Mary I: England’s Catholic Queen
‘Edwards has comprehensively defeated a persistent and painful historical myth and replaced it with something more complicated, more…
Biography
Francis Barber & Mr Foote’s Other Leg
Dr. Samuel Johnson’s Jamaican manservant and heir, Francis Barber, has been gaining attention over the past year. In…
Hitler at Home: A Conversation with Despina Stratigakos
Adolf Hitler’s makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations which he undertook…
Meet Ivan Maisky: The Munich Agreement
In this, the final part of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, author Gabriel Gorodetsky…
Meet Ivan Maisky: The Outbreak of the Second World War
In part three of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky selects and introduces…
Meet Ivan Maisky: The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
Meet Ivan Maisky: Soviet Ambassador to London, 1932-43
As the Soviet ambassador to London from 1932-1943, Ivan Maisky had a front-row seat at some of the…
Haunted by Whistler: Dan Sutherland on his biography of an elusive genius
Daniel E. Sutherland’s biography of luminary American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) is not only the first in…
Jewish Lives – New Biographies
Yale are very proud to publish the Jewish Lives series, a collection of biographies that focus on prominent and influential figures in the…
Who was Béla Bartók?
The Hungarian musician and composer Béla Bartók is the subject of a comprehensive new book by David Cooper, bringing…
Einstein & His General Theory of Relativity
2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, and to celebrate this momentous occasion,…
Jane Dawson on John Knox
John Knox was the leader of the Protestant Revolution in Scotland during the 16th century. He was a…
Francis Barber: Biography, Celebrity, Obscurity by Michael Bundock
Francis Barber lived a remarkable life. As far as we know he was born a slave on a…
David Cooper on Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók is widely acknowledged as one of the most important musical composers of the early 20th century. He is…
Thomas Cromwell and the Treason Act
Thomas Cromwell is a historic figure known to many. Between 1532 and 1540 he was the chief minster…