Abstract
We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the editors of European History Quarterly from January 2017. We take over after Julian Swann’s five exemplary years at the helm. Under Julian’s editorship the journal has flourished and, to provide just three examples, has featured articles that have ranged from the fall of Breda in 1625, to card playing in eighteenth-century Russia and the role of the Catalonian Communist Party under the regime of General Franco. The book reviews section has also remained impressively vibrant and wide ranging. The October 2016 edition, for instance, carried fifty book reviews on aspects of European history from the Early Modern period to the Cold War and from the Soviet Union to France. Review articles have also shone out for their importance in bringing areas important scholarly debates to a wide audience. To provide an idea of the range of review articles, the latest historiography of Fascism, the First World War and religion in France before 1800 have all come under discussion in recent editions.
We want European History Quarterly to continue to thrive in these ways. Accordingly, we remain interested in publishing path-breaking and original research in every area and region of European history from the late fifteenth to the early twenty-first century. We also want the journal to continue publishing articles that explore the relationship between the United Kingdom and the continent of Europe and between European and World history. We would further like to continue the journal’s practice of publishing special issues from time to time. Please do let us know if you have a suggestion in this regard.
We would like to finish by thanking two people who have done so much for the journal in recent years. Firstly, we thank Julian for his determined labours over the last few years; and our thanks also go to Amanda Dillon, the journal’s managing editor, who has helped guide the new editorial team with great expertise and diligence.