The Society for Court Studies runs an annual seminar programme which presents and discusses new work in the field. Normally, seminars are held at New York University, 6 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3RA. Currently, seminars are being held online via Zoom. Seminar dates and times are listed below, as well as whether the event is held at NYU or on Zoom.

Seminars are open and free to all, however all online events require registration via Eventbrite. Once registered through Eventbrite, seminar attendees will receive a Zoom invitation on the day. For online events, both members and non-members are required to register.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-society-for-court-studies-25394877443

Upcoming Seminars (all online)

Postponed until further notice Simon Thurley - ‘Queens and Papists at St James’s Palace 1603 to 1688’ – Venue = Queen’s Chapel, St James’s Palaces
Monday 11 March 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom John Condren (Nottingham) - ‘The ambasciata d’obbedienza as a courtly ritual: Farnese diplomacy with the Holy See, 1662 – 1694’ - postponed
Monday 15 April 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom Elisabeth Natour (University of Mainz) - ‘Contentious Sound? Music and Power in the reign of Charles I’ - registration:
Monday 23 September 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom Ünver Rüstem (John Hopkins University) – ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes: Ottoman Dress Reforms and the Sultan’s Image’
Monday 21 October 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom Charlotte Bolland (National Portrait Gallery) – ‘Beginnings: Displaying the Tudors at the National Portrait Gallery’
Monday 11 November 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom Anthony Musson (Historic Royal Palaces) – ‘Henry VIII on Tour: Keeping the Show on the Road’
Monday 9 December 2024, 6pm - Online via Zoom Phillipa Woodcock (University of the Highlands and Islands) – ‘Fire and Water on the Seine: the Venetian Ambassador’s Fireworks Party of January 1649’