John Adamson: The Politics of Colour in Seventeenth-Century Europe

John Adamson, fellow of Peterhouse, is a leading expert on the English Civil War. His magisterial volume The Noble Revolt (2007), winner of the Pepys Prize and recipient of glowing plaudits in the press, is soon to be followed by an eagerly-anticipated sequel. He has won the Royal Historical Society’s Alexander Prize and the University of Cambridge Seeley Medal for History. In his talk to the Stubbs Society he will offer insights into the political significance of colour in the politics of the seventeenth-century. Those who know his lavishly-illustrated work on The Princely Courts of Europe will be aware of his nuanced sensitivity to images, and there can be few historians so well qualified to speak on this subject. Dr Adamson is an entertaining speaker and a charming conversationalist, so this event is not to be missed.