Dénes Harai

Manuel Rivero Rodríguez - Felipe II

À paraître en avril chez Allianza

Parution aujourd'hui de notre nouveau livre:
Loïc Artiaga, Matthieu Letourneux, "La culture de masse en France 2. 1930-1990", Paris, La Découverte, "Repères"
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Charles west gives RHS lecture.

We are delighted to host Prof Charles West this evening at our annual medieval lecture. Charles is discussing the mobility of queens and queenship in early medieval Europe. #Skystorians

C'est avec un très grand plaisir que je vous annonce la parution aux Éditions A. Pedone du livre collectif "Diplomatie de femmes, Femmes en diplomatie du Moyen Âge au XVIIIe siècle", codirigé avec Lucien Bély et Matthieu Gellard.

Call for Royal Historical Society PhD funding with text: The Royal Historical Society offers two annual PhD Fellowships for postgraduate historians in their third year of research at a university in the UK or overseas in order to complete a doctorate. The Fellowships comprise: Two RHS Centenary Fellowships: each Centenary Fellowship runs for 6-months and is worth £8,500 for final-year PhD students to complete their dissertations and to develop their research career. All Fellowships are open to candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation. They are jointly held with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London, where Fellows are based.

PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.

Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.

Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians

Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...

Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII

Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians

Agir et pouvoir(s) Ce webinaire propose six interventions en ligne permettant d’explorer les marges de manœuvre des agents de l’Etat et de leur entourage en France à l’époque moderne. Il s’agira en particulier d’obse...

J'ai le plaisir de partager le programme d'un webinaire co-organisé avec C. Desenclos, P. Ferrier-Viaud, L. Lehéricy et S. Martin entre février et juin sur les marges de manoeuvre des serviteurs du roi en France à l'époque moderne.
N'hésitez pas à nous rejoindre !
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Very pleased that we got to publish this Comment in the TRHS! And many thanks @chriscampbell1.bsky.social for pitching it.

Further reflections on this and other subjects are certainly welcome. 😊

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Jean-Claude Maire Vigueur - A tavola con i signori

Cibo, lusso e potere nelle corti rinascimentali

Vient de paraître chez Il Mulino

Illustration of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, featuring an intricate architectural drawing of the historic building with detailed facade, numerous windows, and figures dressed in academic robes seated in the foreground.

Engraving of the interior of the Bodleian Library at Oxford, featuring detailed architecture with arched ceilings, rows of books, and figures walking between the bookshelves.

Aerial view of the Radcliffe Camera surrounded by Oxford University's historic buildings, with a cloudy sky above.

Aerial view of the historic University of Oxford, showcasing intricate architecture and a person walking across the courtyard.

Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚

The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...

This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅

Thanks to Lizzy McNeill of BBC's 'More or Less' (@timharford.ft.com) and to @janmachielsen.bsky.social of @royalhistsoc.org for this opportunity!

Πόσους ανθρώπους σκότωσε στην πραγματικότητα ο Βλαντ ο Ανασκολοπιστής - Ο μύθος του Κόμη Δράκουλα καταρρέει - iefimerida.gr Πόση αλήθεια υπάρχει πίσω από τη θρυλική αγριότητα του Βλαντ; Ήταν πράγματι ο πιο αιμοσταγής πολεμιστής της Ευρώπης ή ένα θύμα υπερβολών και πολιτικής προπαγάνδας;

Thanks to Konstantinos Tsavalos (www.iefimerida.gr/stories/o-my...) for his reading of 'Counting the stakes' (doi.org/10.1017/S008... of @royalhistsoc.org) in @iefimerida.bsky.social

Cover images for the two forthocming titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series: 'Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940', by Gareth Roddy Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes

We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:

> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H

Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

Vlad the Impaler was medieval Europe's bloodiest warlord, but is the scale of his murder just a myth? Vlad III Dracula, the brutal warlord and inspiration for Bram Stoker’s genre-defining vampire, has long held a reputation as medieval Europe’s most terrifying ruler. Now, new research asks: how true a...

BBC HistoryExtra recently featured new research on the victims of 'Vlad the Impaler' bit.ly/47neK4M. The article draws on new work by Dénes Harai which is published in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'.

Dénes's 'Transactions' article is now available bit.ly/46iJfIU #Skystorians 1/2

Un historiador replantea la verdadera historia de Vlad el Empalador: las cifras reales de sus ejecuciones cuestionan siglos de exageraciones | Planeta 16 Un nuevo estudio revela que Vlad III de Valaquia no fue tan monstruoso como se creía. En realidad, la mayoría de sus atrocidades fueron exageradas durante siglos.

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"Counting the Stakes" (doi.org/10.1017/S008...) read by Ligia García for @planeta16.com

Thanks to James Osborne of History Extra (www.historyextra.com/period/medie...) for reporting on my recently published article 'Counting the Stakes: A Reassessment of Vlad III Dracula's Practice of Collective Impalements..." (doi.org/10.1017/S008...), Transactions of the @royalhistsoc.org

First page of 'Counting the Stakes: A Reassessment of Vlad III Dracula’s Practice of Collective Impalements in Fifteenth-Century South-eastern Europe', by Denes Harai, new research article in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Abstract: 'Dubbed ‘the Impaler’ by his contemporaries, Vlad III Dracula (c. 1431–76), was accused of the slaughter of between 40,000 and 100,000 individuals, 20,000 of them allegedly impaled at the Wallachian capital Targovişte. Although historians have often considered these figures inflated, none of the numerous studies dedicated to the voivode of Wallachia have undertaken a methodical evaluation of the extent of this exaggeration. This article takes up this historiographical challenge by examining all available documentation. In so doing, it provides a full reassessment of the practice of impalement in fifteenth-century south-eastern Europe. Contrary to assumptions of previous scholarship, Vlad’s use of impalement was influenced simultaneously by pre-existing Hungarian and Ottoman practices. Quantitative analysis shows that only 7–10 per cent of the impalements claimed by sources can be considered plausible and proposes a new data-driven estimation of Vlad’s impaled victims. Finally, a comparison with other rulers shows that, while Vlad ordered collective impalements more frequently, the average number of victims per impalement was similar to that elsewhere in south-eastern Europe.'

Image of Vlad III Dracula from c.1488 text: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, public domain.

'Counting the Stakes: A Reassessment of Vlad III Dracula': new in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society' bit.ly/46iJfIU

In this new article, Dénes Harai reconsiders the victims of 'Vlad the Impaler' (c.1431-76), the historical inspiration for Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula #Skystorians 1/2

Christine Kooi - La Réforme aux Pays-Bas, 1500-1620

À paraître en novembre chez Brepols

Reframing Treaties in the Late Medieval and Early Modern West Abstract. Opening a fresh chapter in the burgeoning field of premodern diplomatic history, Reframing Treaties focuses on peacemaking through a wide geopoli

Vient de paraître "Reframing Treaties in the Late Medieval and Early Modern West", dir. I. Lazzarini, L. Piffanelli et D. Pirillo. @oxunipress.bsky.social

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⚠️Breaking News : La Bibliothèque Diderot de Lyon est en ligne.
Plus de 12 000 documents en libre accès sont consultables depuis chez vous. 🛋️
Et ce n'est qu'un début ! 🤩
Pour découvrir la richesse de leurs fonds ⬇️
BDL : tinyurl.com/3shka7x3
🏙️ : tinyurl.com/3kcp7stm
#Booksky #Skystorian

Agustín García Simón - La ambición de poder

Galería de validos

Vient de paraître chez Marcial Pons

Vous souhaitez comprendre comment est né l'anabaptisme ? savoir ce qui s'est passé lorsque La Rochelle est tombée en 1628 ? rencontrer la “reine des Camisards” ? découvrir le “protestantisme d'atmosophère” dans lequel baignaient certains auteurs français du XIXe? Ce numéro de la RHP est pour vous !

🎓 Colloque "La Violence à la Cour (XIVe-XIXe siècle)".

📍Sorbonne Université (Centre Roland Mousnier/Institut de recherche sur les civilisations de l’occident moderne), salle G647, 17 rue de la Sorbonne, Paris 5e.

🗓️ 11-12 juin 2025.

🔎 Plus d'informations. ⤵️

An open book showing an illustration of an otter eating a fish

It's #WorldOtterDay!
To celebrate here's a lovely woodcut illustration of a very hungry little otter found in Conrad Gesner's Historiae Animalium (c.1602)

Colloque – Pardoning and Pardon Letters in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (15th-17th centuries) 5-6 June 2025. UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles and KU Leuven Brussels Campus. The PARDONS project ( funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office invites proposals for a conference on pardoning …

Colloque – Pardoning and Pardon Letters in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (15th-17th centuries)

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Work like this, by David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent (both Fellows @royalhistsoc.org), requires expertise, deep knowledge, judgement and analysis.

Such work enriches us and culture. We should celebrate and value it as we do discoveries and breakthroughs in other walks of life #Skystorians

Image description: Alpacas in a temporary enclosure on the grass lawn in front of the Radcliffe Camera library, with a crowd of people gathered around, under blue but a partly cloudy sky.

🦙📚 Alpacas in the library - coming Friday! 📚🦙

In the name of reducing exam stress, we will be hosting alpacas on the Radcliffe Camera lawn on Friday 23 May 1-4pm.

Open to all members of the University with access by University/College/Library card.

📖 Parution : Alvaro Adot Lerga, Ph. Charreyre, Denes Herai (dir.), "Princes, conseils et réformations à la Renaissance
Politique et religion (Europe-Amériques)", Madrid, Casa de Velázquez, 2025.

🖱️ En ligne : books.openedition.org/cvz/54111

📚 Lien éditeur -> www.casadevelazquez.org/publications...

J'y étais seulement lundi et mardi... mais j'aurais bien voulu y rester encore.