Apr VSS - Gardens Join us for Apr VSS - Gardens

Register before tomorrow evening at the link below

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Our April VSS session on Thursday 16 April will see two speakers present on the theme of gardens!

Esther Lupón González will speak on medieval Islamic gardens at the Caliphal Court of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III

Baijayanti Chatterjee will present on Mughal gardens under the Nawabs of Bengal 1707-1757

Workshop 1 WG2: Hungry for Data: studying court dining and using sensor(y) data – SENSES | COST Action CA24164 Dining at court may have been a feast for the senses – but what kind of data do we have to understand and measure these feasts? Court studies has a strong inter

Here are the full details for the "Hungry for Data" workshop, including "Travel and accommodation costs of accepted speakers will be reimbursed according to COST rules. Early career researchers may also apply for Short-Term Scientific Missions".

cost-senses.eu/activities/w...

Submit an abstract (max 300 words) and short CV (max 1 page) by 10 April 2026 to:

email@stephan-hoppe.de and fabian.persson@lnu.se

The call particularly welcomes contributions from researchers in history, art and architectural history, heritage studies, heritage science, digital humanities, computer science, geospatial and sensor data analysis, simulation, and AI. Early Career Researchers are warmly encouraged to apply.

contributions for a hands-on, interdisciplinary event in Vilnius, 29–30 May 2026. Topics include sensory and spatial approaches to court dining, measurable proxies such as lighting, acoustics, ventilation, circulation, seating and visibility, as well as AI, modelling, and data visualisation.

Hungry for Data: Studying court dining and using sensory data (1300–1800).
Interested in how data, the senses, and court dining can be studied together? The workshop “Hungry for Data: Studying court dining and using sensory data (1300–1800)” invites

📣 We are excited to announce another call for blog contributions! We would love to hear from anyone working on themes related to court studies!

To find out more visit 👇

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Get ready for our March VSS session tomorrow, 19 March at 17:00 GMT/18:00 CET!

Come along to hear Rebecca I. Arnheim discuss Eleonora d’Aragona’s central role in the feminine networks that shaped Italian courtly life during the Quattrocento.

Register below 👇

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One of our Court Studies team will be speaking on the topic "Court Dwarfs, Physical Difference and Institutionalization" on 17 March at 6pm GMT!

Details below 👇

What was the significance of the Stuart Withdrawing Room? Come along tomorrow evening to find out!

You'll need to register by 5pm today if you want to attend!

Join us this Thursday 19 Feb 18:00 CET/17:00 GMT to hear about "A space of significance: The evolution of the Stuart Withdrawing Room"

Come along to hear about the importance of accessibility at the Stuart Court from Julia Hamilton!

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Lily Freeman-Jones (QMUL) - "Soaring Arias and Loose Stitches" “Soaring Arias and Loose Stitches: Women as Race-Makers Between Early Modern European Courts”

Buckle up! On Monday 9 February, Lily Freeman-Jones (Queen Mary University of London) will present “Soaring Arias and Loose Stitches: Women as Race-Makers Between Early Modern European Courts”.

18:00 GMT – Online via Zoom, register here:

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How are your 2026 New Year's resolutions going? If one of those was to submit an abstract for our 2026 Conference, then you're in luck! The deadline has been extended to 28 Februrary!

If you work on any topic that connects to our theme "Storytelling at the Court" we want to hear from you! Info 👇

New Podcast episode out now!

Part 3/3 on Monarchy and Money (monarchy-money.org), our hosts, Charlotte Backerra & Cathleen Sarti, interview Fabian Persson to discuss 'Court Economy'

Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750' - CALL FOR PAPERS - RHS 'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750' University of Oxford, 18-19 June 2016. Call For Papers deadline: 28 February 2026 Paper proposals are invited for this two-day conference to be held a...

For more info, visit royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cli...

CfP "Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750" exploring the role of women as writers of 'history' including chronicles, drama, and verse narratives

An interesting link to our 2026 conference theme "Storytelling at Court"!

🗓 Proposals due 28 Feb
🗓 Conference 18-19 June
📍Oxford University

By the reign of Louis XV the setablishment of the Royal Academy of Surgeons. Also included here an obstetrics model. Matthew Howles at SCS

A botanical garden was also part of Versailles. For example producing the first pineapple grown in France. Matthew Howles at SCS

A large menagerie was situated at Versailles. Used both for scientific investigation and to showcase gifts sent to the French King. "Star of the show" Louis XV's rhinoceros (died in the revolution, possibly stabbed by revolutionaries...). Matthew Howles at SCS

A large menagerie was situated at Versailles. Used both for scientific investigation and to showcase gifts sent to the French King. "Star of the show" Louis XV's rhinoceros (died in the revolution, possibly stabbed by revolutionaries...). Matthew Howles at SCS

The Marly Machine was used to pump huge quantities of water uphill. Fountaineers would whistle to each other when fountains were to be turned on as the King was strolling in the garden. Matthew Howles on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

The Versailles landscape was carefully mapped by a scientist during 1660s. Finding water sources to create reservoires. Over eight million cubic waters then channelled to the palace, largely to supply the fountains. Matthew Howles on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”

Louis XIV "also understood science as a tool for diplomacy". Copies of these instruments were given as diplomatic gifts to Persia, Siam, and China. Matthew Howles (Science Museum) on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

Louis XVI founding the Royal Academy of Sciences in the 1660s. Matthew Howles (Science Museum) on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

Louis XVI founding the Royal Academy of Sciences in the 1660s. Matthew Howles (Science Museum) on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

Louis XV and Louis XVI had more personal interests in science, such as botany and astronomy for the former. Matthew Howles (Science Museum) on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

Matthew Howles (Science Museum) on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”. Exhibition introducing the image of Versailles as a "place of serious scientific" pursuits using objects from Versailles and other institutions.

On Monday 26 January, Matthew Howles (Science Museum) will delight us with his lecture on “Curating Versailles: Science and Splendour at the Science Museum”.

18:00 GMT – Online via Zoom

Register for free using this link:

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