Faith, Power and Family
June 21, 2022
Finalist for the 2019 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for Best Book in Africana Religions, Faith, Power and Family by Charlotte Walker-Said is a ‘valuable contribution to the rich literature examining… READ MORE
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Monks, Miracles and the Making of England
June 13, 2022
When returning the proofs of Bishop Æthelwold, His Followers and Saints’ Cults in Early Medieval England to the magnificent Caroline Palmer, I joked that we could try advertising the book… READ MORE
Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century | Blog 2/2
June 8, 2022
When Pirates became media sensations In April 1828, the pirate attack on the brig Morning Star became the first truly global pirate story. Of course, back then there was no… READ MORE
Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century | Blog 1/2
June 7, 2022
A woman’s bargain with pirates Anne Logie remained calm as she faced the young French pirate Victor St Cyr Barbazan. He and the other pirates of the Defensor de Pedro… READ MORE
Books to Look Out for in June 2022
June 1, 2022
Looking for a new Boydell book this month? From the meticulously researched account of Weston Park to the development of disability studies in German-speaking Europe, we round up some of… READ MORE
Walking in Encroached Pastoral Landscapes
May 25, 2022
Pokot Pastoralism: Environmental Change and Socio-Economic Transformation in North-West Kenya by Hauke-Peter Vehrs is the first book in Future Rural Africa, a new series from James Currey. Dr Vehrs shares… READ MORE
The Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh
May 23, 2022
The Geographies of Enlightenment Edinburgh explores how the making of Edinburgh as an influential Enlightenment capital depended on a series of spatial processes that extended across urban, regional, national and… READ MORE
Constructing History across the Norman Conquest
May 17, 2022
It has long been recognised that Worcester was a major centre of historiographical research and writing in the period covered by our book. Under the guidance of Bishop Wulfstan II… READ MORE
The National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, 1660-1696
May 12, 2022
Popular memory of the Scottish Covenanters, to the extent they are remembered at all, tends to feature them as either intolerant, violent religious fanatics, or focuses on their persecution during… READ MORE
Great Power Competition and the Path to Democracy
May 10, 2022
Zarina Burkadze’s new book, published by the University of Rochester in their Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe series, is a powerfully insightful study of the challenges faced by… READ MORE
Why we mustn’t forget Gideon Klein: Music triumphing in adversity