The Curious World of Samuel Pepys & John Evelyn, by Margaret Willes – A Who’s Who
Described by The Times as ‘the biographical equivalent of a buddy film’, Margaret Willes’ The Curious World of…
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From Belgrade to Ankara and from Athens to Bucharest, Russia seems to be on the mind of everyone…
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2017 has been an unpredictable year in world politics. To help you cut through the clamour of the…
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If you’re headed out to the countryside this summer, you should pop into the lovely town of Cheltenham,…
How Did We Read in the Past? by Abigail Williams
The mid-eighteenth century witnessed the birth and evolution of a commercial literary culture and the expansion of popular…
Five Characteristics of a Witch – An Extract by Ronald Hutton
Witches can be defined, quite legitimately, in a number of different ways in the present world. What follows…
Inspired by the work of Renaissance artist Raphael, author Lorraine Karafel asks ‘Why Tapestries?’
A new book Raphael’s Tapestries: The Grotesques of Leo X reconstructs the spectacular, grand-scale textiles designed in about…
Crime & Violence Through the Office of the Coroner – Matthew Lockwood
Matthew Lockwood offers a fresh and fascinating history of crime and violence in England through the office of…
Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
A unique, in-depth view of London during the record-breaking hot weather of 1858, Rosemary Ashton’s One Hot Summer uncovers crucial…
Jane Austen: A Brief Life, by Fiona Stafford – An Extract
On this day in 1817, Jane Austen passed away in Winchester, England at the age of 41. In…
Small Churches by Big Names – Alan Brooks explores Oxfordshire in a new Pevsner Guide
Splitting the original (and bulky) Buildings of England: Oxfordshire (Jennifer Sherwood and Nikolaus Pevsner, 1974), into two revised…
Margarita Tupitsyn discusses Moscow Vanguard Art
2017 is the centenary of the Russian Revolution, yet five years later, after the Soviet Regime was established,…
Bookshop of the Month – National Portrait Gallery, London
The National Portrait Gallery Bookshop is our bookshop of the month for July! Housing one of the most…
A Little History of Religion, by Richard Holloway – An Extract
If you haven’t discovered our amazing Little History series already, you have a whole host of great books…
Gardens of Court and Country – Celebrating Hampton Court Flower Show
To celebrate this Year’s Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the Yale Books Blog is in…