Staff Pick: Medieval History
This month, Yale University Press London staff voted for their favourite book on the theme of ‘Medieval History‘….
British History
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Two Houses, Two Kingdoms by Catherine Hanley: an extract
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
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Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Jack the Ripper vs. Women Against Violence Against Women, by John Bennett
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The Curious World of Samuel Pepys & John Evelyn, by Margaret Willes – A Who’s Who
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Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
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Jane Austen: A Brief Life, by Fiona Stafford – An Extract
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Durham Cathedral: History, Fabric and Culture
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Two Houses, Two Kingdoms by Catherine Hanley: an extract
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Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
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Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
Read More -
Bletchley Park and D-Day: A Q&A with David Kenyon
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Jack the Ripper vs. Women Against Violence Against Women, by John Bennett
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The Curious World of Samuel Pepys & John Evelyn, by Margaret Willes – A Who’s Who
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Parliamentary Bills of 1858’s One Hot Summer, by Rosemary Ashton
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Jane Austen: A Brief Life, by Fiona Stafford – An Extract
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Durham Cathedral: History, Fabric and Culture
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Manners in Middle Class Early Modern England – Keith Thomas
In this extract from his book, In Pursuit of Civility, Keith Thomas looks at manners, civility and codes…
Staff Pick: Our Favourite Books of 2021
Happy New Year! Yale University Press, London staff recommend their favourite books of last year. Find out what…
Francis Barber and Black British History
Since the publication in 2015 of The Fortunes of Francis Barber (now reissued in paperback) there has been…
‘Working Mothers’ – An extract from Bread Winner by Emma Griffin
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Mrs Delany: A Life by Clarissa Campbell Orr – An Extract
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
A Schoolmaster’s War – an extract from Harry Rée’s wartime diaries
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
Throughout British history, the power of witchcraft, curses and black magic has endured. Whether in the 1800s or…
Younger Sons of Regency England (Part II) – William Yescombe
In Regency England, the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance,…
Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
In Regency England, the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance,…
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…
Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior – Catherine Hanley
Was Matilda a power-hungry she-wolf, as history portrays her, or a woman ahead of her time, fighting for…
Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day by Guy Cuthbertson – An Extract
Armistice Day was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918. In…
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…