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This post is a summary of a discussion held by Cosima Carnige with Dr Helen Carr and Dr Elizabeth Norton, exploring queenship, power, and authority throughout the centuries

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“The Governance of Feeling: Gendering the Insider / Outsider Paradigm in Iberian Court Culture”

Núria Silleras-Fernández, University of Colorado

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The 2nd of a 3 part series, @ewoodacre.bsky.social interviews Tia Caswell about her comparative study of Marie Antoinette and Queen Victoria

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New podcast episode out!

The 1st of a 3 part series, @ewoodacre.bsky.social interviews Dr Sarah Grant about the 'Marie Antoinette Style' exhibition at the V&A, the inspiration behind it and what it tells us about the French Queen and her legacy.

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The RSN Blog is back! Check out our latest post, a report on the 'Globan Royal Families' conference which covered the timely issue of global monarchy, and the interconnectedness of the global, national and regional aspects of royal families.

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"Court Dwarfs, Physical Difference and Institutionalization"

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Join the 1st 2026 Digital Seminar Series session on 17 March at 6pm GMT.

"Court Dwarfs, Physical Difference and Institutionalization"

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New podcast episode out!

Join @susannah-lw.bsky.social and Dr. Miranda Johnson for their discussion of female sovereignty and chiefly women in Aotearoa New Zealand via the story of Meri Te Tai Mangakahia and Queen Victoria.

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

Don't miss tomorrow's presentation (25 Feb) on the role of monarchism as a transnational ideology in the nineteenth-century Atlantic world:

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Latest issue of Potestas available via the link:
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This monograph offers a rich, coherent, and stimulating exploration of the female networks of power

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'

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Conference cfp: Beyond Exceptionalism III (17-19 June 2026), Spain

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Royal Studies Network Newsletter - Material Submission Deadline Reminder!

The deadline for submissions is Jan 31st

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New Postdoc position at the Uni of Copenhagen!

“Women in the Nordic Enlightenment (WHENCE). Changing the narratives of early modern philosophy and uncovering women’s contribution to Scandinavian gender equality”

Deadline 15 Feb!

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New Podcast episode out now!

Part 2/3 on Monarchy and Money (monarchy-money.org), our hosts, Charlotte Backerra & Cathleen Sarti, interview Veronika Hyden-Hanscho to discuss Revenues of Habsburg Nobility in the long 18th century

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Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)

7 y 8 de mayo de 2026

Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026

Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)

7 e 8 de Maio de 2026

Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026

International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)

7th and 8th May, 2026

Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026

International Conference: Women and Music in the Iberian Courts (1600-1900)

7th and 8th May, 2026

Deadline for submissions: 15th January 2026

Congresso Internacional : As Mulheres e a Música nas Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)

7 e 8 de Maio de 2026

Prazo limite para o envio de propostas: 15 de Janeiro de 2026

Congreso Internacional : Las mujeres y la música en las Cortes Ibéricas (1600-1900)

7 y 8 de mayo de 2026

Plazo límite de envío de propuestas: 15 de enero de 2026

Royal Studies Journal 12.2 is now published, featuring the RSJ Article Prize Winner 2025, a global diplomacy cluster, five research articles and seven book reviews.

📖 Read the issue here: rsj.winchester.ac.uk/31/volume/12...
🎧Listen to the prize winner podcast here: bit.ly/4s5g7xI

We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us !Tomorrow! at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social, reminiscing on this year with the RSN and chatting about all things Royal Studies!

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New podcast episode available! Join @ewoodacre.bsky.social and Dr Kristen Vitale Engel who discuss the Dec RSJ Feature: Cluster on ‘Diplomacy as Performative Politics in the Early Modern Courts’

Royal Studies Journal: rsj.winchester.ac.uk

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We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️

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Conference cfp: Beyond Exceptionalism III (17-19 June 2026), Spain

Send your proposals by 31st Jan 2026 to beyondexceptionalism@gmail.com

Join the Royal Studies Blog team on the latest podcast episode! Part 2 continues exploring how female rulers are reinterpreted in modern popular culture

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We’re excited for our final 2025 Digital Seminar Series session! Join us on Dec 16 at 6pm GMT for our Winter Social ❄️

To attend, you must be a member and you must register before Dec 15 here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/special-ds...