S. F. M. Head

New publication! Read about how the history of ancient thought was used in anti-atheist pedagogy around the time of the English Civil Wars, and what that meant for conceptions of atheism. Delighted to be published in this volume ed. @Patricksmcg link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

The wait is over! We're thrilled to announce the publication of our new interdisciplinary essay collection on the history of atheism in the early modern world. This important collaborative volume explores diverse early modern attitudes towards atheism in Brazil, China, England, France, Italy, New England, Poland, Scotland, Spain, and Transylvania. Thank you to all the pioneering co-authors who contributed chapters and to the editorial team at @Palgrave for guiding the project! This work is part of a research project generously funded by the @LeverhulmeTrust and @durham_uni.

bring in the new year by reading *even more* about James VI/I... I've got a piece about James's English 'chapel closets' in the most recent issue of @PaulMellonCentr British Art Studies. Read it (and finer pieces on Jacobean image-making) here: britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/29/cons…

Delighted to announce the first-ever conference on my guy Thomas Barlow next spring at Oxford, with a broader consideration of early Enlightenment culture. Check out the details and send us your proposals! intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/event/cfp-thom…

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow at the IHR and giving a paper at the History of Political Ideas Early Careers Seminar. I’ll be presenting some of my DPhil Research and putting Genesis front and centre of Jacobean England’s religious politics! history.ac.uk/news-events/ev…

Very excited to read this cutting edge research on popular petitioning and parliamentary history in England’s revolutionary decade!

Definitely going to be giving this read!

📣 The Challenge of Sovereignty (1450-1850) - CfP: royalhistsoc.org/calendar/the-c…

September is here and in a few weeks the Nat Law and Christian Communities colloquium is taking place at Christ Church, Oxford. See link to the event page and registration below, we have an excellent line up of speakers! There is still time to sign up!!! intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/event/natural-…

Very happy to have this article on Hobbes and Independency out @HistoricalJnl!

At the end of next month (Sep 29), I'm giving a paper at this wonderful Oxford conference on natural law (my favourite subject). Check out the amazing programme and please register! intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/event/natural-…

Amazing news! Well done @mattyLG7 🥳

Massive congratulations 🥂🥳

@LFlannigan17 @osuhistorydept Well done Laura! Thoroughly deserved and so very exciting!

With visas approved and flights booked it's now becoming very real - excited to say that I am starting a new position next month as the Warner Woodring Chair in Early Modern History at The Ohio State University @osuhistorydept! history.osu.edu/news/congratul…

Delighted to give a panel paper on religious toleration in the west country during the late seventeenth century at the 11th Biennial Society for Renaissance Studies conference, which was held at my Alma Mater!

Very excited to announce that my book, Royal Justice, has been awarded the RHS First Book Prize for 2025. A real honour, for a project I greatly enjoyed working on! royalhistsoc.org/winners-of-the…

One of my friends has published a brilliant article on Giovanni Botero, Commercial Empire, and Venice. Please check it out here! #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">…ine-com.ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/doi/full/10.10…

Register here: forms.office.com/e/TfeKq8LAEh for the Natural Law and Christian Communities Colloquium (Research Centre, Christ Church, Oxford - Monday 29th September 2025)!!!!

Bloodsuckers of the Commonwealth is available to pre-order now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189080/