Research areas
There are currently three research teams at the Institute of Historical Sciences which cover the time span from end of the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Times, and which share an interest in cultural history of social elites.
The researchers have achieved international recognition in research into the Economic History of Early Modern Times and Monetary History, History of Diplomacy and Political Communication, History of the Royal Court, History of Women, Gender History and History of Human Body from the point of view of Historical Anthropology.
International cooperation
Prof. Krzysztof Mikułski - Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Poland
Instituto Universitario "La Corte en Europa" Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Dr. Darina Martykánová, Ph.D. - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Thomas Nicklas - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur les Langues Et la Pensée, Université de Reims-Champagne-Ardenne, France
Prof. Lothar Höbelt - Universität Wien, Austria
Prof. Karl Vocelka - Universität Wien, Austria
Prof. Ryszard Skowron - University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Five major research projects
Programme: GA – Standard projects (1993 – 2050), Project title: Emperor´s Insolvency and Government Bankruptcy of 1615 in the Kingdom of Bohemia (Economic context of Beginning of the "Bohemian War" in 1618), Grant authority: GA0 - Czech Science Foundation, Main beneficiary: University of Pardubice/ Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Principal investigator: prof. PhDr. Petr Vorel, CSc., Project period: 2022-2024.
Programme: GA – Standard projects (1993 – 2050), Project title: The German Response to International Insecurity: The Germans and Europe between the Written Law and the Law of the Mightiest 1839–1853, Grant authority: GA0 - Czech Science Foundation, Main beneficiary: University of Pardubice/ Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Principal investigator: prof. Mgr. Miroslav Šedivý, Ph.D., Project period: 2021-2023.
Programme: GA – Standard projects (1993 – 2050), Project title: The Representation and Practice of Social Control in Late Medieval Urban Communities. Grant authority: GA0 - Czech Science Foundation, Main beneficiary: University of Pardubice/ Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Principal investigator: prof. Mgr. Martin Čapský, Ph.D., Project period: 2020-2022.
Programme: GA – Standard projects (1993 – 2050), Project title: Bohemian and Moravian Nobility in the Diplomatic Service of the Austrian Habsburgs (1640-1740), Grant authority: GA0 - Czech Science Foundation, Main beneficiary: University of Pardubice/ Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Principal investigator: doc. Mgr. Jiří Kubeš, Ph.D., Project period: 2013-2017.
Programme: GA – Standard projects (1993 – 2050), Project title: Women as mediators between two Hapsburg Empires. Noblewomen in client networks of Spanish kings in the 16th and 17th centuries, Grant authority: GA0 - Czech Science Foundation, Main beneficiary: University of Pardubice/ Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Principal investigator: doc. Mgr. Pavel Marek, Ph.D., Project period: 2015-2017.
Five major publications or patents by the team over the past 5 years
Jiří KUBEŠ, Imperial Envoys at the English and British Court (1660–1740): Reception Ceremonies and Disputes over Titles, The Court Historian 27, 2022, Issue 1, pp. 42-60. ISSN 2056-3450. https://doi.org/10.1080/14629712.2022.2047296
Milena Lenderová a kol., Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české: Dětství. Paseka, Praha 2021. 752 s.
Pavel MAREK - Tomáš ČERNUŠÁK, Gesandte und Klienten. Päpstliche und spanische Diplomaten im Umfeld von Kaiser Rudolf II., Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, 2020. 298 s. ISBN 978-3-11-061383-4 (received “1” grade as part of national M17+ evaluation in the M1 module).
Miroslav ŠEDIVÝ, The Victory of Realism: The German Quest for International Security 1839–1853, Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh/Brill, 2024.
Petr Vorel, Šmalkaldská válka v evropských dějinách 1546-1547, Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice 2021 (received “1” grade as part of national M17+ evaluation in the M1 module).
Major awards
prof. PhDr. Petr Vorel, CSc.
2017 - Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Award for Outstanding Results in Research, Experimental Development and Innovation
2019 – Medal of František Palacký awarded by the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic for achievements in the field of History
2022 – Gloria musealis – Silver medal for new numismatic exhibition in the Museum of East Bohemia in Pardubice (award for applied research outcomes resulting from long-term cooperation between the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy of the University of Pardubice and the industry)
2023 – Honorary membership of the Association of Historians of the Czech Republic (the top award in the expert community)
prof. PhDr. Milena Lenderová, CSc.
2007: Chevalier des Palmes Académiques (République française)
2014: Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Award for Outstanding Results in Research, Experimental Development and Innovation
2015: Magnesia Litera
Selected excellent researchers in the field at the University of Pardubice
