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Lord Liverpool

April 13, 2018

20 April sees the publication of Lord Liverpool: A Political Life, by William Anthony Hay (Associate Professor of history at Mississippi State University). If you are wondering who he was,… READ MORE

Magnetic North and the Lithuanian Day of the Book Smugglers

April 10, 2018

A country without books is only whispered here at Boydell, unless one wanted to induce utter panic and kick-start a riot akin to a small stampede in a quiet, quaint,… READ MORE

Books to look out for in April 2018

April 4, 2018

It’s a big one! There’s a lot to look out for this month, from the landless younger son of a middle-ranking nobleman who became regent of England to a German… READ MORE

Medievalism in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones

March 29, 2018

It is an unfortunate fact that the word “medieval” summons up visions of backwards, outdated, even barbaric people, practices, and technologies. George R.R. Martin has glommed on to this idea… READ MORE

Pietro Monte’s Collectanea Extracts and Special Offer

March 27, 2018

In the Introduction to his new translation, Jeffrey L. Forgeng writes, “For those who study the physical and material culture of chivalry, Pietro Monte’s Collectanea is a resource without parallel…. READ MORE

5 books about Debussy to read on the 100th anniversary of his death

March 23, 2018

100 years ago on 25th March 1918, the French composer Claude Debussy died at the age of 55. To commemorate the 2018 centenary we have selected five books on Debussy… READ MORE

Top 5 London Books

March 12, 2018

London, dizzy London. Or as my very Marxist friend calls it, the City of Engels. Busy, grubby and unfriendly it may be, but what history, what architecture, what opportunity it… READ MORE

International Women’s Day 2018

March 8, 2018

The women in these books show themselves to be individual, influential thinkers, whether their works and actions have local, national, or worldwide effects. Though the classical music canon may seem… READ MORE

Books to look out for in March 2018

March 2, 2018

When it comes to finding new books to dig your teeth into, there’s plenty to get excited about this March. Whether you consider yourself a devoted Game of Thrones fan… READ MORE

Editor’s Choice: Caroline Palmer talks The Montpellier Codex

February 27, 2018

The Montpellier Codex The Final Fascicle. Contents, Contexts, Chronologies Edited by Catherine A. Bradley, Karen Desmond No, this isn’t the latest Dan Brown, it’s actually on medieval music. The Montpellier… READ MORE