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European History 1500-1800

Convenors: Philip Broadhead (Goldsmiths), Peter Campbell (Sussex), Filippo de Vivo (Birkbeck), Joel Felix (Reading), John Henderson (Birkbeck)Julian Swann (Birkbeck)

Venue: Holden Room 103, Senate House, 1st floor, South block unless otherwise stated

Time: Monday, 5.00pm

Building on last year's success we are again placing a special emphasis on comparing roughly every other session, in order to encourage greater discussion from a wider audience.

Spring Term 2012
23 January

Charles Gregory, (Oxford)


The conspiracies against Cardinal de Richelieu, 1636-1642
6 February

Dr Stephen Brogan (IHR)


Marc Bloch and the royal touch revisited
20 February

Dr Christelle Rabier (LSE)


A 17c Revolution in Medical-Care Demand? Why the Anglo-French comparison matters?
5 March

Dr Carmen Fracchia, (Birkbeck)


Slavery and Visuality in Early Modern Spain
19 March

Prof Rafe Blaufarb, (Florida State University)


The Politics of Noble Fiscal Privilege

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Summer Term 2012
28 May

Prof Katia Béguin, (Paris I)


How risky is a risk-free asset: an inquiry into Louis XIV's finances

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