18th century / Britain and the colonies / Holy Roman Empire / Talks and discussions
by Monika Barget · Published June 30, 2016 · Last modified October 12, 2018
Ganz herzlich lade ich am 26. Juli 2016 zu meinem Vortrag in der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek Hannover ein. Im Rahmen der aktuellen Ausstellung “1716 – Leibniz’ letztes Lebensjahr” befasst sich der Vortrag mit hannoverschen Reaktionen auf die...
18th century / Britain and the colonies / History of Historiography / Talks and discussions
by Monika Barget · Published November 10, 2015 · Last modified January 16, 2016
In 1605, the British Isles were scandalized by a Catholic attempt to blow up the king in Parliament, which became known us the Gunpowder Plot. The leading men belonged to the Midland gentry, whereas higher ranking members of...
18th century / Britain and the colonies
by Monika Barget · Published July 5, 2015 · Last modified January 15, 2016
The “concordia inter Regem Johannem et Barones pro concessione libertatum ecclesie et regni Anglie”, signed in June 1215, is generally considered to be the medieval foundation of the English parliamentary system. Even though so-called Magna Carta only indirectly...
18th century / Britain and the colonies / Holy Roman Empire
by Monika Barget · Published May 15, 2015 · Last modified January 15, 2016
Christoph Heinrich Korn’s “Geschichte der Kriege in und ausser Europa” gehört zu den frühesten Berichten über den amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg in deutscher Sprache. Zusammengetragen aus Zeitungsberichten, offiziellen Regierungsmitteilungen und privaten Korrespondenzen bietet dieses mehrbändige Werk, das zwischen 1776 und...
16th century / 17th century / 18th century / Media download
by Monika Barget · Published May 14, 2015 · Last modified October 12, 2018
“The English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381”, British documentary: “Der Deutsche Bauernkrieg” (The German Peasants’ War of 1525), German documentary produced by ZDF: “By the sword divided”, British costume drama series in ten episodes from 1983, produced by BBC...
