Medieval and Early Modern History: Europe in its Global Context
Leiden’s Institute for History has an exceptionally strong expertise in premodern European history in its global context, with specialists whose interests cover virtually the whole continent.
We have a strong track record in leading larger research teams and work together with colleagues across Europe and beyond. We study sources in a wide range of languages, and contribute to the development and curating of new digital data collections and open science initiatives.
News
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague -
Sigrid Kaag avant la lettre: Women played a significant role in eighteenth-century diplomacy -
Online database with two hundred local chronicle texts launched: A few years ago that wouldn’t have been possible' -
Looking over the shoulders of medieval readers -
Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I -
Letters of Johan de Witt give a glimpse behind the scenes at the Disaster Year 1672
Events
Major Publications
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Podcast New Books in History: Ethnicity in Medieval Europe 950-1250: Medicine, Power and Religion -
Dynastischer Nachwuchs als Hoffnungsträger und Argument in der Frühen Neuzeit -
Apocalypse Now: Connected Histories of Eschatological Movements from Moscow to Cusco, 15th-18th Centuries -
Communities, Environment and Regulation in the Premodern World: Essays in Honour of Peter Hoppenbrouwers -
Protagonists of War: Spanish Army Commanders and the Revolt in the Low Countries