By Andrew Mansfield Andrew Michael Ramsay (1683 ⸺ 1743) was a freemason, Jacobite baronet, tutor to Bonnie Prince Charlie, philosopher, novelist, biographer and adventurer exiled from the Jacobite... READ MORE
By Christopher Snedden A ‘Kashmirologist’ by inclination, this is my third book about the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).1 A number of reasons stimulated me to write my... READ MORE
Dr. Lauren Mancia A typical later medieval image aiming to encourage affective piety in its viewers, filled with the emotional intensity... READ MORE
By Beatriz Pichel This book originated many years ago, in 2008, when my supervisor suggested I could look at photographs for my study on First World War experiences in France. At the time I... READ MORE
By Paul Fouracre Christianity was a religion that had its cultural origins in the Eastern Mediterranean. Its material basis reflected the ecology of that region, and when it spread westwards its... READ MORE
By Robin Derricourt Why would I write a book on the history of religions in 2021? In today’s world, don’t we (at least in “western” urban settings) live in societies where religion has... READ MORE
To celebrate Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day on the 8th March, we’ve put together a reading list featuring new, forthcoming and bestselling women’s history... READ MORE
By Michael Carter-Sinclair This book grew from a personal quest to understand how the Vienna of 1900, capital of the Habsburg Empire, a place of culture and cosmopolitanism was, belatedly,... READ MORE
By Stephen Snelders The Netherlands has the reputation of a stable, law-abiding democracy. But the country has its other sides as well. Internationally it is seen as a hedonistic Mecca for drug... READ MORE
Archaeology, Human Remains, Exhibitions By Melanie Giles Bog Bodies are the best-preserved human remains from NW Europe. They have inspired poetry, art and literature. Bogs are not just... READ MORE