💙📚 This portrait of Henry VIII was painted in 1540 which is when the king met Anne of Cleves. He famously declared himself disappointed with her appearance.
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March 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
💙📚 This portrait of Henry VIII was painted in 1540 which is when the king met Anne of Cleves. He famously declared himself disappointed with her appearance.
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From Scroll to Script: Belarusian Book Printing Through the Ages ✒️📚✉️
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April 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
From Scroll to Script: Belarusian Book Printing Through the Ages ✒️📚✉️
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Workshop | 20-21 Februar | PSK-Building, 1010 Vienna, Georg Coch-Platz 2 and online via Zoom.
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Workshop | 20-21 Februar | PSK-Building, 1010 Vienna, Georg Coch-Platz 2 and online via Zoom.
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Feel free to share with all potentially interested parties—we’d love to welcome a wide audience!
February 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#Religiosity, Women’s #SelfWriting and #CourtNetworks in #EarlyModernEurope (ca. 1600-1800)
Workshop | 20-21 Februar | PSK-Building, 1010 Vienna, Georg Coch-Platz 2 and online via Zoom.
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Workshop | 20-21 Februar | PSK-Building, 1010 Vienna, Georg Coch-Platz 2 and online via Zoom.
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Paper was used for more than just writing, drawing, and printing, as #skystorians of #EarlyModernEurope know. Paper was mainly used for wrapping purposes too, as I said here: brill.com/display/book...
Tobacco, peppercorns etc. needed paper wrappers to get sold in small units. #PaperHistory
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Tobacco, peppercorns etc. needed paper wrappers to get sold in small units. #PaperHistory
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May 17, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Paper was used for more than just writing, drawing, and printing, as #skystorians of #EarlyModernEurope know. Paper was mainly used for wrapping purposes too, as I said here: brill.com/display/book...
Tobacco, peppercorns etc. needed paper wrappers to get sold in small units. #PaperHistory
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Tobacco, peppercorns etc. needed paper wrappers to get sold in small units. #PaperHistory
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Am I to understand that the final attempt of the English to attack the citadel on the Ile de Rhe failed because THE LADDERS THEY BROUGHT WERE TOO SHORT?
Oh, Steenie.
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Oh, Steenie.
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January 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Am I to understand that the final attempt of the English to attack the citadel on the Ile de Rhe failed because THE LADDERS THEY BROUGHT WERE TOO SHORT?
Oh, Steenie.
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Oh, Steenie.
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Beylerbeys of Podolia: the Polish #Commonwealth region of #Podolia was occupied by the #Ottoman empire in 1672, after the end of the Fourth #Austro-TurkishWar.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Beylerbeys of Podolia: the Polish #Commonwealth region of #Podolia was occupied by the #Ottoman empire in 1672, after the end of the Fourth #Austro-TurkishWar.
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@dylanmotin.bsky.social, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid,’ published an op-ed in the ‘Meer Magazine.’ Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/35ckpwt8 #meerdotcom #AnthemPress #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #Hegemony #HistoryOfDiplomacy #newspaperarticle #newreads
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
@dylanmotin.bsky.social, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid,’ published an op-ed in the ‘Meer Magazine.’ Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/35ckpwt8 #meerdotcom #AnthemPress #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #Hegemony #HistoryOfDiplomacy #newspaperarticle #newreads
Excited to see Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid' with his book. Get your copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy #AnthemPress #authorphoto @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #indiepublisher #newreads #newrelease #getyourcopy
October 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Excited to see Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid' with his book. Get your copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy #AnthemPress #authorphoto @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #indiepublisher #newreads #newrelease #getyourcopy
New blog article: 'The warlike king who died in his bed' by Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid'. Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/y345s45u #AnthemPress #blogpost @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New blog article: 'The warlike king who died in his bed' by Dylan Motin, author of ‘How Louis XIV Survived His Hegemonic Bid'. Read here ➡️ tinyurl.com/y345s45u #AnthemPress #blogpost @dylanmotin.bsky.social #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope
Out now! Explains how Louis XIV of France uniquely preserved and even expanded his realm by pursuing peace from a position of strength, unlike other modern hegemons who fought to exhaustion. Click here➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy @dylanmotin.bsky.social #Newreads #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Out now! Explains how Louis XIV of France uniquely preserved and even expanded his realm by pursuing peace from a position of strength, unlike other modern hegemons who fought to exhaustion. Click here➡️ tinyurl.com/bdcsk8dy @dylanmotin.bsky.social #Newreads #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope
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Cursed to Dance: What you didn't know about the outbreak of St Vitus' Dance in Strasbourg.
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Cursed to Dance: What you didn't know about the outbreak of St Vitus' Dance in Strasbourg.
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Cursed to Dance: What you didn't know about the outbreak of St Vitus' Dance in Strasbourg.
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Cursed to Dance: What you didn't know about the outbreak of St Vitus' Dance in Strasbourg.
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Silver keeps the empire's machinery running, but the crisis that defines the reign is closer to home. By 1609, Spain's rulers frame the Moriscos—descendants of forcibly converted Muslims—as a threat, setting the stage for one of Europe's largest forced expulsions. #Moriscos #EarlyModernEurope
August 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Silver keeps the empire's machinery running, but the crisis that defines the reign is closer to home. By 1609, Spain's rulers frame the Moriscos—descendants of forcibly converted Muslims—as a threat, setting the stage for one of Europe's largest forced expulsions. #Moriscos #EarlyModernEurope
"In 1569, the Union of Lublin united Poland & Lithuania into the massive Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. " #EarlyModernEurope https://fefd.link/DvP7D
July 30, 2026 at 10:12 AM
"In 1569, the Union of Lublin united Poland & Lithuania into the massive Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. " #EarlyModernEurope https://fefd.link/DvP7D
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"Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe: Male–Male Sexual Relations, 1400–1750, Noel Malcolm, Oxford University Press.
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"Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe: Male–Male Sexual Relations, 1400–1750, Noel Malcolm, Oxford University Press.
Reviewed by Gary Ferguson
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... The Early Modern Monster Manual reveals how monsters were made — and what they can still teach us about the boundaries of belief, knowledge, and humanity.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
... The Early Modern Monster Manual reveals how monsters were made — and what they can still teach us about the boundaries of belief, knowledge, and humanity.
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"Did 16th century Euro peasants think they had it better than 15th century? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4h5hbj/you_are_a_central_european_commoner_in_the_mid/ #EarlyModernEurope"
November 9, 2024 at 4:42 AM
"Did 16th century Euro peasants think they had it better than 15th century? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4h5hbj/you_are_a_central_european_commoner_in_the_mid/ #EarlyModernEurope"
"How crowded was the city of #Florence during the #Renaissance? https://redd.it/4jxwid #EarlyModernEurope #UrbanHist"
November 9, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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The W****craft Act of 1541, passed under Henry VIII, criminalized magical practices ranging from s*rcery to prophecy, treating them as felonies punishable by D****.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The W****craft Act of 1541, passed under Henry VIII, criminalized magical practices ranging from s*rcery to prophecy, treating them as felonies punishable by D****.
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Over the #earlymodern period different practices to manage conflicts and guarantee peace agreements were established that Laufs and Wenzel will introduce to us. Thus, illustrating the ingenuity but also the limits of #emdiplomacy. (6/6)
#peacemaking #peace #earlymoderneurope […]
Over the #earlymodern period different practices to manage conflicts and guarantee peace agreements were established that Laufs and Wenzel will introduce to us. Thus, illustrating the ingenuity but also the limits of #emdiplomacy. (6/6)
#peacemaking #peace #earlymoderneurope […]
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November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Over the #earlymodern period different practices to manage conflicts and guarantee peace agreements were established that Laufs and Wenzel will introduce to us. Thus, illustrating the ingenuity but also the limits of #emdiplomacy. (6/6)
#peacemaking #peace #earlymoderneurope […]
Over the #earlymodern period different practices to manage conflicts and guarantee peace agreements were established that Laufs and Wenzel will introduce to us. Thus, illustrating the ingenuity but also the limits of #emdiplomacy. (6/6)
#peacemaking #peace #earlymoderneurope […]
Excited to see ‘CreativitRy' author Stan Lai with his book. Get your copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bp6zrbzw #AnthemPress #authorphoto #StanLai #newreads #newrelease #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #Hegemony #HistoryOfDiplomacy
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Excited to see ‘CreativitRy' author Stan Lai with his book. Get your copy here ➡️ tinyurl.com/bp6zrbzw #AnthemPress #authorphoto #StanLai #newreads #newrelease #FrenchHistory #EarlyModernEurope #Hegemony #HistoryOfDiplomacy