The Williamite Universe
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This website is an international meeting place for scholars interested in and working on the Anglo-Dutch King-Stadholder William III (1650-1702) and his time and context. Aimed primarily at historians, the website also includes related disciplines, such as art history, political theory, philosophy, theology, economics and international relations. The network organises yearly conferences on one of these topics. |
NEWS (updated 16 November 2009)
- Conference announcements (updated 20 February 2009)
The website offers:
- A list of network members. You can register here.
- A frequently updated overview of upcoming activities of The Williamite Universe
- The Williamite Universe is hosting a series of monographs and volumes of essays with Ashgate: Politics and Culture in North-Western Europe, 1650-1720
- Links to other relevant websites
- A notice board for conferences etc.
- An overview of new publications and a running bibliography
Williamite Universe International Conferences:
- The emergence of political ideology in foreign policy in early modern Europe (1650-1720), Universiteit Utrecht, 25/26 January 2008
- Foreign Policy, Religious Conflict and Public Discourse in post-Westphalian Europe (1648-1713), Het Loo Palace, 7/8 January 2005. The conclusion is available.
- Inside Out and Outside In: A New Look at the 17th Century Republic of Letters, University of Aberdeen, 12/13 December 2003. The conclusion is available.
- William III: Politics and Culture in International Context, Universiteit Utrecht, 13/14 December 2002. The conclusion is available.
Williamite Universe One Day Symposia
- Anglo-Dutch Relations c.1650-1720, London, 23 June 2007. The symposium report is now available
For more information, please contact the Present 'Steering Committee' at thewilliamiteuniverse@yahoo.com
Tony Claydon (University of Wales, Bangor):
Hugh Dunthorne (University of Wales, Swansea)
Charles-Edouard Levillain (Université de Lille 2)
Esther Mijers (University of Reading)
David Onnekink (Universiteit Utrecht/Universiteit Leiden)
Hits since 19 September 2002:
This website was made by Gijs Rommelse, 3 February 2002, last update: 16 November 2009