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Economic History Review @echistsocreview.bsky.social · 8h

Now on Early View: 'Seigneurial institutions and Holland's seventeenth-century miracle'. By Frederik Buylaert, Thijs Lambrecht, Jim van der Meulen, Rombert Stapel, Arie van Steensel, Maarten J. Prins, Kaat Cappelle & Niels Fieremans. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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This article revisits the claim that Holland owed much of its seventeenth-century efflorescence to the absence of feudal constraints on its economy. Because Holland was relatively late to develop in ....

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Rombert Stapel @rjstapel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

HisGIS.nl is live! De afgelopen jaren hebben we ontzettend hard gewerkt om dit mogelijk te maken en ik ben echt blij met het resultaat. HisGIS was als digitaal geesteswetenschappelijk project altijd al uniek in de wereld, maar met deze nieuwe interactieve website zijn we echt klaar voor de toekomst.

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Jaco Zuijderduijn @jacozuijderduijn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CfP #Foreigners in Economic and Social History: apply for the 2027 Datini-ESTER workshop. Open for PhDs and early post docs. Join us in beautiful Prato (Tuscany) for this great experience! (deadline October 15) www.istitutodatini.it/ester/htm/ca...

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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📣 We're recruiting new members for our International Advisory Board! 🌏 We are particularly interested in recruiting board members with expertise in the following areas: urban history of Africa (any region); South Asia; China; Latin America and the Caribbean; Central and Eastern Europe. 👇 Details

Call for new members of Urban History’s International Advisory Board.

Urban History seeks to appoint new members to its international advisory board.
This is an exciting opportunity to become involved with a world-leading journal for urban historical research. Urban History is published by Cambridge University Press and occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities and supplementary material including periodical reviews, thesis reviews and book reviews. Our growing submissions are becoming increasingly global and chronologically diverse and we seek to appoint an additional members of the international advisory board to reflect these developments and to further broaden our geographical range in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.
About the role
Members of the International Advisory Board are expected to promote the journal through their networks and to encourage high quality submissions in the field of urban history. Board members support the Editorial Team (Shane Ewen, Prashant Kidambi, Domenic Vitiello, Roey Sweet and Rosemary Wakeman) as requested on submissions that fall within their field, undertaking peer review where appropriate or providing suggestions for specialist reviewers within their field. All board members are expected to attend the annual meeting of the International Advisory Board (held online) where there are opportunities to provide advice and suggestions for the future direction of the journal.

We are particularly interested in recruiting board members with expertise in the following areas: urban history of Africa (any region); South Asia; China; Latin America and the Caribbean; Central and Eastern Europe.

Essential qualities (to be used in shortlisting)
• Expertise in urban history or a cognate discipline (candidates with expertise in the areas listed above may be preferred)
• Evidence of active participation in urban history networks
We are happy to receive applications from individuals at different career stages and we welcome applications from historians and colleagues from cognate disciplines – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education.
How to apply
Those interested in making an application to join the international advisory board should send to Roey Sweet (rhs4@le.ac.uk)
• a CV (no more than 3 pages)
• a summary of up to 500 words outlining your interest in the role and what you would bring to it.
Enquiries
Informal enquiries about the role can be made to: Professor Roey Sweet rhs4@le.ac.uk
Deadline
Deadline for applications: 5.00pm on Friday 11 September 2026
We expect interviews to take place in October 2026 and that the new board members will start their term of office from January 2027.

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Theo Jung @theojung.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

5 PhD-positions (4yr) in the "Politics of the Enlightenment" Research Training Group in Halle ( polight.uni-halle.de ). Deadline: 25 October 2026, start of employment: 1 April 2027 www.izea.uni-halle.de/fileadmin/co... www.izea.uni-halle.de/fileadmin/co...

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The EAUH 2026 conference is just two months away! You can access the full programme online (eauh2026.confnow.eu?pagename=cms...), which features the latest research in urban history. For practical details, workshops and tours, visit www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu.

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Discounts and useful suggestions available in the accommodation section EAUH 2026 Conference City Networks in Europe and Beyond Barcelona, September 2-5, 2026 SESSIONS OVERVIEW WORKSHOPS OVERVIEW PROG...

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Tim Schmalz @timschmalz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Rosamond McKitterick (1949-2026) A formidable scholar, an inspiring teacher, a generous spirit and a supportive colleague - truly, we have lost one of the great ones. @sidneysussex.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @camedieval.bsky.social

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Hans Busio @hansbusio.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In het spoor van Antonius met Nienke Vos en @arievansteensel.bsky.social tijdens het Middeleeuwen Symposium in Zutphen. Alles onder voorzitterschap van @johanoosterman.bsky.social.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Hier is @bramhilkens.bsky.social zelf nog in actie tijdens de EHS conferentie, met een presentatie over stad-plattelandrelaties en ongelijkheid in vroegmodern Holland.

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Economic History Society @echistsoc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Economic History Society today celebrates its centenary with a major international conference, unveiling new research that reshapes our understanding of the economic past On the Long Run we highlight some new papers by Assaf Abraham, Daniel Sanchez, Marco Cokić, Cyril Thomson and Sara Benetti

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Uitgesteld nieuwjaarsloopje in de eigen buurt.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Ja, zie: www.google.nl/books/editio....

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Henk Looijesteijn @henklooijesteijn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Presentatie van ons boek over Leiden in het Gravensteen. @judithpollmann.bsky.social plaatst het boek in zijn Leidse en stadshistorische context. 'Leiden is altiid erg geintesseerd in zichzelf', 😉. Open access bij @dgb-mem.bsky.social. Onder redactie van o.a. @arievansteensel.bsky.social.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Nog enkele plaatsen beschikbaar! Inmiddels is de bundel verschenen: brill.com/display/titl....

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Deze maand verschijnt de 'Companion to Medieval and Early Modern Leiden' in open access: brill.com/display/titl.... De publieke presentatie is op 2 december, zie uitnodiging.

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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Vacature voor een postdoc om onderzoek te doen naar het culturele netwerk van Hendrik III van #Nassau en Mencía de Mendoza (10 maanden fte). Kom werken bij @uvahumanities.bsky.social en bouw mee aan een tentoonstelling in Stedelijk Museum #Breda! ⬇️ werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/po...

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Vacature — Postdoc Staging Nobility in Urban Space. The Nassau Dynasty and the Towns of the Low Countries

De Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) heeft een vacature voor een postdoctorale onderzoekspositie voor 10 maanden met ingang van 1 februari 2026. Deze functie maakt deel uit van het onderzo...

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Wilma van den Brink @wbk500.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Promotieplaats - door haar of hem zelf ontwikkeld promotieplan vanwinterfonds.nl/van-winter-p...

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Van Winter-Promovendus – Professor Van Winterfonds

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Nog tien dagen om op deze vacature voor een promovendus te reageren. We zoeken een kandidaat met expertise op het gebied van de stadsgeschiedenis van de premoderne Nederlanden.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

EAUH 2026 Barcelona - Extended CfP Deadline: www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Eerste en waarschijnlijk de laatste keer.

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Theo Jung @theojung.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

IZEA Fellowships ‘Multiple Enlightenments: 18th century to today’ at MartinLuther-University Halle-Wittenberg : 2 fellowships for doctoral candidates (postdoc) and 2 fellowships for doctoral students in the summer semester 2026 for 3 months each www.izea.uni-halle.de/fileadmin/co...

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Two weeks remaining to submit your paper proposal for the EAUH2026 conference in Barcelona!

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Justin Colson @justincolson.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Working on pre-modern customs records, in any context? We're running a session "Quayside and Custom House: Customs Accounts as a Source for Medieval and Early Modern Urban History" at EAUH 2026 Barcelona. Paper submissions very welcome! www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/#se...

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Sessions go to quick Sessions’ overview Session 1 Main Session The Cities that made the Empire: Connectivity and Urban Networks from Late Republican to Imperial Times Organizers Noelia Cases MoraUnive...

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

📣 PhD Job Alert: PhD position in Late Medieval and Early Modern Urban History at the University of Groningen 🗓️ Deadline 31 October 2025 🔗 For more information, see: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor....

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Vacatures bij de RUG

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H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

CFP: Moving people: residential mobility and the housing market in European cities (1200-1800) www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-1575… Barcelona, 02.09.2026-05.09.2026, European Association for Urban History (EAUH), Bewerbungsschluss: 22.10.2025

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

See the recent article of Romein et al., State of the Field, in the journal History.

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Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The #EAUH2026 call for papers is now open with *100 sessions* covering a huge variety of #UrbanHistory topics 🔗 www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/

Map of Barcelona from around 1700. The city is surrounded by walls and the Mediterranean Sea, with sail ships depicted sailing on the water.

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

CfP: Moving people: residential mobility and the housing market in European cities (1200-1800) We are looking for papers for a session at the EAUH 2026 conference at Barcelona. Deadline: 22 October 2025 See, for the full call, including 99 other sessions: www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/#se....

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Sessions – EAUH2026

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Vincent Foucher @vincentfoucher.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Reopening the call for a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship on jihad in Subsaharan Africa, with a later start date (January 2026) - French a plus but not a requirement... drive.google.com/file/d/1oLPb...

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Postdoctoral Contract - Governing Jihad in Africa (ENG).pdf

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Jaco Zuijderduijn @jacozuijderduijn.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Cfp: "From craft guilds to unions". Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar for early-career economic and social historians, 11-17 May 2026, Prato (Italy). Learn more about your field of studies, make friends, and enjoy lovely Prato! Apply before 15 October: www.istitutodatini.it/ester/htm/ca... Pls. share!

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Rombert Stapel @rjstapel.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Another presentation at the #wehc2025 in Lund (30 July 11:00), delivered w/ @arievansteensel.bsky.social, will focus on the late medieval economic geography of the County of Holland and the impact of feudal lords on this economic landscape, building on our work published earlier this yr #medievalsky

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Theo Jung @theojung.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I'm very happy to see my 'second book' on the uses and meanings of silence in 19th century politics now officially published. Many thanks to all who made this moment possible. More information on the publisher's website: www.droste-verlag.de/buecher/tite...

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Since the BA has switched to Liverpool UP as its publisher, seems like a good time to point to our collected volume "Lordship and the Decentralized State in Late Medieval Europe" on the new site—especially since LUP offers 20% off on direct orders! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Lordship and the Decentralized State in Late Medieval Europe | Home

Themed volumes of essays in the humanities and social sciences

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

In de nieuwste Stadsgeschiedenis is een uitgebreide bespreking van Clé Lesgers Power and Urban Space in Pre-Modern Holland opgenomen. Een studie met innovatieve inzichten van een historicus die veel heeft betekend voor de Nederlandse stadsgeschiedenis. Meer informatie: lup.be/journal-issu....

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Arie van Steensel @arievansteensel.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

📢Reminder: Call for Sessions - EAUH 2026 Conference - Barcelona - City Networks in Europe and Beyond 📅Deadline: 15 April 2025 🔗More information: www.uantwerpen.be/en/centres/e...

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