My book did not win the SAA book award, 2024. But, it is still a damn-good book! You can read a summary of the argument here: aeon.co/essays/life-in…. And, for an early take on the central concept, energized crowding, see: academia.edu/29477031/_Ener… Paperback edition coming soon!

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, philosophress extraordinaire, got her start as a shy maid of honour to Queen Henrietta Maria. She joined the #Stuart court at Oxford c 1642. The war intensified, and she accompanied the queen into exile. #portrait Lely

“Crafting a Legacy. Artists and Female Patronage in Early Modern Europe” edited by Prof. Noelia García Pérez will be published next month in Brepols! Check out the table of contents of this amazing collective work! brepols.net/products/IS-97…

London, England, 1630

Women have been speaking out about abuse for centuries! I wrote about Anne Wentworth, a 17th-century survivor of domestic abuse, for The Conversation theconversation.com/the-17th-centu…

The Harry Ransom Center UT Austin 2026–2027 research fellowships support projects in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography, film, art, the performing arts, women and gender studies. Online info sessions: hrc.utexas.edu/fellowships/

For any followers in the Hudson, Ohio area, I'll be appearing for an in-person presentation and book signing at the Hudson Library & Historical Society on Tuesday, September 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm EDT. Please drop by! #books #booklovers learnedowl.com/book/978103612…

Book Review: “Ravenous: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II’s Most Infamous Mistress” by Andrea Zuvich flhwnotesandreviews.com/2025/09/18/boo…

The Call for Applications for the Center for Netherlandish Art, MFA Boston Research Fellowships 2026-2027 is now open. The program supports young scholars (MA through postoc level). mfa.org/collections/ce…. Deadline Dec 1, 2025.

Shoes in the Middle Ages medievalists.net/2025/06/middle… #MedievalShoes

If you're in Florence next weekend, this looks amazing! And fabulous poster, kudos to the graphic designer :) Conference: "Early Modern Mansplaining! Male-Authored Histories Of Women" 25-26 September 2025 Palazzo Alberti, Via de’ Benci 10, Florence

I am pleased to share the full guidance note on the concept of #consent in relation to violence against women and girls (#VAWG): ohchr.org/sites/default/…

#OTD in 1558, Emperor Charles V died in Yuste from malaria. Once the most powerful man in Europe, he spent the last years of his life tinkering with clocks and dishing out advice to his son Philip II.

The British School at Rome has opened applications for fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Awards range from 3 to 9 months, with focus on Italian topics & antiquity. More info: bsr.ac.uk/awards-residen… or Deadline for all: Nov. 14

Opening next week! Exhibition: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750. Sept 26, 2025-Jan 11, 2026. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, in collab with the MFA Ghent. tinyurl.com/4594rcms

New film on Renaissance artist Sofonisba Anguissola via Ideas Roadshow, and accompanying essays by filmmaker Howard Burton. ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/sofonisbas-c… vimeo.com/ondemand/sofon…

Amalia van Solms had been one of the exiled Queen of Bohemia's ladies before her marriage, the two often clashed over precedence! She went on to be a major political figure, especially in her husband's declining years, and helped negotiate the treaty that ended the 80 Years War.

Hi all, does anyone have access to this? Wellens, Robert. "Le domaine de Mariemont au XVIe siècle (1546-1598)." Annales de la Société royale d'archéologie de Bruxelles 50 (1961): 241–247.