Kings & Queens 15
“Kings, Queens, and Dynasties in Peril”
Prague, Czechia Republic
2 - 4 September 2026
K&Q15 Details
The Royal Studies Network and the Research Centre on Courts and Residences of the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences are delighted to announce that the next Kings & Queens conference will be held in Prague, Czech Republic. The fifteenth Kings & Queens conference will focus on Kings, Queens and Dynasties in Peril, as 2026 marks the anniversary of several key historical events of 1306, 1526 and 1806, which affected the existence of the Bohemian Kingdom and numerous other dynasties and monarchies, not only in Central Europe.
The conference programme is now available. A PDF of the programme can be downloaded by clicking on the button below.
The conference will be streamed online. To participate online, please complete the registration form by clicking on the button below.
Deadline to register for online participation: 31 August 2026
Keynote speakers
Jonathan Spangler (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Cindy McCreery (University of Sydney)
Robert Aldrich (University of Sydney)
Contact information
All queries and proposal submission should be sent to the Organising Committee at kq26prague@hiu.cas.cz.
Organising Committee
Institute of History, CAS Royal Studies Network
Dana Dvořáčková (Malá) Ellie Woodacre
Eva Doležalová Dustin Neighbors
Zuzana Vařáková
Michaela Žákova
Michal Vokurka
Jan Zelenka
We look forward to welcoming you to Prague for Kings & Queens 15!
