Early Modern History

Early Modern History

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The early modern era describes the period in Europe and the Americas between 1450 and 1850. The Huntington collections are particularly strong in Renaissance exploration and cartography, English politics and law in the early modern era, the English aristocracy from the later Middle Ages through the 18th century, and 18th-century British and American military history. The USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute supports advanced research and scholarship on human societies of this era, sponsoring lectures, conferences, workshops, and seminars.

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Episodes

  • The Four (Next) Most Powerful Women in Elizabethan England (Ridge Lecture 2010–11)

    The Four (Next) Most Powerful Women in Elizabethan England (Ridge Lecture 2010–11)
    16/02/2011 Duration: 52min

    Histories of the Renaissance woman usually conclude that she was “chaste, silent, and obedient” (with the notable exception of Elizabeth I). Claire McEachern, professor of English at UCLA, discusses four extraordinary sisters—Mildred, Anne, Elizabeth, and Katherine Cooke—whose lives as intellectuals, reformers, wives, and mothers challenge the assumptions about was possible for women in the 16th century.

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  • Halloween and the Culture Wars

    Halloween and the Culture Wars
    27/10/2009 Duration: 47min

    Halloween might seem a childish holiday, but it often has been at the center of cultural conflict, notes Nicholas Rogers, professor of history at York University in Toronto and the Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington. Rogers examines how Halloween has sparked contentious debate on many fronts: about the use of urban space, alternative religious practices, Latino identity, and more.

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  • Henry Hudsons Fatal Journey

    Henry Hudson's Fatal Journey
    09/10/2009 Duration: 40min

    Historian Peter Mancall, director of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute, discusses his new book, "Henry Hudson’s Fatal Journey," about the tragic final voyage of the 17th-century Arctic explorer.

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