The Growth of Law in Medieval Wales
July 18, 2022
How on earth does someone become interested in medieval Welsh law? Dead law doesn’t sound like the kind of subject that would excite a young child, and even scholarly adults… READ MORE
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Kinship is Fascinating
July 12, 2022
‘Kinship is fascinating. While not all sociologists will agree with that claim, it is nevertheless a sociological observation and not an expression of personal predilection’.[1] So Jennifer Mason asserts in… READ MORE
Books to Look out for in July 2022
July 1, 2022
Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South AfricaThe National Peace Accord, 1991-1994by Liz Carmichael This first full account of the South African National Peace Accord (NPA) fills a significant gap in knowledge… READ MORE
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
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
Old English Scholarship in the Seventeenth Century