The Jacobite Duchess
September 21, 2021
Frances Jennings could have lived a life much like that of many other women born into elite society. But she most certainly did not! Hers is a dramatic story of… READ MORE
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African Women in the Atlantic World
September 17, 2021
African Women in the Atlantic World received an honorable mention for African Studies Review Best Africa-Focused Anthology or Edited Collection, 2019. In this Griot article from Volume 18, the editors… READ MORE
African Traditional Religion as a Political Theory
September 13, 2021
This November we are excited to be publishing the next volume in the African Griot newsletter. This newsletter covers all aspects of African studies, featuring new publications and exclusive author… READ MORE
Gaimar’s Estoire des Engleis: Kingship and Power
September 10, 2021
Published today, Gaimar’s Estoire des Engleis: Kingship and Power by Gemma Wheeler, aims to challenge past views of Gaimar by providing the first holistic study of his Estoire’s incisive commentary… READ MORE
The London Record Society
September 8, 2021
The London Record Society is a charity founded in 1964 to stimulate interest in archives relating to London. With the publication of their latest title The London Jubilee Book, 1376-1387… READ MORE
The Dorset Rotulus
September 6, 2021
Surviving examples of medieval motets are few and English ones are rarer still. So the discovery of a new find – two leaves of a musical scroll that originated in… READ MORE
Books to Look Out for in September 2021
September 1, 2021
Welcome to September! Some of the new releases this month include the fascinating life of Frances Jennings, elder sister of Sarah the Duchess of Marlborough; a wide-ranging history of the… READ MORE
Chivalry and Violence in Late Medieval Castile
August 25, 2021
In our latest blog post, Dr Samuel Claussen recalls the origins of his new book which reveals the role played by chivalric ideology, and its violent results, in late medieval… READ MORE
Chrétien’s Equal
August 23, 2021
Nigel Bryant provides an introduction to his newly published book Chrétien’s Equal: Raoul de Houdenc from the Arthurian Studies series. You can find more books from Nigel Bryant on his… READ MORE
Erasmus Darwin’s Gardens
August 19, 2021
This was originally published on the University of Derby’s blog. Reposted here by kind permission. While much attention has been given to Derby and Lichfield doctor Erasmus’s poetry, Erasmus Darwin’s… READ MORE
Reading Non-Fiction Across South Africa’s Unfinished Transition