👑📢 check out our 2026 programme too! Come along to hear speakers talk about the truly global nature of court studies! More details are available on our website 👉 https://t.co/ktqlB7iJbO

SCS is excited to launch our Virtual Scholarship Series programme for 2025/26! Come along to hear about royal buildings, patronage, gardens, and more! Here is a summary of our programme for 2025; stay tuned for 2026! See link below for dates and times - https://t.co/ktqlB7iJbO

Across the pond, National Bow Tie Day is celebrated. Naturally the Society for Court Studies feel this should be marked with a royal trendsetter.

Do you work on the Hispanic Middle Ages? If so, a CFP from the Society for Iberian Global Art on the theme "Women in Action: Women's Artistic Practices in the Hispanic Middle Ages". A 500 word proposal is due 8 Sept. See the link below for more details! https://t.co/HXvZk8nJ7N

1525 saw the Battle of Pavia, the height of the German Peasant's War, and the founding of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's Oxford College, now called Christ Church To commemorate this, until 22 Dec, they are holding an exhibition "Imagining Wolsey: The Invention of an English Cardinal"

Looks great!

Costume design by Daniel Rabel for the Entry of Music in the Ballet des Fées de la Forest de Saint Germain, performed by the Ballet de Cour of Louis XIII, 1625 (V&A, London)

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In Germany a church renovation has uncovered what appears to be the previously unknown grave of Julie von Voß, morganatic wife of Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia. She died only 22 years old in 1789 and the King quickly replaced her in 1790. Quick rebound https://t.co/4eg3P37UnF

Fellow at the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

within the royal collection of jewels. She highlights interesting trans-national networks between England and the Low Countries, merchants and courts. Dr Hines received her PhD in History from the University of Chicago in 2024, and is now an Ax:son Johnson Institute Postdoctoral

SCS is happy to announce it has awarded the 2025 Early Career essay prize to Dr Elizabeth Hines. Her essay, “How to Pawn the Crown Jewels” demonstrates how Charles I was able to use his networks with agents in the Dutch Republic to raise badly needed funds by pawning items

CfP related to Royal Studies for @IMC_Leeds 2026. Get your proposals in before the 25th September!

Royal patronage could make an artist, but chasing after this could be a miserable existence hoping to grasp a mirage as elusive as smoke. OTD 1741, Vivaldi died in Vienna. He had moved hoping to capitalise on having met Emperor Charles VI, who then died destroying Vivaldi's hopes

Additional info! The workshop will take place from 11-13 May 2026! Contact the organisers if you require funding for travel and accommodation

@UniHalle

Workshop - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany are seeking proposals on the topic 'Power Couples? Collaborations and work and home, c. 1750-1914'. Please email sven.jaros@geschichte.uni-hall.de and z.thomas@bham.ac.uk with a 250 proposal by 1st September 2025

CFP - Leeds International Medieval Congress is seeking papers considering 'New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora' - they welcome papers on Viking Settlements across Euorpe. We would love to see your research connecting the Vikings and Court Studies! https://t.co/14gxO9QvZL

Attention courtiers! Our blog 'The Court Observer' is currently accepting submissions! Open to researchers of any career stage. Interested? Please see https://t.co/nMW8xndG8C for more information!