Émilie Du Châtelet - online talk

On 17th December the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University is holding an online event to mark Émilie du Châtelet’s 319th birthday.

Comte de Rochambeau's 300th birthday

 The America Revolutionary Institute  hosted an event to mark the 300th birthday of the comte de Rochambeau, commander-in-chief of the French's 1780 expeditionary force sent to aid the Continental Army during the American War of Independence.

The Choiseul snuffbox - unpacked

A lecture by American historian Meredith Martin, posted on Youtube on 12th May, explores  wider themes suggested by the "Choiseul Snuffbox" (acquired by the Louvre in 2023).

Robespierre's nose

 A video of  Marianne Gilchrist's excellent talk on Robespierre portraits, given in Cardiff in December 2022, has now been posted on the website of the ARBR Les Amis de Robespierre. Super-sleuthing Marianne!

Digital Enlightenment studies

The Voltaire Foundation announces the launch of its new open-access  peer-reviewed online journal Digital Enlightenment Studies. 

Marie-Antoinette Salon series (video lectures)

Now available on YouTube: Three lectures delivered in in April and June to accompany the Opera Lafayette's 2022 season, which celebrates the musical legacy of Marie-Antoinette. Includes Caroline Weber on "M-A Queen of Fashion".
Marie Antoinette Salon Series — Opera Lafayette

Andrew Graham Dixon - Lecture on David announced

On 29th June 2022:  Evening lecture by Andrew Graham Dixon, broadcast on Zoom;  Price £12.

Andrew Graham-Dixon presents The Life and Work of Jacques-Louis David at Online event tickets from TicketSource

Robert Darnton lecture

 Liverpool University Press announces the publication as an open-access book of Robert Darnton's public lecture, Theatricality and Violence in Paris, 1788.