By David O’Brien, editor of Civilisation and Nineteenth-Century Art: A European Concept in a Global Context Today we hardly agree on what âcivilisationâ is. Indeed, use of the word or its... READ MORE
By David O’Brien, editor of Civilisation and Nineteenth-Century Art: A European Concept in a Global Context Today we hardly agree on what âcivilisationâ is. Indeed, use of the word or its... READ MORE
Making and Remaking Saints in Nineteenth-Century Britain By Gareth Atkins July saw the publication of my new edited book, Making and Remaking Saints in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Containing essays... READ MORE
By Paul Edmondson In March 2010, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust started to lift the turf on the site of Shakespeareâs family home. It was the start of âDig for Shakespeareâ, a seasonal... READ MORE
Post by Charles West and Rachel Stone Today sees the publication of a book that weâve been working on for almost a decade, The Divorce of King Lothar and Queen Theutberga. Itâs an annotated... READ MORE
Post by afinley41 The Society for the History of Navy Medicine is pleased to announce the winner of our first book award. Katherine Foxhall has won the Harold D. Langley Book Award for... READ MORE
When Caroline Lybbe Powys (1738-1817) visited the Worcester Porcelain Manufactory on 28 August 1771, she was amazed. Viewing the different stages of the ceramic manufacturing process, the moment at... READ MORE
Guest Post by Jill Liddington March celebrates Womenâs History Month, but do we really need it any longer? After all, so many of the campaigns and struggles of earlier generations of UK... READ MORE
What book in this field has inspired you the most? Probably the most stimulating book I have read on Irish migration to Britain was published over 60 years ago, namely J.A. Jackson’s The Irish... READ MORE
Congratulations to Edward Juler, who launched his new title Grown but not made last week at The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds. Edward Juler speaking at the event This title is the first detailed... READ MORE
Why do the lives and careers of Emile Pereire (1800â75) and his brother Isaac (1806â80) fascinate us? Certainly, their achievements as railway entrepreneurs and bankers were extraordinary, but the... READ MORE