The Society for Court Studies was founded in London in September 1995 with the aim of stimulating and co-ordinating the study of courts from 1400 to the present. Membership is open to interested scholars and students from any country and to those from related disciplines (for example military history, art history or music history). Seminars are held three times a term in central London and the Society organises two conferences a year in the UK. If you wish to join the Society, please contact The Membership Administrator, The Society for Court Studies, P.O. Box 57089, London EC1p 1RF, UK or e-mail: admin@courtstudies.org The website for the Society can be found at: www.courtstudies.org THE COURT HISTORIAN The Society's journal, The Court Historian, is published twice a year and is edited by Philip Mansel, who welcomes and encourages items of interest, including footnoted articles, notices of court items for Saleroom News, new releases of compact discs, dates and locations of relevant exhibitions and conferences, and items for the Bibliography. If you wish to contribute, you can e-mail Philip Mansel by clicking on the Contact button in the menu at the top right of the screen. Contributors are asked to adhere to The Court Historian house style. The journal’s Style Sheet can be found at www.courtstudies.org (click on ‘Journal’ and then on the link under ‘Style Sheet’). Back copies of most past issues of The Court Historian are still available and can be ordered from the Society. A leaflet listing the contents of previous issues and the prices can be viewed in PDF format at the Society’s website and printed off if required (an order form is included). Alternatively a copy of the leaflet can be obtained by e-mailing admin@courtstudies.org or by writing to: The Society for Court Studies, PO Box 57089, London EC1P 1RF. THE COURT STUDIES FORUM At a meeting held at Kenwood House, London in July 2007 attended by Luc Duerloo, Marcello Fantoni, Chantal Grell, Philip Mansel, Gérard Sabatier, Béatrix Saule, Malcolm Smuts Simon Thurley and Mathieu da Vinha, the decision was taken to establish the Court Studies Forum. The Forum, which links the Society for Court Studies, the Centro Studi Europa delle Corti, the Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles and La Corte en Europa Institute of the Independent University of Madrid, aims to encourage collaboration, exchange information, and organise publications and conferences. Information about the activities of the Court Studies Forum appears in The Court Historian and on the website of the Society for Court Studies. For further information please e-mail: marcello.fantoni@ksuflorence.net. |
