The new topic for the "agrégation interne" is the "Age of Revolutions". The Bulletin de l'AHMUF publishes a special issue about it. I have an article on Ireland, my first attempt at providing a synthesis over the whole period through the concept of the "war for the Atlantic Républic".

My review of Nathan Perl-Rosenthal's important book, "The Age of Revolutions and the Generations Who Made it", has recently been published in the venerable Annales historiques de la Révolution française. The link below gives a free access in January. Hurry up to read it!

The roundtable in which I was honored to participate with Edith Pirio (French Archives nationales) and Jules Lepoutre (Université Côte d'Azur) about "Etre français : un ou des statuts" during the conference on "Des régnicoles aux citoyens : comment s'identifie-t-on à la France ?" is online:

Auto-promo : la table-ronde à laquelle j'ai participé avec Edith Pirio (Archives nationales de France) et Jules Lepoutre (professeur à l'université Côte d'Azur) sur "Etre français, un ou des statuts", lors des RDV de l'histoire de Blois est en ligne !

Venez ! On va causer de ce bon vieux Tone ! Tout est expliqué dans l'affiche : "Theobald Wolfe Tone : prophète de l'émancipation catholique entre Irlande et France", 15 novembre 2025, 17h, bibliothèque de la Société de l'histoire du protestantisme français.

I had not noticed that, at long last, my review of Janet Polasky's important but flawed Asylum Between Nations had been published in the December 2024 issue of Comparativ. Here it is: comparativ.net/v2/article/v...

A tous les collègues européens/ to all European colleagues: Voici une tribune, de la part de Rogue ESR, qu'il faut signer. Nous ne pouvons contrer l'internationale fasciste qu'internationalement, avant de mener la lutte at home, face à la violence de l'attaque qui a lieu, à bas bruit, en ce moment.

C'est demain et mercredi.

Mise en ligne du dernier n° de la revue "La Révolution française" sur le thème "Vivre la Révolution de Saint-Domingue (1789-1804)". Un dossier coordonné par Frédéric Régent. ⤵️ journals.openedition.org/lrf/

My latest article has just been published in the History of European Ideas journal. I explore what could have been an Irish popular republic in 1795-1796 had the French expedition succeeded, and therefore propose a re-assessment of the secret society of the Defenders.

The best Master dissertation price of the history department at the Université Paris Nanterre have been awarded to three outstanding dissertations. You can listen to the students presenting their work here:

Macron has recently announced that he intended to 'pantheonize' Marc Bloch. Too bad his presidency has been synonymous with a concerted, willful destruction of everything Bloch fought for, and most notably an egalitarian school and university system.

I have been updating my profile on HAL (HyperArticles en Ligne), the French open archive platform developed by the CNRS. It appears that my three latest publications (others are in the pipeline) are reviews. I already shared my review on Laurent Colantonio's book yesterday. Here is another one:

This posthumous essay by Natalie Zemon Davis, about how being politically persecuted by her government & having her passport stripped affected her historical scholarship, is really amazing. I'd missed it coming out in Sept. Thanks to @ebrandom.bsky.social for posting it.

There a few genuinely good news in today's world. So, when Ireland clearly shows that she rejects the hatred crap which is on the rise everywhere else (and despite a very active campaign spearheaded from the US), this is very good news indeed.

Ma recension de l'important livre de Laurent Colantonio sur Daniel O'Connell a enfin paru dans le Mouvement social :

Une pétition à signer : rogueesr.fr/supprimons-l...

Are you working on a project about revolution or the revolutionary experience? Consider submitting a proposal to @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social ageofrevolutions.com/submissions/

On Monday, 25 November, we welcome Prof. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal for the Prize Papers Talks. Paper: A "mere head of a petty Clan"? Prize courts and the sovereignty of non-European princes, C18-C19. 1pm CET (noon UK) #earlymodern #history #maritimehistory 🗃️ Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-prize-...

Samedi prochain (23 novembre) : journée d'étude consacrée à la question d'histoire moderne à l'agrégation. "Pouvoirs et sociétés rurales (1789-1814)" Dans le cadre d'un partenariat SER - @aphg.bsky.social Dès 9h45 - Université Paris 1. Présentiel-distanciel. Inscription obligatoire.

A worthy tribune:

Hey ! Je comprends rien à comment ça marche ici et l'app plante sur mon téléphone. Youpi ! 🙃 #AlwaysALuddite