IHR Society, Culture & Belief, 1500-1800

Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writers in Early Modern England

Our next event is happening next week! Sue Wiseman, Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and Michael Powell Davies will be discussing "Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writers in Early Modern England" ✒️📖✨ Sign-up here (in-person and online) Thursday 5 March, 5.30 pm www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World, 1500-1750: Matter in Multispecies Medicine

Just a reminder ... tomorrow at 5.30 pm, Holly Fletcher (@drhollyfletcher.bsky.social) will be speaking on 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World, 1500-1750: Matter in Multispecies Medicine' ✨ Sign up at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (In-person, IHR Wolfson Room NB02, all are welcome!)

The event will take place at 5.30 pm and is in-person – taking place in the IHR Wolfson Room NB02 (Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU), later events this term are also online – sign up here ✨ www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

This provides an update on the two events coming up – the first, Holly Fletcher's 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World' (5 Feb, 5.30 pm, IHR Wolfson Room NB02 and online via Zoom), the second Brodie Waddell's 'Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writers in Early Modern England (5 March, IHR Wolfson Room NB02 and online via Zoom). The background image is a yellow-toned image by Bruegel of people working crops.

Our first event of this term is taking place very soon, on Thursday 5 February! Holly Fletcher (UCL) will be speaking on 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World, 1500-1750: Matter in Multispecies Medicine'. You can sign-up to attend in person and online here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

This provides an update on the two events coming up – the first, Holly Fletcher's 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World' (5 Feb, 5.30 pm, IHR Wolfson Room NB02 and online via Zoom), the second Brodie Waddell's 'Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writers in Early Modern England (5 March, IHR Wolfson Room NB02 and online via Zoom). The background image is a yellow-toned image by Bruegel of people working crops.

Our first event of this term is taking place very soon, on Thursday 5 February! Holly Fletcher (UCL) will be speaking on 'The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World, 1500-1750: Matter in Multispecies Medicine'. You can sign-up to attend in person and online here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The image shows the location of Senate House in London (circled in red) in comparison to Goodge Street station and Russell Square station (both circled in blue). These are only a short walk away from Senate House.

The talk will take place in the Wolfson Room NB02 at Senate House. For those coming to Senate House for the first time, we've attached a map that shows the two nearest stations – Russell Square and Goodge Street, we're only 1-2 stops away from Euston and King's Cross for anyone outside of town!

English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700 This talk introduces the UKRI-funded Future Leaders project, The Global Library project.

A reminder that our final event of term is happening tonight! Dr Nailya Shamgunova @nailyas.bsky.social will speak on 'English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700'. Sign up at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700 This talk introduces the UKRI-funded Future Leaders project, The Global Library project.

Our final event of term is happening this Thursday (27 November) Dr Nailya Shamgunova @nailyas.bsky.social on 'English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700'. ✨📚 This talk will be in-person only at the IHR. You can sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Misha’s first monograph, The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English Society, 1580-1660, was published in 2022. Her current research focuses on the role of women in the development of colonisation and racial slavery in seventeenth-century Barbados.

After a PhD in History at UCL, she took up posts at the University of Kent and the University of Manchester, and was a Curator for Inclusive History at Historic Royal Palaces between 2021and 2022.

Dr Misha Ewen ( @drmishaewen.bsky.social ) is Assistant Professor in American History at the University of Sussex. She works on histories of gender, slavery, and colonialism in the early modern Atlantic world.

... Since there’s a bit of time between now and our next event, we thought we would introduce some of the new convenors who have joined us this year! 🥳 We’ll be introducing one a week until our next event. Dr Emily Vine spoke at our most recent seminar. We'd now like to introduce Dr Misha Ewen!

Dr Misha Ewen (@drmishaewen.bsky.social) is Assistant Professor in American History at the University of Sussex. She works on histories of gender, slavery, and colonialism in the early modern Atlantic world.

Really excellent talk, Emily @emilymayvine.bsky.social , thoughtful and thought provoking, I learned so much! Thanks for sharing online IHR and allowing so many more people to engage with this great work.

As ever, do register online to attend! (If you find yourself free at the last minute and want to join, please come anyway, as we can always find extra chairs ☺️)

Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2

A quick reminder that Dr Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social will be speaking TODAY on 'Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London' from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm in the Wolfson Room (NB02 at the IHR) and online, via Zoom! ✨ www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Prior to joining Exeter, Emily was a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and also at the University of Leeds. She held the 2018/19 Thornley Junior Fellowship at the IHR and completed her PhD at Queen Mary University of London. She was also a researcher for Horrible Histories!

Emily will draw from her recently published monograph, on domestic religion and the life cycle in early modern London, to consider both Christian and Jewish practices, comparing the experiences of Catholics, Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jews, Huguenots, and conforming and nonconforming Protestants alike.

We’re also thrilled to introduce Emily Vine as one of our new convenors at SCB! Emily is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Exeter on the Leverhulme Project 'The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790’.

Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2

Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Lyndal Roper’s talk held this ADHD perimenopausal brain’s focus for a full 45 minutes this evening at @ihrscb.bsky.social! I cannot tell you what a feat that is. German peasants’ revolt, turbulence, Cranach, Dürer, and the lasting psychological effect of the uprising.

If you’ve forgotten to sign-up or should the event read as fully booked, do just turn up anyway, as we can always find extra chairs!! ☺️

Turbulence and the German Peasants’ War of 1524-6 Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 1

If you would like to register for the event to attend in-person or via Zoom (and get a link), do sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Lyndal Roper’s talk will also be preceded by a brief session marking Michael Hunter’s retirement from active involvement with the seminar ✨

We’ll be holding the event in room 243, on the Second Floor of Senate House, Malet Street, in London. For those who haven’t been before, this is how to get there: maps.app.goo.gl/7A4q39Mjo8tH... We also have an online option this year for those further afield!

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Just a final reminder that our first event of term is happening tomorrow at 5.30 pm! 🎉 Lyndal Roper will be speaking on ‘Turbulence and the German Peasants’ War of 1524-6’. All are welcome to join! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Turbulence and the German Peasants’ War of 1524-6 Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 1

Our first event is taking place next Thursday (16 October) at 5.30 pm. Lyndal Roper will be speaking on 'Turbulence and the German Peasants’ War of 1524-6’. You can join us in-person (Room 243, Senate House) or online – but do book a place here ✨ www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Thank you!! ☺️ If it helps at all, we're experimenting this year with some hybrid events, so all three of our events this term are also accessible via Zoom! (We appreciate that this doesn't solve any issues that might arise from time difference though.)

To attend, please register at the event of your choice here. If you have signed up but suddenly find yourself unable to make it, you can relinquish your spot by emailing: ihr.events@sas.ac.uk. If you would like to attend in-person and the event reads as fully booked, please do drop by anyway as we can always find some extra chairs! Thursday 16 October, 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Lyndal Roper (University of Oxford), Turbulence and the German Peasants’ War of 1524-6 Please register here if you would like to attend. Hybrid. Online-via Zoom & Room 243, Second Floor, Senate House Thursday 30 October, 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Emily Vine (University of Exeter), Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London Please register here if you would like to attend. Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB02, Basement, IHR, Senate House Thursday 27 November, 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Nailya Shamgunova (University of East Anglia), ‘English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700’ Please register here if you would like to attend. Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB02, Basement, IHR, Senate House

We're back! 🎉 And we're thrilled to announce our term card for Autumn 2025! Our first event is on Thursday 16 October at 5.30 pm. Lyndal Roper will be discussing 'Turbulence and the German Peasants' War of 1524-6'. You can register to attend the event at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London… We are looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. The stipend is of £300/yr and it’s a chance to get involved in a really welcoming seminar!