‘1016 and all that’ (with apologies to Sellar and Yeatman) by Timothy Bolton
One thousand years and a few months ago, Anglo-Saxon England was successfully invaded by Danes and their allies….
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
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Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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Astrid Lindgren: A Life in Pictures
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The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
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Whistler’s Mother by Daniel Sutherland & Georgia Toutziari, An Extract
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
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Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
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Astrid Lindgren: A Life in Pictures
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The Ten Books of Terry Eagleton
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Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
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Whistler’s Mother by Daniel Sutherland & Georgia Toutziari, An Extract
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Declarations of Independence Then and Now by Steve Pincus
Steve Pincus’ latest book, The Heart of the Declaration, offers a new perspective on the influences that shaped the…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 2
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to…
A Different Kind of Paganism by Anthony T. Kronman
Anthony T. Kronman’s latest book, Confessions of a Born Again Pagan, offers a third way—beyond atheism and religion—to…
The Skin of Chaos: The Letters of Adonis and Adel Abdessemed, pt. 1
Presented exclusively by YUP in anticipation of the publication of Adonis’ newest book, Concerto al-Quds, We are delighted to…
How Shakespeare Put Politics on the Stage: An Introduction by Peter Lake
In this remarkable literary and historical analysis, Peter Lake pulls the curtain back on what Shakespeare was really…
A Year in Books: Yale staff books of the year, part 4
In this, the last of our Christmas reading blogs, two members of Yale London staff select the books…
A Year in Books: Yale staff books of the year, part 3
‘It is a joy to hold and a revelation to read.’ For our staff books of the year part…
A Year in Books: Yale staff books of the year, part 2
‘I love the Dolce and Gabana dress that is featured – if it wasn’t worth thousands of pounds,…
A Year in Books: Yale staff books of the year, part 1
As we approach the Christmas season, with a brand new year of books and reading just over the…
Like Grandmother, like granddaughter: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Blanche of Castile
Arguably the most successful woman to wield political power in the middle ages, Blanche of Castile is today…
The First Victory: An Introduction
Andrew Stewart introduces his new book The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign,…
Bookshop of the Month – Primrose Hill Books
We stayed in London for this month’s Bookshop of the Month, taking a short walk over to the delightful…
William the Conqueror: 950 years on by David Bates
October 14th 2016 marks the 950th anniversary of 1066, the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. The defeat…
The Moral Economy: Homo Economicus Becomes Human
Homo Economicus Becomes Human The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens Review by Lyric…