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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 4d

The combined Army of the Weser (Leslie) and the Swedish army (Baner) .....

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Steve Murdoch, Kathrin Zickermann and Adam Marks, ‘The Battle of Wittstock 1636: Conflicting Reports on a Swedish Victory in Germany’ in Northern Studies, 43 (2012), pp.71-109

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 10d

Our PhD student Christian Kjellson, with the University of Calgary’s Tim Stapleton, are organising a joint seminar on Warfare in Africa.

Date: 20 October 2025.
Time: Stockholm (CET)17.00–19.00,
Calgary (MDT) 09.00–11.00
Zoom: fhs-se.zoom.us/j/66161416200

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Natalie M. Smith @nataliesmith.bsky.social · 10d

On the 26 Nov, I'll be presenting at the Rettig symposium, hosted by the Swedish national heritage board. I'll be talking about the findings from my research project on territorialisation in #Early-Modern Swedish domestic travel writing. More info here: www.raa.se/evenemang-oc... #skystorians

Rettigsymposium

Riksantikvarieämbetet bjuder in till en eftermiddag med föredrag, fika och diskussioner med 2024 års fyra Rettigstipendiater; en arkeolog, två historiker och en museitjänsteman. Dessa är i färd med at...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 10d

#africanhistory #skystorians

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 10d

Our PhD student Christian Kjellson, with the University of Calgary’s Tim Stapleton, are organising a joint seminar on Warfare in Africa.

Date: 20 October 2025.
Time: Stockholm (CET)17.00–19.00,
Calgary (MDT) 09.00–11.00
Zoom: fhs-se.zoom.us/j/66161416200

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 11d

@funkyplaid.bsky.social @neilritchie.bsky.social @oxford18thc.bsky.social @18thcenturycam.bsky.social @leomarques.bsky.social @publiusorperish.bsky.social @dstreifeneder.bsky.social

FYO

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 14d

On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss:

“The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century”

Details here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 14d

On 1 October, We host Dr Nicola Martin from @uhihistory.bsky.social who will discuss:

“The British Army and interpretations of the Laws of War in the eighteenth century”

Details here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern #17thC #MilHist #LAW
@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 10

We’re delighted to welcome DMF postdoctoral scholar Dr Daniel Strid to the department. Dr Stridh will be working on a project on the system of—and exceptions to—military recruitment in Swedish Sápmi in the first half of the 19thC. Read more about his work here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome to our next IMH research seminar on 17 September.

Ody Dwicahyo, PhD student (University of Leiden), will discuss "Rationalizing War in Early Modern Indonesia: Insights from the Javanese Court of Mataram, 1680s–1708

www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The… ...

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The N...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 27d

Baltic Military History Conf: baltmilhist.eu

Steve Murdoch (IMH) "The Codification of the Laws of War in Early Modern Northern Europe"

David Turns (International & Operational Law) "Military war crimes trials in historical & comparative perspective"

#Skystorians #MilHist #EarlyModern #17thC

Baltic Military History Conference

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 27d

Baltic Military History Conf: baltmilhist.eu

Steve Murdoch (IMH) "The Codification of the Laws of War in Early Modern Northern Europe"

David Turns (International & Operational Law) "Military war crimes trials in historical & comparative perspective"

#Skystorians #MilHist #EarlyModern #17thC

Baltic Military History Conference

baltmilhist.eu

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Dr. Wendy Maddocks RN @nursinghistory.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thrilled to have my paper accepted for this NZ conference in 2026. An esteemed lineup and looking forward to sharing #HistNursing #MilHist #Militarywelfare @milwelfhist.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @profmurdoch.bsky.social a trip to NZ perhaps? @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome to our next IMH research seminar on 17 September.

Ody Dwicahyo, PhD student (University of Leiden), will discuss "Rationalizing War in Early Modern Indonesia: Insights from the Javanese Court of Mataram, 1680s–1708

www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

#Skystorians #EarlyModern

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The… ...

Dear friends, We look forward to welcoming you our next IMH International Military History Seminar! Our guest speaker this week is Ody Dwicahyo (Ph.D. Student, University of Leiden University, The N...

www.linkedin.com

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 29d

IMH’s @nataliesmith.bsky.social participated in a panel on knowledge production as colonial strategy @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social, alongside Hui-Yi Yang and John Hennessey. Her paper examined how the creation of agricultural knowledge supported Swedish imperial policy in Sápmi #skystorians

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · 29d

IMH’s @nataliesmith.bsky.social participated in a panel on knowledge production as colonial strategy @eniugh-comparativ.bsky.social, alongside Hui-Yi Yang and John Hennessey. Her paper examined how the creation of agricultural knowledge supported Swedish imperial policy in Sápmi #skystorians

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 10

We’re delighted to welcome DMF postdoctoral scholar Dr Daniel Strid to the department. Dr Stridh will be working on a project on the system of—and exceptions to—military recruitment in Swedish Sápmi in the first half of the 19thC. Read more about his work here: www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 4

We were happy to host Dr Layla Bell Drake (Uppsala University) at the International Military History Seminar Series. Her paper ”Moral Perpetrators: Veteran Testimony at the 1967 Russell Tribunal” led to thoughtful discussions on democracy & state violence #skystorians @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

PowerPoint slide: Moral perpetrators: veteran testimony at the 1967 Russell tribunal

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Marcus Falk (She/They) @attusfalk.bsky.social · Sep 5

The database from my PhD-dissertation is finally publicly available! Detailed data from 3250 south-Swedish probate records, both urban and rural, from between 1570 and the 1860s, free for anyone to use for your own projects.

www.lusem.lu.se/organisation...

South-Sweden Probate Inventory Database, 1570–1860

Lund University. Both labourers and farmers improved their material living standards – as measured by the contents of probate inventories – but the labouring households’ ownership of means of producti...

www.lusem.lu.se

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we suggest taking a look at Leyla’s thesis, Any Witness Competent to Testify: witnessing practices at the 1967 Russel tribunal on American War Crimes in Vietnam uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we suggest taking a look at Leyla’s thesis, Any Witness Competent to Testify: witnessing practices at the 1967 Russel tribunal on American War Crimes in Vietnam uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you to Leyla for her engaging paper, to those who participated online and in person, and to Aryo Makko for chairing the session.

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 4

We were happy to host Dr Layla Bell Drake (Uppsala University) at the International Military History Seminar Series. Her paper ”Moral Perpetrators: Veteran Testimony at the 1967 Russell Tribunal” led to thoughtful discussions on democracy & state violence #skystorians @forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 1

Likewise, our current PhD student, @martinaberggren.bsky.social gave a compelling paper on the importance of Animals in War ( here pictured in conversation with the esteemed Professor Waldemar Kowalski).

@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social #MilHist
#svhist #AnimalsAtWar #Skystorians

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Institute for Military History (IMH) @mhafhs.bsky.social · Sep 1

It was excellent to hear 2x former IMH Masters Students, Andreas Ohlsson and Sara Hardselius presenting papers in Warsaw on behalf of the Swedish Armémuseum and Historiska respectively - applying what they had learned from us.

@forsvarshogskolan.bsky.social
#svhist #Milhist #Skystorians

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