Remembering the 1967 Six Day War by Guy Laron
The Six Day War was fought between 5th and 10th June 1967 by Israel and the neighbouring states of Egypt,…
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Bookshop of the Month – Bookends, Keswick
For this month’s bookshop of the month, we found our way up to Keswick and chatted to Lucy…
The Art of Brutalism: The Style of No Style
To celebrate the release of The Art of Brutalism (with the Paul Mellon Centre) – a fascinating inquiry…
Grave New World – A Q&A with Stephen D. King
To mark the publication of Stephen D. King’s Grave New World: The End of Globalization, The Return of…
The English Reformation: Was Henry VIII the founder of Roman Catholicism? by Peter Marshall
2017 marks 500 years since the Reformation. Peter Marshall, author of Heretics and Believers, asks whether Henry VIII really was…
Bookshop of the Month – Kesley’s Bookshop, Haddington
This month we make our way up to Scotland, and chat to Simon from Kesley’s Bookshop in Haddington…
Spring Reading at Yale: Science Spotlight
With winter firmly behind us, we thought we’d take a stroll through our Yale spring reading favourites, with a…
‘War: An Enquiry’ by A. C. Grayling – an extract
For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. In War:…
The Met Gala – A Celebration
ARE you ready for the first Monday in May? The Met Gala is one of the premiere fashion…
‘The Gift of the Gab’ by David Crystal – What makes a good election speech?
With the snap general election announced in Britain, the French election currently in progress, and the extensive coverage of the…
A Little History of Economics – a short film with Niall Kishtainy
Author of A Little History of Economics, Niall Kishtainy, talks to Yale Books about why understanding economic history…
HULL – UK City of Culture 2017: Spotlight on Architecture
In 2013 it was announced that Hull would be the 2017 UK City of Culture. Four years in…
The Mongols and the Islamic World from Conquest to Conversion
The Mongol conquest of the Islamic world began in the early thirteenth century when Chinggis Khan and his…
Eclectic and Inclusive: Inside the Association of Art Historians Conference 2017
This year the Association of Art Historians Annual Conference will focus on inclusivity and diversity in the field…
Bookshop of the Month – Penrallt Gallery Bookshop, Machynlleth
For April’s bookshop of the month, we head over to mid Wales where Diana and Geoff run the beautiful…