Conference: Courts & Capitals, 1815-1914 (29 September, 2007)

Event: The second Courts & Capitals conference organised by The Society for Court Studies and The Victorian Society.

The nineteenth century was one of the great eras of court culture and architectural patronage on a grand scale. Royal courts made huge contributions to cities and their planning but this has not received the attention it deserves. This conference highlights recent reserach and will shed new light on the influence of royal courts on the architecture and culture of some of the world’s great cities. It is intended to publish the proceedings in a special number of The Court Historian.

Date: Saturday 29 September, 2007, 10 am-5pm.

Where: The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, London W1

Cost: £45, inc. coffee, sandwich lunch and tea.

Contact: 020 8747 5895 or events@victoriansociety.org.uk

The Society for Court Studies Event (4-5 October, 2007)

Theme: Westminster Palace

Event: A two day interdisciplinary conference on the Palace of Westminster from the Middle Ages to the Present Day.

Date: 4-5 October, 2007
04 Octotober: Study tours of Westminster Palace; thematic and chronological overviews.
05 October: Papers looking at the function, purpose, structure, and meaning of the palace in its national and international context from the 11th-20th centuries.

Where: Porticullis House, Victoria Embankment.

Contact: Ms. June Prunty, The Society for Court Studies, PO Box 57089, London EC1P 1RF; admin@courtstudies.org.

2nd Virtual Issue Published: Aspects of Early Native American History

We’re also pleased to annouce the publication of our second Virtual Issue, entitled Aspects of Early Native American History! Three of our North America section editors, Peter Mancall, Adam Rothman, and Mark Wild have specially selected the articles, and drawn together a wide-ranging issue looking at race, education, identity, war and the economy, among other topics. This issue is also supplemented by a free PDF/HTML Teaching and Learning Guide, based on these articles, written by Peter Mancall. Visit Blackwell’s Synergy site now to view the Virtual Issue and read the first three articles for free!

1st Virtual Issue Published: The British World

We’re pleased to annouce the publication of our first Virtual Issue, entitled The British World! The issue collects material from across several geographic sections of the journal, and presents articles that address a variety of issues from culture, identity, and race through to migration, economy and the environment. Visit the journal Home Page now to download the cluster map and read the first three articles for free!