Join us on 14 and 15 October @humanitiesuu.bsky.social, for the book launch event 'Prussia at Crossroads', presenting the new books of Sir Christopher Clark, Susanne Bauer, @janmarkert.bsky.social and @ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social Registration details below - all welcome!

On October 15th, Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh (@ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social) and me will discuss our books together with Christopher Clark at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social, who will also present his new book „A Scandal in Königsberg“ on October 14th.

„Zu den Höhepunkten des 55. Historikertags gehörten die Ausführungen von Jan Markert (Trier) und Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh (Utrecht). Sie führten anhand von Archivfunden aus, Kaiser Wilhelm I. sei keineswegs ein williges Werkzeug in den Händen seines Kanzlers Otto von Bismarck gewesen.“

The 2025 @historikertag.bsky.social is over and Die Welt had a good report this morning on the contributions by @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social, @janmarkert.bsky.social and myself, although Susanne Bauer's paper also merited a mention here. www.welt.de/geschichte/a...

Yesterday, Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh (@ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social), and me presented our books at the @historikertag.bsky.social, followed by a highly engaging (at times even heated audience) debate, chaired by Ulf Morgenstern (@bismarckstiftung.bsky.social).

Happening today at 4 PM: Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), @janmarkert.bsky.social (@unitrier.bsky.social), Ulf Morgenstern (@bismarckstiftung.bsky.social) and I (@humanitiesuu.bsky.social) are excited for our panel at the @historikertag.bsky.social! www.historikertag.de/Bonn2025/pro...

Look what I found, courtesy of @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. A nice prelude to tomorrow's @historikertag.bsky.social panel by Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh (@ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social), Ulf Morgenstern (@bismarckstiftung.bsky.social), and me.

I love the smell of galley proofs on the morning... „Es lebe die Freiheit! Menschen in der Revolution 1848/49“, edited by Elisabeth Thalhofer and Andrej Bartuschka, due for publication in November.

Next week, Susanne Bauer (@bbaw.bsky.social), Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh (@ffsterkenburgh.bsky.social), and me will present and discuss our books together with Ulf Morgenstern (@bismarckstiftung.bsky.social) at the Historikertag (@historikertag.bsky.social). 👉 www.historikertag.de/Bonn2025/pro...

For those interested in my two cents on the use of old and media in historiography, my review of "An der Schwelle zur Moderne. Der Krieg von 1870/71", edited by Tobias Arand et al, was just published over at HSozKult (@hsozkult.bsky.social). www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...