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New directions in the study of Jacobitism at IHR, Senate House

August 20, 2013 all day
Proposals are sought for a one-day colloquium on ‘New directions in the study of Jacobitism’ at the Institute of Historical Research, London, on 20th August 2013.Proposals covering any aspect of Jacobite Studies are desired; including the military, political, diplomatic, religious and social history of Jacobitism, the history of Jacobite historiography, as well as the movement’s influence on contemporary and subsequent art, literature and culture. We are particularly interested in papers that…See More
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New directions in the study of Jacobitism at IHR, Senate House

August 20, 2013 all day
Proposals are sought for a one-day colloquium on ‘New directions in the study of Jacobitism’ at the Institute of Historical Research, London, on 20th August 2013.Proposals covering any aspect of Jacobite Studies are desired; including the military, political, diplomatic, religious and social history of Jacobitism, the history of Jacobite historiography, as well as the movement’s influence on contemporary and subsequent art, literature and culture. We are particularly interested in papers that…See More
Jun 5
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New directions in the study of Jacobitism at Senate House

August 20, 2013 all day
Proposals are sought for a one-day colloquium on ‘New directions in the study of Jacobitism’ at the Institute of Historical Research, London, on 20th August 2013.Proposals covering any aspect of Jacobite Studies are desired; including the military, political, diplomatic, religious and social history of Jacobitism, the history of Jacobite historiography, as well as the movement’s influence on contemporary and subsequent art, literature and culture. We are particularly interested in papers that…See More
Jun 3
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Nov 28, 2012
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War, Society, and Culture in Britain c.1688-1830 Conference at University of Leeds

July 4, 2013 to July 5, 2013
A two-day conference at the University of Leeds, 4 and 5 July 2013, examining all aspects of the interaction between war and Britons in the long eighteenth century.The conference aims to foster an interdisciplinary approach to the multiple aspects of the interaction between war and Britons. The conference includes papers on all aspects of the relationships between warfare, the armed forces (both the army and the navy), society, and culture in the British Isles during the long eighteenth…See More
Jun 25, 2012
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"The 'Soldiers and Soldiering' network has 165 members! If you're interested in the Georgian soldier, join up at http://ning.it/s7PI5f"
Mar 26, 2012
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"My review of the Donmar Warehouse's superb production of 'The Recruiting Officer' is at http://www.bsecs.org.uk/Reviews/ @BSECS"
Mar 16, 2012
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"My article 'Supporting the civil power: citizen soldiers and the Gordon Riots' is in the current issue of The London Journal"
Mar 13, 2012
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British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Postgraduate Conference at University of Salamanca, Spain

July 13, 2012 to July 14, 2012
The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’ annual postgraduate and early-career scholars’ conference provides a forum for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers working on all aspects of the history, literature and culture of the long eighteenth century.  In 2012 our conference will be held in affiliation with the University of Salamanca in Spain. We invite proposals for individual papers addressing any aspect of the long eighteenth century.  We also welcome proposals for fully…See More
Feb 6, 2012
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"My latest blog post on masculinity and war, "The soldier's body", is at http://ning.it/xzcBsO"
Jan 27, 2012
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"Thank you for the welcome Matthew.  Very happy to have learned of this site at the BSECS conference.  I'm shortly going to post a query on the use of mercenary soldiers in the British (and French) army. Fictional mercenary soldiers…"
Jan 12, 2012
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"At the #bsecs conference in Oxford, to do "soldiers and soldiering" panel with Ilya and Vicky. I will try to tweet some panels!"
Jan 4, 2012
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"Many thanks to @AirPowerHistory for a great conference today. Fantastic to see so many postgrads doing military history!"
Nov 18, 2011
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"The 'Soldiers and Soldiering' website welcomes its 150th member! Join up at http://redcoats.ning.com"
Oct 31, 2011
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"Bumped into Caroline and Andrew from #soldiersconf at the #nationalarchives - small world!"
Oct 28, 2011
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Dr Matthew McCormack replied to Kevin Linch's discussion Future of our network
"I think 2013 would be good timing. In July 2012 there is Phil Shaw's conference on the Napoleonic Wars at the Tate: the CFP has opened at https://www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/19jul_ContestedViews.shtml And, of course, there will be no…"
Oct 20, 2011

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What interests do you have in the period?
My research focuses on the relationship of politics and war to masculinity in modern Britain. My first book, The Independent Man, explored the ways in which political and personal freedom were conceived of in terms of 'manly independence', particularly in relation to the vote. Other projects have tried to think about citizenship in a broader way, and my current work is on the cultural history of the militia in eighteenth-century England.
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http://www.northampton.ac.uk/people/matthew.mccormack

Northampton MA module "Men at Arms: Masculinity and War":

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The Bucks Volunteer

Today I visited Buckingham Old Gaol museum, which is well worth a visit for those interested in the history of the volunteer soldier in the 18th and 19th centuries.

There are three display cabinets maintained by the Bucks Military Museum Trust (who have a good website) which contain artefacts relating to the Royal Bucks King's Own Militia, Bucks…

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Posted on May 9, 2013 at 17:17

The material life of the militiaman

I will be giving a talk entitled 'The material life of the militiaman: uniforms, 1757-1815' at the 'British History in the Long Eighteenth Century' Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, 5:15 on Wednesday 27 June:

http://www.history.ac.uk/events/seminars/107

As an extra incentive, there's the end of year party afterwards. Hope to see some of you there!

Posted on June 25, 2012 at 9:48

Britain's Soldiers conference - on Twitter!

If you are coming to the conference (or if you aren't) and you are a tweeter, you may wish to tweet the event using the hashtag #soldiersconf

You can link your status updates on this site to Twitter.

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Posted on June 30, 2011 at 13:30

Portraits of militiamen and volunteers

I am currently in Dorchester doing research at the Dorset History Centre. By coincidence, there is an exhibition at the County museum called "Georgian Faces: Portrait of a County", showing paintings of key Dorset figures painted by the likes of Gainsborough and Reynolds, many of which are from private collections. The poster features a 1782 portrait of George Pitt, Colonel of the…

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Posted on March 2, 2011 at 19:07

Comment Wall (4 comments)

At 8:49 on October 12, 2010, Moira Bonnington said…
Dear Matthew,
I am interested in ideas of masculinity with relation to Guards officers and the macaroni craze of the 1770s . I think we might have some things in common to talk about. Ifyou haven't seen my page , please take a look.Moira
At 12:28 on February 24, 2011, Victoria Henshaw said…
Hi and thanks for the welcome.  I wish I could submit an abstract, it looks to be a really interesting event but the conference falls just when I'm submitting my thesis, so I'm going to have to pass!  Assuming I haven't gone mad by then, I do want to attend though.  It all depends on timing.  Vicky
At 18:00 on March 9, 2011, Louise Carter said…
Many thanks for the welcome Matthew. Yes, I have submitted an abstract and am looking forward to the conference. Heard about the project rather belatedly through WHN but think it's fab and am really interested to hear what everyone is working on.
At 8:51 on January 12, 2012, Karen Lacey Holder said…

Thank you for the welcome Matthew.  Very happy to have learned of this site at the BSECS conference.  I'm shortly going to post a query on the use of mercenary soldiers in the British (and French) army. Fictional mercenary soldiers come up in several of the novels that I am studying. I'm pleased to have learned of Henry Bouquet at the conference--his story gives me a good starting point. The term 'mercenary' is overloaded with modern meaning so I look forward to hearing about 18th century perceptions of mercenarism from others on the website.

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