From Book Launch to Prize Winner: Congratulations, John Latham-Sprinkle!
Ten months ago, we proudly launched The North Caucasian Kingdom of Alania, 850–1240 , John Latham-Sprinkle’s groundbreaking study of a little-known medieval kingdom. 📖 Today, we are delighted to celebrate another remarkable achievement: John has been awarded the Royal Historical Socie...
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From Lisbon with medieval perspectives!
SHOC members John Latham‑Sprinkle and Imma Petito recently took part in Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives , organised by the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM).
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Class and gender at the ballot box: revisiting the 1961 Belgian elections
Why did an experienced female politician lose her place on the electoral list? And what role did class and gender play in that decision?
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SHOC members William Torbeyns and Bart Lambert together with Jelle Haemers (KU Leuven): on migrants from the Low Countries in Florence
Medici Florence was a magnet for craftsmanship from the Low Countries Yesterday, Belgian newspaper De Standaard featured the migration research of SHOC members William Torbeyns and Bart Lambert, together with KU Leuven colleague Jelle Haemers.
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SHOC @ wOnderland in Ypres Museum
Last Friday, many SHOC members attended the opening of wOnderland in Ieper.
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Bart Lambert in podcast "Contagions – une histoire des épidémies": on the plague in Sint-Truiden
Our second podcast featuring Bart Lambert is a treat especially for our French‑speaking followers-but it’s just as fascinating for anyone interested in the historical impact of pandemics!
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SHOC colleague Bart Lambert on The English Heritage podcast
Get ready for the Big Bart Lambert Podcast Weekend! Over the next few days, we’re excited to share not one but two brand-new podcast episodes featuring SHOC colleague Bart Lambert. First up: a fresh episode from the English Heritage podcast—the charity that cares for hundreds of his...
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SHOC member Imma Petito defends PhD
On Wednesday 10 June, Imma Petito successfully defended her PhD on the relations between the Kingdom of England and Italian polities in the later Middle Ages.
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SHOC-member Leonie Vanlerberghe leads workshop on Gender in Personal documents
SHOC member Leonie Vanlerberghe recently led an engaging workshop on “Gender in Personal Documents” at the Spring Conference of the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG), together with Stefan Kras (history teacher and PhD researcher) and Jessie Baerts (Master student Gender and Diversity Ghen...
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VACANCY DOCOTRAL RESEARCHER: FLOWS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR. URBAN-ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIES OF LABOUR, MATERIALS, AND MONEY
We are looking for 2 doctoral candidates to conduct research on the Brussels construction sector as a nexus of labour, materials, and capital, from the nineteenth century to the present.
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SHOC team wins VUB staff quiz!
Quiz champions! Once again, our SHOC members showed they’re experts in more than just history at the annual VUB staff quiz.
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TVO students present their posters on Faculty research day
On 26 May, the Faculty Research Day @VUB brought together PhD students from the Faculty of Languages and Humanities for a full day of exchange, inspiration and academic discovery. It was a great opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and explore each other’s work.
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