Call for papers - Pardoning and Pardon Letters in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe (15th-17th centuries)

Brussels, 5–6 June 2025 The PARDONS project (https://pardons.eu/), funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office, invites proposals for a conference on pardoning and pardon letters in late medieval and early modern Europe. Since the work of Natalie Zemon Davis, Robert Muchembled, and Claude Gauvard, historians have used pardon letters to examine not only the dynamics of premodern violence but also the everyday lives, habits, and cultural assumptions of those who petitioned for mercy. While lar...