Lützen: Great Battles

Confabulating with Prof Peter Wilson Chichele Professor of the History of War All Souls College Professor Wilson research interests are centred on the impact of war in European and World Development, as well as the history of the Holy Roman Empire.     Background University Academic Fellow, All Souls College (from 2015) GF Grant Professor of History, University of Hull (from 2007 to 2015) National War College, Washington DC: participation on 6200 War and Statecraft (September 2011) MA Summer School and PG workshops, High Point University, North Carolina, USA (June-August 2011) Visiting Fellow, Excellence Cluster, University of Münster, Germany (January 2011) Professor of Early Modern History, University of Sunderland (from 2001 to 2006) Reader in Early Modern European History, University of Sunderland (from 1998 to 2001) Lecturer in Early Modern European History, University of Newcastle (from 1994 to 1998) Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Sunderland (from 1990 to 1993) Research Interests History of war in wider European and world development from the seventeenth century to around 1900Early modern German history, particularly the political, military, social, and cultural history of the Holy Roman Empire between 1495 and 1806 Teaching War in seventeenth to nineteenth century world historySocial, cultural, political or military history of German-speaking EuropeEuropean history 1500-1800 Research awards and grants European Research Council Advanced Grant award (2018-23) for the European Fiscal-Military System 1530-1870: https://fiscalmilitary.history.ox.ac.uk/.Holy Roman Empire named one of the Best Books of 2016 by The Economist, The Daily Telegraph and Waterstones.'The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48' named one of the English Historical Review’s '35 most respected articles' (2011).Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award for Europe’s Tragedy (2011).Europe’s Tragedy named Paperback of the Week by the Sunday Times, 11.7.10 (2010).Europe’s Tragedy named a Book of the Year by the New Statesman and The Atlantic, a Best History Book of the Year by The Independent, and a Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year (2009).