YgezRP...
Annual Clarendon lecture 2025: Henry III: Palaces, Politics and Piety by Dr Jonathan Foyle.
This talk investigates some examples of medieval political art that help to place the redevelopment of Henry III’s Clarendon Palace into context.
More info here:
salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
This talk investigates some examples of medieval political art that help to place the redevelopment of Henry III’s Clarendon Palace into context.
More info here:
salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
Annual Clarendon lecture 2025: Henry III: Palaces, Politics and Piety by Dr Jonathan Foyle - The Salisbury Museum
salisburymuseum.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Annual Clarendon lecture 2025: Henry III: Palaces, Politics and Piety by Dr Jonathan Foyle.
This talk investigates some examples of medieval political art that help to place the redevelopment of Henry III’s Clarendon Palace into context.
More info here:
salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
This talk investigates some examples of medieval political art that help to place the redevelopment of Henry III’s Clarendon Palace into context.
More info here:
salisburymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ann...
New book series, “Court Cultures, 1000-1900”, launched
by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Series feat. books that explore any & all
aspects of global courts.
More info & CfP at: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Series feat. books that explore any & all
aspects of global courts.
More info & CfP at: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New book series, “Court Cultures, 1000-1900”, launched
by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Series feat. books that explore any & all
aspects of global courts.
More info & CfP at: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
by @historyboy30.bsky.social & @patrikpastrnak.bsky.social w/ @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Series feat. books that explore any & all
aspects of global courts.
More info & CfP at: www.degruyterbrill.com/serial/cocu-...
Conference: "Reconsidering Courtly Environments, c. 1200-1800”
To join the conference as a digital participant for free, please register by 17 November.
More info and registration can be found here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
To join the conference as a digital participant for free, please register by 17 November.
More info and registration can be found here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Conference: "Reconsidering Courtly Environments, c. 1200-1800”
To join the conference as a digital participant for free, please register by 17 November.
More info and registration can be found here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
To join the conference as a digital participant for free, please register by 17 November.
More info and registration can be found here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...