Gardens and Gardening by Jill Francis
The extravagant gardens of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century British aristocracy are well-documented and celebrated, but the more modest…
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The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections – by Robin Simon
To mark the occasion of the opening of the New RA on 19 May 2018 and the celebration of…
How do you talk to a Russian gangster?
In his new book The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia, Mark Galeotti explores the underground world of the Russian mafia,…
The Moon Jar Story
Glenn Adamson — ‘Keep the Corean pot in memory.’ With those words, the great potter Bernard Leach imparted…
International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
To celebrate both International Women’s Day and the centenary of women’s suffrage in Britain, we’ve taken a look…
Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer by Scott H. Hendrix
It has been 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle…
Overfishing: The Silent Crisis Beneath the Ocean’s Surface, by Brian Fagan
In Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization, Professor of Anthropology Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and…
Jack the Ripper vs. Women Against Violence Against Women, by John Bennett
In Mob Town: A History of Crime and Disorder in the East End, John Bennett delves into four…
The Paleo Diet and Ancient Civilisation, by James C. Scott
In his latest work, Against the Grain, James C. Scott explores why humans abandoned hunting and gathering for…
Secret Intelligence and the Freedom of Information – by Helen Fry
In her new book, The London Cage, historian Helen Fry reveals what life was like in one of…
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…
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…
Margarita Tupitsyn discusses Moscow Vanguard Art
2017 is the centenary of the Russian Revolution, yet five years later, after the Soviet Regime was established,…
Hitler’s Obsession with the Occult – by Eric Kurlander
The Nazi fascination with the occult is legendary, yet today it is often dismissed as Heinrich Himmler’s personal…
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,…