An announcement from the organizers of the annual Royal Studies Network's Kings & Queens Conference:

We are delighted to announce that the call for papers for Kings & Queens 6: ‘In the Shadow of the Throne’ is now open. The conference will be held in Madrid, hosted by UNED and will take place 12-15 September 2017. Deadline for proposals is 30 March 2017 and please note that we have 20 bursaries for postgraduate students and early career scholars. Full details can be found on the Royal Studies Network website: http://www.royalstudiesnetwork.org/k-q-conference-series

If your research intersects with queenship and/or royal studies you might be interested in the Royal Studies Journal/CCCU prize scheme. We offer two prizes, one for the best monograph in the field and another specifically for postgraduate students/early career scholars for the best article/chapter. The prize is £50 and for the article/chapter prize, the winning piece will be published in our open access electronic journal. Prizes will be conferred at the K&Q6 conference in Madrid and submissions are now open-deadline for nominations is 15 May 2017. For more information on the prizes, including the guidelines and nomination forms, seehttp://www.rsj.winchester.ac.uk/index.php/rsj/pages/view/CCCU