The Quentin Skinner Lectureship in Intellectual History since 1500

The 2026 Quentin Skinner Fellow is Samuel Zeitlin from University College London. His Lecture, 'Francis Bacon and the Crisis of the Palatinate', will take place on Friday, 19 June 2026. Please see the poster below for more information about the speaker, times, and the venue.

About the The Quentin Skinner Lectureship

Created by the generosity of Professor Quentin Skinner after the award of the Balzan Prize, the Quentin Skinner Lectureship (formerly the Balzan-Skinner Fellowship) allows an early career scholar to spend a sabbatical term or semester in Cambridge in order to work on a discrete piece of research under the umbrella of modern intellectual history - with ‘modern’ being since c. 1500 and ‘early career’ within ten years of attaining the PhD.  The result of their time in Cambridge is presented in a public lecture and symposium and will be published, subject to peer review, in the Historical Journal.

An appointment is made annually. Please note that the terms of the fellowship do not cover the cost of release from academic duties at the fellowship holder’s employing institution.

For more information see the Quentin Skinner Lectureship page on the CRASSH website.