Month: January 2026
Jubilee competition Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) 2027 – deadline 31 December 2026
In 2027, the Keninklik Frysk Genoatskip foar Skiednis en Kultuer / Royal Frisian Society for History and Culture (KFG) will be 200 years old. One of the anniversary activities is a scientific competition for the best historical essay of up…
20th Annual MEMSA Conference (Durham University, UK)
On 13 and 14 July 2026, the Medieval and Earl Modern Student Association (MEMSA) will organise its 20th Annual Conference at St. John’s College at Durham University. This year’s conference theme is ‘Connection, conversation and contention: encounters in the Medieval…
Workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ – deadline proposals 6 February 2026
The Research School Political History and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam jointly organise the workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ on Friday 13 February 2026. The workshop will include contributions by Professor Marc Buggeln (Europa Universität Flensburg), Emeritus Professor Marjolein…
Office Manager René van Weeren interviewed on history of marriage legislation
René van Weeren, Office Manager of the N.W. Posthumus Institute and co-author (with Tine De Moor) of the publication ‘Ja, ik wil! Verliefd, verloofd, getrouwd in Amsterdam, 1580-1810’, was interviewed by the Dutch national broadcast company NTR on the history…
Janna Coomans bij hoofdrolspelers 2025 RTV Utrecht
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Janna Coomans, coördinator van het onderzoeksnetwerk ‘Economy and Society of the Pre-industrial Low Countries in Comparative Perspective’van het N..W. Posthumus Instituut, behoort volgens RTV Utrecht tot ‘de hoofdrolspelers van 2025’ in Utrecht…