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New Books in Early Modern History

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Early Modern Period
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Recent Guests

Chris Hodson
Author, co-author of Beyond the Ocean
University of California? (as indicated in interview)
Episode: Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth, "Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Brett Rushforth
Author, co-author of Beyond the Ocean
University of Oregon? (as indicated in interview)
Episode: Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth, "Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Brad Bouley
History professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: Bradford A. Bouley, "The Barberini Butchers: Meat, Murder, and Warfare in Early Modern Italy" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)
Geoffrey Day
Co-author of Too Good to Waste, Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century
Librarian, Winchester College
Episode: Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Amélie Junqua
Co-author of Too Good to Waste, Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century
University of Amiens, France
Episode: Amélie Junqua and Geoffrey Day, "Too Good to Waste: Recycling Paper in the Eighteenth Century" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Kit Chapman
Author of The Age of Alchemy, How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry
Greystone Books
Episode: Kit Chapman, "The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry" (Profile Books, 2026)
Jeremy D. Popkin
Dr. Jeremy D. Popkin, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky; Princeton University Press (author)
Episode: Jeremy D. Popkin, "The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Peter Ross
Author of Insatiable Appetites, Eating Out in Georgian London
The Bodleian Library
Episode: Peter Ross, "Insatiable Appetites: Eating Out in Georgian London" (Bodleian Library, 2026)
Christopher de Bellaigue
Author of The Golden Throne: The Curse of a King
Bodley Head
Episode: Christopher de Bellaigue, "The Golden Throne: The Curse of a King" (Bodley Head, 2025)

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Miranda Melcher
Host associated with The New Books Network; frequently introduces guests and guides interviews.
Jana Byars
Host of New Books in History and related channels; engages guests in historical discussions.

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Peter C. Mancall, "Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000-1680" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: Could you elucidate the three effects of the entradas and their impact on Florida, indigenous populations, and Las Casas?
The entradas expanded European awareness of North America, created a network of knowledge about the landscape and peoples, and possibly served as vectors for Old World diseases; they also highlighted Spain's failed attempts to build durable colonies in places like Florida and the broader shift toward mission-based colonization.
Peter C. Mancall, "Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000-1680" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Q: All right. Let's just dive into it. To start, how did you come to research and write this book? And what points do you make at the outset, particularly in regards to Native America and the Vikings?
The book was built around a narrative framework that foregrounds two early, crucial moments—maize movement into Cahokia and Norse contact in the north—to set up a world before extensive European colonization, emphasizing Native ingenuity and the vibrancy of indigenous civilizations while also explaining how European ambitions grew from these foundations.
Christopher de Bellaigue, "The Golden Throne: The Curse of a King" (Bodley Head, 2025)
Q: Why write about Suleyman in present tense, and what do you gain or lose with that approach?
Writing in present tense gives readers immediacy and accessibility, making the 500-year distance feel shorter while risking a loss of traditional historiographical distance and the opportunity to critique events with hindsight.
Christopher de Bellaigue, "The Golden Throne: The Curse of a King" (Bodley Head, 2025)
Q: Could you briefly explain who the king is and what the curse refers to in the Ottoman context?
The king is Suleyman the Magnificent, and the curse refers to the unwritten law of succession in the Ottoman realm, where there is no primogeniture and sons of the sultan contend for the throne, often with deadly consequences, shaping both personal and state politics.
Denise Z. Davidson, "Surviving Revolution: Bourgeois Lives and Letters" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: What should modern readers know about marriage practices in this context?
Marriages were arranged and used to consolidate wealth and property, with dowries and trousseaus playing central roles; even when the couple was expected to like each other, obedience to family strategy and economic calculations often prevailed over personal choice, revealing the lasting influence of family networks.

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