England’s Cathedrals: A Timeline — by Nicholas Orme
Nicholas Orme’s The History of England’s Cathedrals is the first history of the life and activities of all English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury…
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The Gunpowder Plot: ‘The Most Horrible Treason’
5 November, 1605: A plot to blow up the House of Lords with gunpowder is thwarted when explosives expert Guy Fawkes is caught red-handed…
Backbone of the Nation – 50 Years in 50 Books
In his groundbreaking new history, Robert Gildea interviews the miners and their families who fought to defend themselves against Thatcher’s goverment. Exploring mining communities…
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes – 50 Years in 50 Books
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes draws on workers’ memoirs, social surveys, library registers, and more, to create an intellectual history of…
75 years of Our NHS: an excerpt from Andrew Seaton’s new book
Andrew Seaton’s Our NHS, a History of Britain’s Best-Loved Institution explores the full 75-year history of the NHS, from foundation and modernisation to crisis…
The Great Plague: A People’s History
In 1665, the plague returned with a vengeance, cutting a long and deadly swathe through the British Isles. Though the murderous contagion eventually came…
Sightseeing in Surrey with the new Pevsner Architectural Guide
The expansion and revision of Nikolaus Pevsner’s celebrated architectural guides continues with the new edition of Surrey. Containing 139 specially commissioned colour photographs, this…
August Staff Pick: Travels
This month, Yale University Press London staff voted for their favourite book on the theme of ‘Travels’. Find out which books they recommended and…
Discovering King Henry III’s gold coinage – David Carpenter
David Carpenter, the author of, Henry III: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule, 1207-1258, recounts his search for the reason why a rare…
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 sixteenth century. In Going to Church…
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 Lincoln’s Cathedral Quarter, Lindum Books offers…
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 more. For any booklover, browsing shelves…
January’s Bookshop of the Month – Camden Arts Centre Bookshop
Happy Year to all our readers! We are continuing our bookshop tour in 2020 starting with the vibrant Camden Arts Centre Bookshop. Camden Arts…
Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
Since the secret of Bletchley Park was revealed in the 1970s, the work of its codebreakers has become one of the most famous stories…
The Road Before Me Weeps by Nick Thorpe – An Extract
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have spurred several million refugees and migrants…