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Eating and Aetiology in the Overthrow of Robespierre

Eating and Aetiology in the Overthrow of Robespierre

by Administrator | 12 Aug 2021 | General, Guest Posts

How should historians think about a single day in a momentous event such as the French Revolution? Professor Colin Jones suggests we reconsider historical approaches to human agency in the context of moments of crisis and revolution. Considering one single, pivotal...
Why does the commemoration of slavery and its victims remain so difficult in France?

Why does the commemoration of slavery and its victims remain so difficult in France?

by Administrator | 21 Jun 2021 | General, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

How do modern European nations remember the abolition of slavery, and how does this affect campaigns for racial justice? In the latest post from the RHS ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Olivia Durand introduces her research on France’s complicated relationship with...
New Camden Volume: The Letters of Paul de Foix: French Ambassador at the Court of Elizabeth I, 1562–1566

New Camden Volume: The Letters of Paul de Foix: French Ambassador at the Court of Elizabeth I, 1562–1566

by | 12 Feb 2020 | RHS Publications

The Letters of Paul de Foix: French Ambassador at the Court of Elizabeth I, 1562–1566 (2019) is a continuation of David Potter’s previous volume, A Knight of Malta at the Court of Elizabeth I, (Camden 5th series, vol.45) published in 2014. Here he describes the...

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