‘Working Mothers’ – An extract from Bread Winner by Emma Griffin
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Poulenc: A Biography by Roger Nichols – An extract
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An Artistic Pottery – An Extract from Bernard Leach: Life and Work
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Mrs Delany: A Life by Clarissa Campbell Orr – An Extract
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A Schoolmaster’s War – an extract from Harry Rée’s wartime diaries
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Q&A with Nick Morley, illustrator of A Little History of Poetry
Each book in our Little Histories series is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-illustrator, whose specially commissioned work…
The Age of Undress: Neoclassicism, Fashion & “Living Statues”
In this blog, art historian Amelia Rauser places women at the centre of the traditionally “stoic” and “masculine”…
Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist
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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…
Yale Art Books – Looking Forward to 2020
For 2020 we look forward to a new list of beautiful, insightful art books from Yale University Press…
A Jane Austen Christmas
The month of December sees festivities held across the globe, but in 1775 a family in Steventon, England…
‘What the did Crusades ever do for us?’ by Roger Crowley
What did the crusades ever do for us? This clash of medieval civilizations is defined by warfare, but over…
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…
Ernest Gimson: Past, Present & Future
Annette Carruthers, Mary Greensted and Barley Roscoe discuss the life and legacy of Ernest Gimson on the 100th…
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,…