The Country Houses of Shropshire
June 1, 2021
We are thrilled that The Country Houses of Shropshire is published today. With 119 colour and 574 black and white illustrations, it’s a gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country… READ MORE
Category: British Local History
The Companion Guide to London New Edition
February 19, 2021
Has strong claims to be among the best guidebooks ever written. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH It is surely remarkable to write of a guidebook that is difficult to put down. But it… READ MORE
The Exeter Cloth Dispatch Book, 1763-1765
February 12, 2021
We thank Dr Todd Gray for giving us an exclusive insight into the findings behind his new book The Exeter Cloth Dispatch Book, 1763-1765 from the Devon and Cornwall Record… READ MORE
Cornwall, Connectivity and Identity in the Fourteenth Century
February 3, 2021
Cornwall, Connectivity and Identity in the Fourteenth Century won the Holyer an Gof Award in non-fiction and The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies (FOCS) Holyer an Gof Cup in 2020…. READ MORE
The Companion Guide to Edinburgh and the Borders
August 24, 2020
How useful this guide would have been two decades ago when your Boydell marketer had around eight hours to kill in a freezing Edinburgh. In fairness, I did make it… READ MORE
English Local History
August 21, 2020
We are excited to share our interview with Kate Tiller where she discusses her new publication English Local History, which has been expanded and brought up to date. Dr Tiller… READ MORE
London Zoo and the Victorians, 1828-1859
January 15, 2020
Many strands of history come together in Dr Ito’s book – urban, cultural, social, scientific and imperial – to examine the popularity and impact of London Zoo in its early… READ MORE
The Register of John Salmon, bishop of Norwich, 1299 – 1325
December 13, 2019
From the first line, recording the first known act of John Salmon as bishop of Norwich, this new edition by social historian Dr Elizabeth Gemmill brings life in a medieval… READ MORE
William Birchynshaw’s Map of Exeter, 1743
November 27, 2019
Todd Gray explains how he came about a new map of Exeter, which turned into the newest publication from the Devon and Cornwall Record Society: William Birchynshaw’s Map of Exeter,… READ MORE
My First Book at Boydell: Two Weather Diaries
August 14, 2019
I joined Boydell & Brewer in early December 2018, coming straight from a small, but very busy, marketing agency. Publishing was an industry I had always wanted to work in,… READ MORE
Q&A with Seth Peabody: Exploring German Film History