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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In our latest episode, host Ellie Woodacre is joined by Elizabeth Norton and Valerie Schutte to explore their new books in the Lives of Royal Women series on Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves. Check it out right here👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The autumn RSN newsletter is coming out soon. If you have news, promotions, calls for papers etc. which you would like included in our october newsletter, please send your contributions by 30th september to news@royalstudiesnetwork.org

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Get your tickets now for the Tudor Queens Talk at Hampton Court! Elizabeth Norton and Valerie Schutte talk about their new biographies on Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves, part of the Routledge Lives of Royal Women series www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-cour... www.routledge.com/Lives-of-Roy...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Step behind the convent walls of Lisbon in this fascinating new episode. Host Susannah Lyon-Whaley is joined by Ben James to discuss his exciting new book! Check it out right here👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rounding off #KQ15 with a trip to Konopiště Castle, famously the last home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Duchess Sophie Chotkova Thank you to @dani2772.bsky.social and the team at @akademievedcr.bsky.social for their wonderful job hosting us #royalstudies #conference #Prague

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Save the date! We are thrilled excited to announce that Kings and Queen 17 will be returning to Scotland in 2028 Further information about our Aberdeen conference will be available in due course on the RSN website @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social #Aberdeen #KQ17 #Scotland #royalstudies

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who made #KQ15 such as success, especially our hosts at @akademievedcr.bsky.social and @historickyustav.bsky.social Watch this space for information about #KQ16 #conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship #prague

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

After a fantastic #KQ15, the Royal Studies Network is excited to announce the dates for Kings and Queens 16, in Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱 Join us from 7-10 September 2027 for our first conference in the Southern hemisphere! In 2027,the conference will focus on war and conquest.

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Today's programme for #KQ15 and for more details go to our website via our linktree 🔗 Make sure to follow along and share your experience with our conference hashtag #KQ15 #Royalstudies #conference

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

An enchanting evening of late sixteenth and early seventeenth century music by the Ensemble Rosa Mystica 🎶 soprano - Veronika Hajičová Vojiřová theorbo- Barbora Hulcová #KQ15 #Prague #history #conference #royalstudies

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Day 2 of #KQ15 in #prague Thank you Jonathan Spangler for opening as today's keynote speaker, and everyone who delivered a wide variety of thought-provoking papers and our hosts @akademievedcr @historickyustav_avcr #conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship #history

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our evening reception, celebrating the start to a brilliant conference and the winner of the @royal_studies_journal Biennial Book Prize for 2026 @emmaoberat @historickyustav_avcr @akademievedcr #KQ15 #conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Kings and Queens 15: Kings, Queens and Dynasties in Perils started this morning in the Academy of Science in Prague. The first speaker is Cindy McCreery who gives a keynote on “Monarchy in Peril?”: Object Journeys from 19c Pacific Monarchies to Central European Collections. #kingsandqueens15

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Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’ve just finished presenting my paper at the Kings and Queens 15 conference in Prague on ‘Maryed to a villaynes blood’: Henry VIII’s Four English Wives and the Construction of their Queenships. Always nice to present early in a conference programme! #kingsandqueens15 #henryviii #sixwives

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Cathleen Sarti @cathleen-sarti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

After a fantastic keynote by Cindy McCreery bringing us at #KQ15 to 19th c. New Zealand, I am now listening to an attempted murder and spy dramatic tale of 14th c. Portugal! And all because of opposition to a royal marriage (between Fernando I and Queen Leonor Teles)

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Cathleen Sarti @cathleen-sarti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Learning much about the very complicated political (and economic and financial) conflict surrounding the succession of the Bohemian throne after 1306 #Monarchy&Money #KQ15 - several papers are looking at the various actors from Henry and Anna of Bohemia to John of Luxemburg and Elisabeth of Bohemia

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A great first day at #KQ15!! Some amazing action shots here from the panels and papers! Thanks to @dani2772.bsky.social and all the team at the Czech Academy of Sciences for the wonderful job they are doing of hosting us, can’t wait for more to come tomorrow! @royalstudies.bsky.social

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Amy burcher @amy-burcher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So excited to be in #prague for #kq15! We've had our first day of talks today but I've still made some time to do some sightseeing and visit some churches

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Thank you for our keynote speaker Cindy Mccreery for kicking off our conference this morning and our hosts @historickyustav_avcr @akademievedcr #KQ15 #history #conference #kingship #queenship #royalstudies

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today's the day! Kings and Queens 15 starts today in Prague and online💜 See above for today's programme and for my details go to our website via our linktree 🔗 Make sure to follow along and share your experience with our conference hashtag #KQ15 #Royalstudies #conference

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Leeds International Medieval Congress 2027 Call for Papers. Send your abstracts to zita.rohr@mq.edu or ellie.woodacre@winchester.ac.uk by 15 September www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/post/cfp-com...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hello from beautiful Prague! We look forward to seeing you in person and online tomorrow for #KQ15 #conferencecountdown #history #kingsandqueens

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Two days to go till our annual conference! Check the schedule at www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/copy-of-curr.... #KQ15 #conferencecountdown #history

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Looking forward to seeing you in person and online for Kings and Queens 15 #KQ15 #conferencecountdown #history

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Kings & Queens 15 is next week in Prague. We’d love for you to join us, wherever you are. Organisers have confirmed conference will be streamed online. Remote participation is now available. Register by 31.08.2026. Registration & programme found here: www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/copy-of-curr...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Important Update! Updated timetable for the King and Queens 15 Conference 💜 #KQ15 #royalstudies

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Leeds International Medieval Congress 2027 Call for Papers. Send your abstracts to zita.rohr@mq.edu or ellie.woodacre@winchester.ac.uk by 15 September www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/post/cfp-com...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

We're counting down to Kings and Queens 15! Join us in Prague (or online) in September 👑💜👑 More information is available on our website via the link in bio Follow along and share your own experiences with our conference hashtag #KQ15 #royalstudies #Kingship #queenship #dynasties #history

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Get your tickets now for the Tudor Queens Talk at Hampton Court Palace, with Elizabeth Norton and Valerie Schutte! They'll discuss their new biographies of Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves, in the Routledge Lives of Royal Women series www.hrp.org.uk/.../members-... www.routledge.com/Lives-of-Roy...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW 📣👑 In 2026 Madrid Artes Digitales brought Cleopatra: The Experience to London. This blog post examines how Kleopatra was presented, what visitors could learn, and where its portrayal of the last queen of Egypt could be developed further. ✍️ Kurtis Pope

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Leeds International Medieval Congress 2027 Call for Papers. Send your abstracts to zita.rohr@mq.edu or ellie.woodacre@winchester.ac.uk by 15 September www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/post/cfp-com...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Special Issue on CROWN AND CONSTITUTION in the journal for the History of European Ideas www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhei20/5...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Alert! In the latest episode, host Megan Barber is joined by Dr Owen Emmerson to explore Capturing A Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn, the acclaimed exhibition at Hever Castle. 👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Call for Papers for the Society of Court Studies on the question: "Where are Court Studies, Now?" Get your abstracts in before august 17th to contact@courtstudies.org

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📢Call for Papers Quaestiones Medii Aevi Novae invites contributions for its Current Studies section. (qman.com.pl) Submission deadlines are 1 November 2026 for 2026 issue and 1 November 2027 for 2027 issue Contact: redakcja@qman.com.pl

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Episode! This week, Megan Barber is joined by Dr Holly Marsden, Assistant Curator of Research at Historic Royal Palaces, to explore the remarkable life of Queen Mary II. Check it out 👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW 📣👑 This post describes how a recent exhibition, Love Letters, at the National Archives, London, demonstrated many of the aspects of monarchy and queenship via the items on display. #History #RoyalStudies

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New publication in the "Conferenze" series: "Due regine d'eccezione a Roma. Cristina di Svezia e Maria Casimira Sobieska" rzym.pan.pl/blog/2026/06...

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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre @ewoodacre.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Enjoyed our @royalstudies.bsky.social strand @imc-leeds.bsky.social yesterday, discussing shifting representation & memory of kings & queens from imperial China to Victorian medievalism, today is the ‘Long Live the Queen’ strand from Reconfiguring Bohemian Queenship project in Maurice Keyworth 1.06

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Attending #IMC2026 ? Come watch our RSN strands on Wednesday and Thursday

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Less than 2 weeks till @imc-leeds.bsky.social. Join our RSN sessions on Wednesday and Thursday

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New release in the Routledge 'Lives of Royal Woman' series: 'Leonor of England: The Plantagenet Queen of Castile' by José Manuel Cerda Costabal 20% discount with the code 26AFLY2

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW 📣👑 This blog pieces introduces themes of power and queenship along with a suggested theme of female regency. This post examines the most recent season of the self-titled show and touches on past visual portrayals of France’s most famous queen. #Blog #RoyalStudies #History

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Marie Antoinette, queen or almost regent?A look at Marie Antoinette, Season 2.

By Andrea Silen-McMillin A reoccurring theme amongst the written queenship genre is the focus of female power in times of crisis. Of late there has been a wealth of historical dramas focused on que…

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

New podcast episode out - listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis... Join @susieoftraken.bsky.social and Lauren Working for their discussion on Working's latest book 'A Golden World': www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...

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