Matthew Glozier
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Matthew Robert Glozier (born 1972 ) is an Australian-based Early Modern Europe
an historian.
and obtained a BA (Hons) degree (1990–93) and an MPhil in History (1997). He was awarded a Commonwealth Research Scholarship to complete a PhD at the University of Western Sydney
, entitled Scottish Soldiers in France and The Netherlands, 1660–1692 (conferred 2002).
and Scottish extraction. For the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Quarto Series), he is co–editing a volume of biographical reference relating to French refugee soldiers serving in armies across Europe circa 1685–1713. The project grew out of his earlier prosopographical
research into the Huguenot military support lent to William of Orange
during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This is the subject of his monograph, published by Sussex Academic Press in 2002. A second book, Scottish Soldiers in France in theReign of the Sun King: Nursery for Men of Honour History of Warfare: 24 (Brill Academic Publishers), based on his doctoral thesis, appeared in 2004.
He has written and revised nine articles for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and his most recent biography is the first scholarly long study of Friedrich Hermann von Schomberg
to be written in English based on new research: Marshal Schomberg, 1615–1690: ‘the ablest soldier of his age’: International soldiering and the formation of state armies in seventeenth–century Europe (Sussex Academic Press, 2005). The book has been called an "accessible study" that should "do much to rescue its subject's life and career from undeserved neglect".
Glozier’s most recent work is a book on Huguenot soldiers in armies across Europe, co-edited with Dr David Onnekink (Utrecht University) – War, religion and service: Huguenot soldiering, 1685–1713 (Ashgate Academic Publishers, 2007). A foreword to the book was contributed by Peter de la Billière
who claimed ‘it is the first study of its kind to treat consistently the military contribution made by the Huguenots to armies outside France at the high point of their historical importance as a historical group.’. The collection deals with areas of Huguenot studies often neglected by Anglophone research.
Glozier is widely published as a military historian, interested in military, social and religious aspects; he analyses migration streams and the social and religious stratification of soldier refugee
groups, in volumes that appeal to academic and to interested general readers and whose international scope is useful for those seeking to explore the nexus of British and European military and political history. He explores the rise of nationalism
, the transition from contract-based military service to the reliance on standing forces, and religion
as a chief motivation for many soldiers.
Matthew is a co–founder of the Huguenot Society of Australia (begun in 2002) and a Fellow of the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2009.
, a sport he has enjoyed since he was at school. He is currently researching a book on Classical Fencing.
Early modern Europe
Early modern Europe is the term used by historians to refer to a period in the history of Europe which spanned the centuries between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century...
an historian.
Early life and education
Glozier was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1972. He attended the University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
and obtained a BA (Hons) degree (1990–93) and an MPhil in History (1997). He was awarded a Commonwealth Research Scholarship to complete a PhD at the University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, entitled Scottish Soldiers in France and The Netherlands, 1660–1692 (conferred 2002).
Academic career
Glozier has written works on expatriate soldier groups of French HuguenotHuguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
and Scottish extraction. For the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Quarto Series), he is co–editing a volume of biographical reference relating to French refugee soldiers serving in armies across Europe circa 1685–1713. The project grew out of his earlier prosopographical
Prosopography
In historical studies, prosopography is an investigation of the common characteristics of a historical group, whose individual biographies may be largely untraceable, by means of a collective study of their lives, in multiple career-line analysis...
research into the Huguenot military support lent to William of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This is the subject of his monograph, published by Sussex Academic Press in 2002. A second book, Scottish Soldiers in France in theReign of the Sun King: Nursery for Men of Honour History of Warfare: 24 (Brill Academic Publishers), based on his doctoral thesis, appeared in 2004.
He has written and revised nine articles for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and his most recent biography is the first scholarly long study of Friedrich Hermann von Schomberg
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
Friedrich Hermann , 1st Duke of Schomberg , KG , was a marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army....
to be written in English based on new research: Marshal Schomberg, 1615–1690: ‘the ablest soldier of his age’: International soldiering and the formation of state armies in seventeenth–century Europe (Sussex Academic Press, 2005). The book has been called an "accessible study" that should "do much to rescue its subject's life and career from undeserved neglect".
Glozier’s most recent work is a book on Huguenot soldiers in armies across Europe, co-edited with Dr David Onnekink (Utrecht University) – War, religion and service: Huguenot soldiering, 1685–1713 (Ashgate Academic Publishers, 2007). A foreword to the book was contributed by Peter de la Billière
Peter de la Billière
General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billière, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC & Bar is a former British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War...
who claimed ‘it is the first study of its kind to treat consistently the military contribution made by the Huguenots to armies outside France at the high point of their historical importance as a historical group.’. The collection deals with areas of Huguenot studies often neglected by Anglophone research.
Glozier is widely published as a military historian, interested in military, social and religious aspects; he analyses migration streams and the social and religious stratification of soldier refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
groups, in volumes that appeal to academic and to interested general readers and whose international scope is useful for those seeking to explore the nexus of British and European military and political history. He explores the rise of nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
, the transition from contract-based military service to the reliance on standing forces, and religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
as a chief motivation for many soldiers.
Matthew is a co–founder of the Huguenot Society of Australia (begun in 2002) and a Fellow of the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 2009.
Personal life
Glozier also coaches and writes about fencingFencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, a sport he has enjoyed since he was at school. He is currently researching a book on Classical Fencing.
Books
- Marshal Schomberg, 1615–1690: the ablest soldier of his age: international soldiering and the formation of state armies in seventeenth–century Europe. Brighton, Portland: Sussex Academic Press, 2005. Pp. xiv, 249. ISBN 1 903900 60 3
- Scottish soldiers in France in the reign of the Sun King: nursery for men of honour. History of Warfare Series: 24. Leiden, Boston, Köln: E. J. Brill, 2004. Pp. xvi, 290. ISBN 90 04 13865 X
- The Huguenot soldiers of William of Orange and the Glorious Revolution of 1688: the lions of Judah. Brighton, Portland: Sussex Academic Press, 2002. Pp. xi, 240. ISBN 1 902210 82 4
- with David Onnekink (eds), War, religion and service: Huguenot soldiering, 1685–1713. Politics and Culture in North-West Europe 1650-1720. Aldershot: Ashgate Academic Publishers, 2007. Pp. xvi, 316. ISBN 0 7546 5444 3