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2,267 search results for “histories” in the Staff website

• Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda News - 13 July 2023

  In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry makers from Oudenaarde who eventually settled in Gouda. Professor by Special Appointment Yvonne Bleyerveld and researcher Jos Beerens have been awarded…

• ‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’ News - 14 September 2023

  Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
• Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025 Event
• Peace Histories Seminar Series 2024-2025 Event
• Global Histories of Knowledge 2023 - 2024 Event
• Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer News - 21 September 2022

  Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

• Global Histories of Knowledge 2024 - 2025 Event
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  Hans-Jan van Kralingen PhD-fellow/Guest Staff Member

  Faculty of Law

  j.van.kralingen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7841

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  Adriaan van der Weel Professor Emeritus by special appointment of Book and Digital Media Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.h.van.der.weel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Ahab Bdaiwi University Lecturer Arabic and Medieval Philosophy and Late Antique Intellectual History

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1639

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  Abdourahamane Idrissa Abdoulaye University Lecturer Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa

  African Studies Centre

  a.idrissa.abdoulaye@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3372

• European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025 Event - 26 March 2025

  Conference

• Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024 Event - 2 September 2024

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event - 11 October 2024

  Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History

• Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024 Event - 23 October 2024

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

• The history of Medicine and Asia Event - 6 October 2023

  Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event - 6 December 2024

  Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event - 7 February 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event - 14 March 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1743

• Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes News - 5 October 2021

  Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This tradition stifled innovation in the genre, Cécile Bosman has concluded. She will defend her PhD thesis on 13 October.

• Jessica den Oudsten wins the eighth Uitgeverij Verloren/ Johan de Witt thesis award News - 7 April 2022

  Jessica den Oudsten won this year’s Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis award for history with her master’s thesis, entitled "The descendants of Norwegian and Danish Immigrants". The prize was awarded for the eighth time in collaboration with Elsevier Weekblad. The incentive award went to Amber…

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor of Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8546

• Een middeleeuws historielied in de Vroegmoderne Tijd Event - 1 November 2024

  Valedictory lecture

• Tracing the Early History of Yoga Event - 11 June 2025

  Lecture, VVIK lecture

• Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024 Event - 9 December 2024

  Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar

• ‘In the second half of the eighteenth century, decisions were made in the stadtholder’s audience chamber.’ News - 1 July 2025

  The stadtholder’s court in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands has long been underestimated. Real courts and the associated court culture were to be found elsewhere in Europe. PhD candidate Quinten Somsen is trying to reverse this image. ‘The stadtholder’s court was actually very lively.’

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  Nina Jaspers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship News - 30 June 2023

  If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer Anna Tummers will receive an ERC grant of almost two million euros to change that.

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  Egbert Koops Professor of Legal History

  Faculty of Law

  e.koops@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7527

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  Dirk Alkemade Training Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.g.a.alkemade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278052

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  Sander van der Horst PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.van.der.horst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272372

• Business History and Imperialism SI Workshop Event - 20 March 2025

  Lecture, Workshop

• Centre for the History of European Integration Seminar Series Event
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  Caroline Waerzeggers Professor of Assyriology

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033

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  Terence Renaud Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.r.renaud@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2767

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  Eddie Meijer PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.e.t.meijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Pieter Emmer Professor emeritus of History

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.c.emmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Moesha Snoek Student assistant

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.snoek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Joana Vondee-Awortwi Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.vondee@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276437

• Exhibition honours Niels Stensen, pioneer in medicine and geology News - 5 February 2025

  Seventeenth-century Danish scientist Niels Stensen made groundbreaking discoveries in the anatomy of the body and of Earth. This Leiden alumnus’s theories are still relevant, as an exhibition at the Oude UB shows.

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089

• Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is' News - 22 June 2023

  University lecturer Dario Fazzi and postdoctoral researcher Gaetano Di Tommaso set up a virtual collaboration with the United States last year thanks to a VIS grant. And it was a such a success the project will be repeated next year. Fazzi is looking forward to once again offering his students a multicultural…

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  Kees Verduin Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.j.verduin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Laurie Kalb Cosmo University lecturerer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272249

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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en Henegouwen Language Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.g.van.beijeren.bergen.en.henegouwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6509

• Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830 News - 13 April 2021

  For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…

• Rens Tacoma wins Research Prize Italian Studies Working Group News - 24 October 2022

  Associate professor Rens Tacoma has won the 2021 Research Prize for Historical Sciences. The prize is awarded annually by the Italy Studies Working Group for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italy Studies in Dutch or Flemish academia.