Early Modern History, Cambridge

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Cambridge has long been a leading centre for the study of early modern history. Members of this subject group continue to lead the way in defining and extending the contours of early modern history.

Their own interests range widely: they encompass Britain, Europe, and the wider world, and they embrace the many different ways in which the discipline of history is now studied. A shared commitment to exploring the early modern world in all its diversity, complexity, and interconnectedness complements the vigour and enthusiasm with which they individually pursue specific problems.

Their spirited sense of early modern history finds expression in a dedicated culture of teaching and research: a range of challenging undergraduate courses, a rich and exciting master’s programme, an eclectic and imaginative menu of research seminars, and several collaborative research projects. These activities reflect the ethos of the group. Each of the theme’s members specialises in a particular field, and also contributes to the collective enterprise of early modern history. They warmly welcome postgraduate and undergraduate students in this shared endeavour.

The interests of Cambridge’s early modernists range from the mid fifteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century. Many of them focus on one country or region: some concentrate on Britain and Ireland, others on mainland Europe (especially Austro-Hungary, Germany, and Italy), others on the wider world (especially the Atlantic, North America, and the Ottoman Empire). Nevertheless their approaches transect geographical and territorial boundaries. Scholars work on the histories of belief, education, and religion; commerce, culture, and materiality; economy, finance, and society; empire, ethnicity, and migration; gender, poverty, and sexuality; ideas, law, and politics; nature, scholarship, and science; and even of history itself.

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