Brothels, bowling and bad reputations: life on the fringes of late medieval London
By Charlotte Berry London in the fifteenth century was a city far larger than any other in England and the only urban centre in the realm on a scale comparable to the great cities of Europe. Although London had city walls originally built by Roman settlers, the...
Earth, ice, wind and fire: making men on the eighteenth-century Grand Tour
By Sarah Goldsmith In this post Dr Sarah Goldsmith introduces her new book, Masculinity and Danger on the Eighteenth-Century Grand Tour published by University of London Press on 30 November. Sarah’s book argues that argues that dangerous experiences...
Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism: new collection from the IHR and Royal Historical Society
By John Sabapathy In July 2020, University of London press published Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism, the latest title in New Historical Perspectives, an Open Access series for early career historians from the IHR and the Royal Historical...