Boydell & Brewer
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Independent. Employee-owned. Publishing Medieval & Early Modern History, Musicology, Literature, African Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies and more.
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The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world’s most extraordinary medieval treasures. Ahead of its landmark exhibition at the British Museum, discover 6 books that explore its history and enduring legacy. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/itVJKh0
"Like many saints, Guthlac’s death didn’t stop him going places." Emma Nuding explores St Guthlac’s journeys through the Fens to his lasting literary legacy in saints’ lives, poetry and modern writing. #BookSky #MedievalSky #Skystorians @eknuding.bsky.social Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/GrxtCRP
New! Royal Sanctity and the Making of History in High Medieval Scandinavia by Elizabeth Hasseler offers an exploration of historical & political myth-making via the concept of royal sanctity in 12th century Nordic history writing. Learn more: buff.ly/s6YNKDN #MedievalSky @yorkmedieval.bsky.social
To mark the publication of the 50th volume in the #Chaucer Studies series, discover 6 books that showcase the variety of topics, approaches, and insights that have made the series such an important and enduring collection. Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/Zks6hp0 #MedievalSky #BookSky #Skystorians
🎉 Congrats to Cortney Berg who won the 2027 Derek Brewer Essay Prize for her article Reading the Gawain Manuscript: Images, Texts, and the Construction of Medieval Reception. The article will appear in the 2027 issue of Arthurian Literature. #MedievalSky #ArthurianLiterature
Vikings in Early Medieval Ireland illuminates the dynamics of church raiding by Vikings in Ireland, relating this phenomenon to their wider objectives and political ambitions. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/t9iVLxP #BookSky #MedievalSky #Skystorians
In our latest blog post, Adèle Kreager explores how Old #Norse sagas and poetry imagine mutable bodies, prosthetics, transformation and the shifting boundaries of what it means to be human. Read the blog > buff.ly/IGD61T1 #MedievalSky #Skystorians #BookSky #OpenAccess
"There is no question that this book is one of the most important studies of early Welsh literature published in this generation." SPECULUM The Medieval Welsh Englynion y Beddau edited and translated by Patrick Sims-Williams is now in paperback. Learn more: buff.ly/ZIeHzud
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In our latest blog post, Grahame Aldous explores how prize money shaped Nelson’s Navy, from economic warfare to human cost, legal disputes and fortunes made at sea. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/9XRr2I9 #BookSky #MaritimeHistory
What sets the Norse gods apart from other deities? Save 50% on Jonas Wellendorf's "The Lives and Deaths of the Norse Gods" with code MED26. buff.ly/ZQWsajK #IMC2026 #Medievalsky #norse
"...a milestone in medieval environmental history" - H-NET REVIEWS Now in paperback 👉 Trees as Symbol and Metaphor in the Middle Ages edited by Michael D.J. Bintley and Pippa Salonius. Learn more: buff.ly/O1rKLPd #MedievalSky #BookSky
Emma Nuding is the author of "Writing St Guthlac: From the Medieval to the Modern". Find it at the Boydell & Brewer stand at #IMC2026 #Medievalsky buff.ly/VxGqMrY
Louisa Foroughi is one of the contributors to "Historians on Robin Hood" - 50% off and free shipping with code MED26! buff.ly/Uv1y7PD #IMC2026 #Medievalsky
🥳 Congrats to Thomas Smith who won the Best Book Award for Rewriting the First Crusade awarded every 4 years by the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East! Now available in paperback too! 👉 buff.ly/YJ7Ls6y @latineast.bsky.social #IMC2026 #MedievalSky @imc-leeds.bsky.social
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Using John Ireland's fascination with Arthur Machen as case study, this book challenges our perception of the correspondence between #music and #literature in twentieth-century Britain. Weird Music by Eric McElroy is out now ➡️ buff.ly/FZ7MJQm
📣 Now in paperback! Historians on #RobinHood edited by Stephen H Rigby, offers a comprehensive thematic introduction to a wide range of medieval writings about the outlaw-hero from a series of different historical perspectives. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/0hIYfvd #medievalsky #booksky
New in #openaccess 👉 Transformation and Identity in Old Norse Literature by Adèle Kreager investigates how Old #Norse myth, saga, and poetic traditions imagine human identity through encounters with animals, materials, and environments. Learn more: buff.ly/8twvyew #MedievalSky #BookSky
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Drawing on his experience as a performer and teacher, David Schulenberg introduces us to his book which offers practical guidance to the performance of #Baroque music and encourages readers to make informed, creative interpretive choices of their own. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/ZRN3v4J
🎉 Congratulations to Neil Horsley who won the Association for Industrial Archaeology 2026 Peter Neaverson Award for outstanding scholarship in the field of industrial archaeology! Learn more and take a look inside the book ➡️ buff.ly/9NdjXNC #BookSky
St Stephen's Chapel and the Palace of Westminster, Edited by Tim Ayers, J. P. D. Cooper, Elizabeth Hallam Smith and Caroline Shenton, traces the history of a magnificent landmark in the history of late #medieval art and architecture. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/Pphi5L2 #MedievalSky #BookSky
OUT NOW: 🎶 The Life and Music of Charles Wood, by Jeremy Dibble, reassesses the life, music and enduring influence of Charles Wood, a central figure in British and Irish music and one of the foremost teachers of his generation. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/QgOVSMp #BookSky
We're pleased to announce a new publishing partnership with the Rhode Island Historical Society, one of the oldest state historical societies in the United States. buff.ly/EDk1pMx