Royal studies

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Royal studies is the academic research of the institution of monarchy across time and place including dynasties or royal families, relations with the nobility, aristocracies and commoners, royal courts, the relationship between monarchy and religion and the theory and practice of rulership. [1]

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History

In 2012 the Royal Studies Network [2] was founded at the and started publishing the Royal Studies Journal [3] with Winchester University Press (in connection with the University of Winchester) in 2014. It is also connected with the Kings & Queens conference series, which has been held at academic institutions across Europe, the UK and North and South America. [4] The journal provides an Open Access publication for the forum for the field including research articles, special issues, cluster features and book reviews of the latest publications in royal studies. In 2016 the Royal Studies Journal Early Career and Young Researcher's Article Prize and a Book Prize were both inaugurated. [5]

Disciplines

The area includes research across several academic disciplines [6] [7] in fields including:

References

  1. ↑ Woodacre, Elena; Sarti, Cathleen (2015-06-18). "Editorial: What is Royal Studies?". Royal Studies Journal . 2: 13. doi: 10.21039/rsj.v2i1.42 .
  2. ↑ "Royal Studies Network (RSN)". royal-studies-net. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
  3. ↑ "Homepage". Royal Studies Journal . Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Strong, Johanna C.E.; Saunders, Amy (2021-01-02). "Royal Studies in a Virtual Space" . The Court Historian. 26 (1): 107–109. doi:10.1080/14629712.2021.1888462. ISSN   1462-9712.
  5. ↑ Rohr, Zita E. (2016-01-01). "Special Feature: The Inaugural Royal Studies Journal/Canterbury Christ Church University Early Career & Postgraduate Student Article Prize Winner". Royal Studies Journal. 3: 3. doi: 10.21039/RSJ.V3I1.100 .
  6. ↑ "Comprehensive Queenship Bibliography" compiled by Theresa Earenfight. 19-11-2024.
  7. ↑ "Royal Studies Research Papers". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
  8. ↑ "What Have Historians Been Arguing About... Royal Studies". The Historical Association. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
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