Once again, we thank you all for your support. And especially the organisers, Dylan Neill Andrés @dylanneill.bsky.social , Teoni Passereau @teonipassereau.bsky.social, Tom Gayton and Padmanabha Reddy Addula. We hope to see you all again in future editions of the conference! 🗡️⚓⚔️🏴‍☠️

The two keynotes were representative of our wide variety of topics, from land and maritime warfare to the boundaries of legitimacy surrounding early modern violence and the impact and representation of such violence in its various forms. All through a range of excellent panels!

We would like to thank our two keynote speakers, Mark Stoyle and Jo Esra. While Mark took us back to Civil War Exeter with a talk and guided walk along the city walls, Jo made us think about the emotional consequences of such violence by looking into the experiences of pirate captives ⚔️🏴‍☠️

What an incredible couple of days! It was a real pleasure to host such amazing speakers on a wide variety of topics relating to conflict and violence in the early modern period 🗡️

Thank you to everyone who spoke, attended and supported us, and especially to our sponsors @swwdtp.bsky.social !

We will continue with more representations of violence, this time on the early modern stage, before returning with some more pictures of maritime violence with naval accounts and concluding by discussing England's conflicting relations with its neighbours in the late 17c 🌍

On Day 2, we'll be adding a maritime flavour by looking at unlawful violence at sea ⚓ Starting with Dr Jo Esra's keynote on North African pirates and interpreting interdisciplinary approaches to violence before moving on to the transformation of privateering during the 18c 🏴‍☠️

On Day 1, we'll be discussing early modern representations of violence and relations between armies and civilians, before delving into the English West Country's experience of Civil War, concluding with a keynote and guided tour by Professor Mark Stoyle 🗡️

Our jam-packed programme is ready to go! Keep reading for more ⬇️

Registration is now open! Join us this Halloween for a conference full of (historical) blood, conflict and violence 🩸We're hugely grateful to all who have submitted proposals and can't wait to see you all soon! 🗡️

Keep an eye out for the full programme, and register here: forms.gle/be4TAxmG9SVX...

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.

Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️