This July 12th, consider the possibility that the pioneer of religious toleration in Britain was James II.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674073098
#JamesII #History #BritishHistory #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #ScottSowerby #July12th
This July 12th, consider the possibility that the pioneer of religious toleration in Britain was James II.
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674073098
#JamesII #History #BritishHistory #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #ScottSowerby #July12th
https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314
A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.
Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda
I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.
Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?
From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!
#Inclusivity #MutualRespect #Toleration #EarlyModernHistory #EdictOfTorda #Transylvania #Dracula #Vampires #Goth #Subcultures #Fandom #Stanning #Kpop
@Erzbet @girlbandgeek@mastodon.social @abuelaskpop @planetnine@mastodon.social I agree so much, .. but I would also hate to see the gatekeepery, condescending vibe that goes on in many fandom spaces leak over into this space. History is important. Culture and etiquette are also important. But, our ways of being evolve and grow, too. We have a range of eras of fans here, and all ways of stanning are valid.
🆕 Many congratulations to the #VINCULUM team, which has received an Honourable Mention in the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025 for its application ‘Mindful journeys to a shared past’. Another international accolade for the project! 👏👏👏
👉 Read the full story o our website: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/vinculum-eu-prize-citizen-science/
#Histodons #IMPETUS #EUPrize #EUCitizenScience #EUresearch #EU_funded #CitizenScience #Heritage #Entails #EarlyModernHistory #SciComm #CiênciaCidadã #SciComPT #Vínculos #Património
Call for Proposals: “Premodern Ecologies” Seminar Series 2025-26 at the Newberry Library (Chicago, USA).
Deadline: July 7
This seminar provides a forum for new approaches to classical, medieval, and early modern studies, allowing scholars from a range of disciplines to share work-in-progress with the broader community at the Center for Renaissance Studies.
#earlymodernhistory #envhist #ClassicalHistory #medievalhistory
Check out the newly published conference report “The Empire and I: Individuals in Empires and Postimperial Spaces”! The conference was organised by @GRK2571 at @unifreiburg (28–30 Nov 2024).
Written by Lara Forster & Kaja Plate, it explores personal perspectives on imperial frameworks.
🔗Read it here: https://t1p.de/conf-rep-24
@dfg_public @histodons @histodon #empires #histodon #histodons #conference #postimperial #academicpublishing #imperialbiographies #socialmobility #romanempire #ottomanhistory #habsburgempire #colonialhistory #genderedspaces #globalhistory #institutions #earlymodernhistory
As renewed imperial ambitions endanger our modern democratic systems, imperial research takes stronger interest in individuals and their actions inside imperial structures. While history has traditionally focused on the actions of “Great Men”, imperial studies now also focus on the entirety of imperial agents and subjects.
🆕 Congratulations to the #VINCULUM team, honoured with a #YERUN Open Science Award. VINCULUM's application brought together various examples of school and community involvement in local heritage research projects. 🎊
👉 Find out more: https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/vinculum-yerun-open-science-award/
#Histodons #OpenScience #EarlyModernHistory #Entails #CitizenScience #Heritage #SciComm #CiênciaAberta #CiênciaCidadã #SciComPT #Vínculos #HistóriaModerna #HistóriaMedieval #UsosDaHistória #Património