The Spy Who Came in from the Co-Op
April 19, 2019
As Red Joan, the adaptation of Jennie Rooney’s bestseller, reaches the big screen it’s a good time to look back at the roots of the story, the life of Melita… READ MORE
Category: Early Modern and Modern History
The Old English in Early Modern Ireland
April 11, 2019
The Irish Catholic Confederates nearly toppled the English administration of Ireland during the Nine Years’ War (1594-1603). For much of the war, the Irish had the upper-hand and defeating them… READ MORE
‘Wilfully and with stomach’: Wifehood in Medieval and Early Modern England
March 28, 2019
While Women’s History Month is a relatively new development, women have of course been active participants in history all along. These three titles from Boydell Press share stories of women… READ MORE
Material Enlightenment
March 1, 2019
Dr Joanna Wharton’s new book looks at the writings and lives of five very different women – Anne Barbauld, Honora Edgeworth, Hannah More, Elizabeth Hamilton and Maria Edgeworth – whose… READ MORE
A Protestant Lord in James VI’s Scotland
February 21, 2019
Reputed to be the richest earl in Scotland, George Keith, fifth Earl Marischal, is an outstanding example of long-term successful Protestant Lordship in a Scotland reeling from the consequences of… READ MORE
The Household Accounts of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 1635-1642
February 12, 2019
Leonie James explains how the accounts of William Laud’s Lambeth Palace household, edited and analysed in full for the first time, reveal much about this controversial figure that we have… READ MORE
Robert Burns in the Antipodes
January 25, 2019
Here, for Burns’ Night, Dr Benjamin Wilkie reflects on the significance of Robert Burns for Scottish communities very far from home, in this case settled in distant Australia, where representations… READ MORE
Christmas in a Victorian Vicarage
December 18, 2018
Our beloved festive traditions were created in the Victorian age; the Christmas Tree, crackers, mulled wine, and parlour games. But what was Christmas like in a typical Victorian country vicarage?… READ MORE
Call for Papers: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
December 14, 2018
This series of monographs and studies covers a wide variety of historical themes from the sixteenth through to the early nineteenth century. It aims to publish intellectually stimulating works of… READ MORE
The United States’ Entry into the First World War: The Role of British and German Diplomacy
December 11, 2018
Well-timed for the centenary of the Great War’s end, Dr Olmstead’s book uncovers the influence of diplomacy on America’s decision to enter the First World War. It’s an important but… READ MORE
Books to Look out for in June 2023