
A Visual History of Household Servants and Slaves
In this blog, Yale author Diane Wolfthal brings the visual representation of household workers in medieval and early-modern…
In this blog, Yale author Diane Wolfthal brings the visual representation of household workers in medieval and early-modern…
Happy New Year! Yale University Press, London staff recommend their favourite books of last year. Find out what…
Since the publication in 2015 of The Fortunes of Francis Barber (now reissued in paperback) there has been…
In recent years, it has been impossible to ignore the resurgence of xenophobia. Issues like the European migrant…
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then…
MI9’s ‘Q-gadgets’ have made it into the public imagination through the adventures of James Bond. But who was…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all…
What did the crusades ever do for us? This clash of medieval civilizations is defined by warfare, but over…
In Regency England, the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance,…