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http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/carnivalesqueBlog carnivals are an increasingly popular part of the blogosphere. They are regular showcases of recent blogging, usually focused on particular themes, and - very importantly - they usually circulate around a range of host blogs, giving each carnival a variety of perspectives.Carnivalesque was originally launched in September 2004 as a carnival for the 'early modern' period in history (c.1450-1800CE). It took much of its inspiration from the Philosophers' Carnival and Tangled Bank. Carnivalesque filled its special niche so successfully that in 2005, it was decided to expand its coverage. Since July 2005, Carnivalesque has run monthly, alternating between early modern (c.1500-1800CE) and ancient &#38; medieval topics (up to c.1500CE).Carnivalesque is certainly not just for academics. We welcome perspectives from a variety of fields, especially history, literary studies, archaeology, art history, philosophy - in fact, from anyone who enjoys writing about anything to do with the not-so-recent past. You can nominate your own writing and/or that of other bloggers, but please try not to nominate more than one or two posts by any author for any single edition of Carnivalesque, and limit nominations to recent posts.