Royal Studies

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW📣👑 To mark America’s 250th independence anniversary, the New York Historical Society recreated the 1776 toppling of George III’s statue, sparking contemporary political comparisons! ✍️ Rae Tunstall royalstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2026/10/26/t...

Listen to our latest RSN podcast now via the link www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis... This roundtable explores the Woodville family who played such a prominent role in late fifteenth century English politics. @princessburton.bsky.social @kvmfinn.bsky.social

Call for Blog Submissions: Diana 2027 In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the RSB invites submissions from postgraduate and early-career researchers For further information on submissions please visit: royalstudiesblog.wordpress.com/call-for-blo...

Join our first session of our new Virtual Forum on Monday 19th October at 18:00 BST (UK time)! Email us at activities@royalstudiesnetwork.org to be added to the mailing list and receive the link to the session!

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW📣👑 This post explores Edward III’s foundation of the Order of the Garter, its place in his vision of kingship, and its influence on future monarchs in the centuries which followed. ✍️ Taylor Kniphfer royalstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/t...

In this episode, host Ellie Woodacre chats with three historians about the lives of three daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. Check it out right here👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

Join our first session of our new Virtual Forum on Monday 19th October at 18:00 BST (UK time)! Email us at activities@royalstudiesnetwork.org to be added to the mailing list and receive the link to the session!

Book Launch celebration and author conversation event as part of @ThinkUHI Centre for History's Talks Live series Join for a free session on the 15th of October at www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-... or watch after on youtube @UHIHistory #history #booklaunch #exploringmonarchy

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...

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

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...

NEW BLOG POST OUT NOW📣👑 ✍️ Laurie Seiters royalstudiesblog.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/a...

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...

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

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

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

Thank you to Milena Bravermanova and all our speakers for kicking off a fantastic third day of #kq15 @akademievedcr.bsky.social @historickyustav.bsky.social #prague #conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

The timetable for today's talks on day 2 of #KQ15 #conference #royalstudies #kingship #queenship

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

🎙️ NEW PODCAST ALERT 👑💰 A Royal Studies Podcast mini-series on how royalty and wealth are connected. Why does money matter for monarchy? From royal finances to global influence—every crown has an economy. 👑💰👇🏻 www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

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...

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...

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

🎙️ 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...