Going to Church in Medieval England – an extract
Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the…
Places
June’s Bookshop of the Month – Sam Read Bookseller
For June’s Bookshop of the Month, we headed to the Lake District to visit Sam Read Bookseller. From…
Palaces of Pleasure- Q&A with Lee Jackson
The Victorians invented mass entertainment. As the nineteenth century’s growing industrialised class acquired the funds and the free…
May’s Bookshop of the Month – Good Press
This month’s Bookshop of the Month is Good Press, a Glasgow-based bookshop and art space specialising in independently…
Cromwell: A Killjoy Regime?
The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then…
Gainsborough in London | The Later Years
Susan Sloman, author of Gainsborough in London, introduces our blog readers to her long-awaited book, which follows the…
March’s Bookshop of the Month – Lindum Books
We’re heading over to Lindum Books for March’s Bookshop of the Month. Nestled on the historic Bailgate in…
January’s Bookshop of the Month – Drake the Bookshop
Our first Bookshop of the Month of 2021 is the newest independent bookshop on Teesside: Drake the Bookshop!…
December’s Bookshop of the Month – Aye-Aye Books
Our final Bookshop of the Month for 2020 is Aye-Aye Books, located in the Centre for Contemporary Arts,…
November’s Bookshop of the Month – Queen’s Park Books
We’re heading over to Queen’s Park Books for November’s Bookshop of the Month. Established in 2004 by the…
9 brilliant UK bookshops – as chosen by our authors
The author Neil Gaiman once said ‘A town isn’t a town without a bookstore’ and we couldn’t agree…
Understanding the US Election
Yesterday saw the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the run up to the 2020…
August’s Bookshop of the Month – The Bookshop Kirkby Stephen
The Bookshop in Kirkby Stephen is our Bookshop of the Month for August. This lovely independent bookstore was…
July’s Bookshop of the Month – Book Corner
Our July Bookshop of the Month is the Book Corner, which is situated on Milton Street in the…
An A-Z of the World – E. H. Gombrich on: the United States of America
As an aid to students, teachers and parents dealing with the challenges of home learning, we have constructed…