Just a month until our conference on Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence! We have an excellent programme and can't wait to meet you all. The conference is completely free, both in person and online. Do register if you're interested and please help us spread the word! forms.gle/faYxSdQSzxQ5...

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · yesterday

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2026 conference, Beyond the Battlefield, taking place at the University of Exeter on 1-3 September! See below for more details, and register to attend in person or online here: forms.gle/faYxSdQSzxQ5... Please help us spread the word!

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2026 conference, Beyond the Battlefield, taking place at the University of Exeter on 1-3 September! See below for more details, and register to attend in person or online here: forms.gle/faYxSdQSzxQ5... Please help us spread the word!

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Deadline tomorrow! We’ve already received some fantastic proposals from scholars across disciplines, countries and career stages and look forward to putting the programme together. If you work on early modern violence or conflict, don't miss out ⬇️🗡️ #earlymodern

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

Thank you very much to all who have submitted abstracts. We have received many excellent submissions and are excited to start working on the programme soon. If you work on violence or conflict and you haven't submitted yet, remember this is the final week to send us your abstracts! 🗡️⬇️ #earlymodern

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

Very happy to share that I will be your tour guide of Exeter's early modern history at the RAMM if you attend the Early Modern Conflict, War and violence conference in September. You have until May 22nd to submit your abstracts.

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With only two weeks to go before our CfP closes, we are pleased to confirm this year’s conference activity: a tour of Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), led by our very own Zara Money @zara-money.bsky.social. Remember to send us your abstracts to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by 22 May!

Any #skystorians interested in the English Civil War? Come along to the Dorset History Centre on 6 June for a full day of talks on current research from Civil War scholars, including our own Tom Gayton and Eamonn Welch. See attached for more details, and please help us spread the word! #earlymodern

With only two weeks to go before our CfP closes, we are pleased to confirm this year’s conference activity: a tour of Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM), led by our very own Zara Money @zara-money.bsky.social. Remember to send us your abstracts to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by 22 May!

Our friends in Exeter are hosting a conference in September! Please check it out!

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

One month left to submit your abstracts for our summer conference. If you work on any aspect of early modern violence, we want to hear from you! Remember to send us your abstracts by 22 May, and please help us spread the word ⬇️

One month left to submit your abstracts for our summer conference. If you work on any aspect of early modern violence, we want to hear from you! Remember to send us your abstracts by 22 May, and please help us spread the word ⬇️

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

Wonderful to see that we have already started receiving abstracts for our upcoming conference this summer. If you are an early modernist studying violence from any discipline, do consider this opportunity to share your research with our network, and please help us spread the news! ⬇️

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

The British Commission for Maritime History (BCMH) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 'New Researchers in Maritime History Conference', on 17-18 April. If you want to keep up with emerging maritime research, don't miss it! ⚓ www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research...

New Researchers in Maritime History Conference

A conference to support emerging scholars who wish to share their work in a supportive environment and build relations with other maritime historians

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We’re delighted to announce our keynote speaker for our upcoming conference, Prof. Elaine Murphy (Plymouth) @plymprivateer.bsky.social, who will deliver a paper on how 17c sailors and their wives navigated wartime separation ⚓ Please see our full CfP below, and send your abstracts by 22 May!

We’re delighted to announce our keynote speaker for our upcoming conference, Prof. Elaine Murphy (Plymouth) @plymprivateer.bsky.social, who will deliver a paper on how 17c sailors and their wives navigated wartime separation ⚓ Please see our full CfP below, and send your abstracts by 22 May!

CfP from historians of everyday forms of violence and conflict (broadly defined). Attendees will also enjoy the delights of Devon in the early autumn ... 👇

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

We’re delighted to announce the first keynote speaker for our upcoming conference: Prof. Andrew Hopper (Oxford), who will be speaking on his forthcoming book 'Widowhood and Bereavement in the English Civil Wars'. The conference will be held on 2-3 Sept in Exeter. Email us your abstracts by 22 May!

This was a brilliant conference last year. Hoping that this year's iteration will be even more successful.

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Wonderful to see that we have already started receiving abstracts for our upcoming conference this summer. If you are an early modernist studying violence from any discipline, do consider this opportunity to share your research with our network, and please help us spread the news! ⬇️

Wonderful to see that we have already started receiving abstracts for our upcoming conference this summer. If you are an early modernist studying violence from any discipline, do consider this opportunity to share your research with our network, and please help us spread the news! ⬇️

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

I'm excited to share the Call for Papers for the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World conference is here. This year's theme is 'Beyond the Battlefield' encouraging a vast array of interdisciplinary discussion about these themes from various social viewpoints. Please do share.

Please help us share the call for papers for this exciting conference I am co-organising this summer! 📜 We welcome submissions from anyone looking at any aspect of early modern violence, particularly those looking beyond military history, and those who would not call themselves historians at all 🗡️⚓

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

We're back! Building on the success of our inaugural conference last year, we are delighted to announce its return with the new theme: Beyond the Battlefield🗡️ The conference will take place at the University of Exeter on 2-3 September. Deadline for abstracts is 22 May. Please circulate widely!

After a year of work, the conference on Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World @earlymodernwar.bsky.social could not have gone better. Thank you again to all speakers and attendees, to my fellow organisers and our sponsors @exeter.ac.uk and @swwdtp.bsky.social for making it happen! 🗡️

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 !

Really looking forward to this!

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Just two days to go! If you haven't already, remember that you can still register to attend as a non-speaker - it's free, and you can join us online or in-person and for as many or as few panels as you like ⚔️ Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Registration: Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World

30-31 October 2025, University of Exeter

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Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

Just finished preparing my paper for this - after a full year of working on this conference, I can't wait to finally to see it happen in a couple of days! 🗡️

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

I was invited to co-organise this upcoming conference being held later this month at the University of Exeter. With two days of exciting talks and panels, plus a walking historical tour of Exeter and a group dinner, I'd highly recommend coming along if you can!

This conference has been so long in the making, and the day's finally almost here! We're very excited to see everyone in just a couple of weeks - check out the final programme below, along with the registration link for anyone wishing to attend (it's free!) 🗡️

Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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

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