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Wicked Women of Tudor England: Queens, Aristocrats, Commoners
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsThis fascinating and occasionally salacious historical study delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed wickedness. -
The Damnation Of John Donellan
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No CommentsIn August 1780 Sir Theodosius Boughton, a dissolute Old Etonian twenty-year-old and heir to a Warwickshire fortune, died in painful convulsions after taking his medicine. The following year after an inquest and trial which became a cause celebre, his brother-in-law, Captain John'Diamond'Donellan, Irish soldier of fortune and man about town, was tried for his murder -
When stealing corpses was popular – new book explores body-snatching in Early Modern England
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsCorpses sold for dissection by body snatchers helped improve understanding of how the human body worked, according to a new book that brings together archaeological evidence from their remains. -
Some Bloody good reads for Halloween!
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No CommentsSome Bloody good reads for Halloween! -
London: A History in Maps
Posted on September 11, 2012 | No CommentsTelling the story through a fantastic series of maps, many from the British Library’s collections and seen here for the first time, it charts the development of the capital from the first known image on a coin in 297 AD, right up to the present day and the lasting legacy the Olympic games will have on the cultural and geographical make-up of the city. -
The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican
Posted on June 20, 2012 | No CommentsHenry’s man in Rome was a wily Italian diplomat named Gregorio Casali who drew no limits on skullduggery including kidnapping, bribery and theft to make his king a free man -
Early Modern fun for Father’s Day!
Posted on June 16, 2012 | No CommentsFantastic reads for Dad from Early Modern to Victorian England! -
New in Victorian Books this Week!
Posted on December 29, 2011 | No CommentsRing in the New Year Victorian Style with these new releases! -
Was Albert killed by Crohn’s disease? Prince’s death has been blamed on typhoid until now
Posted on December 17, 2011 | No CommentsHis sudden death 150 years ago this week propelled his adoring wife, Queen Victoria, into life-long mourning. -
The Top 11 of 2011: Early Modern England Wish List!
Posted on November 24, 2011 | No CommentsHear Ye! Hear Ye! Check out our hot 2011 reading list for your Early Modern stocking stuffers! -
Somerset’s gardens uncovered
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe historic gardens of Somerset are the subject of a new book by Professor Tim Mowl and Marion Mako, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The... -
The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsThe Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy By Roderick Graham Pegasus Books, 2009 ISBN: 9781605980492 Mary, Queen of Scots lived during one of the most fascinating periods... -
Recusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England
Posted on April 25, 2010 | No CommentsRecusancy and Conformity in Early Modern England Edited by Ginevra Crosignani, Thomas M McCoog and Michael Questier Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2010 ISBN: 978–0–88844–170–6 Scholarship of the past few decades... -
Fighting fires : creating the British fire service, 1800-1978
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsFighting fires : creating the British fire service, 1800-1978 By Shane Ewen Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-230-51710-3 As the first full-length academic history of the British fire service, Fighting Fires... -
Coke of Norfolk (1754-1842): A Biography
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsCoke of Norfolk (1754-1842): A Biography By Susanna Wade Martins Boydell, 2010 ISBN: 9781843835318 Thomas William Coke ('Coke of Norfolk') (1754-1842) is best known as one of the main promoters... -
The Care of Brute Beasts: A Social and Cultural Study of Veterinary Medicine in Early Modern England
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe Care of Brute Beasts: A Social and Cultural Study of Veterinary Medicine in Early Modern England By Louise Hill Curth Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04 17995 0 This... -
Dangerous Talk: Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern England
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsDangerous Talk: Scandalous, Seditious, and Treasonable Speech in Pre-Modern England By David Cressy Oxford University Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-19-956480-4 Dangerous Talk examines the 'lewd, ungracious, detestable, opprobrious, and rebellious-sounding' speech...














