For #NationalYearOfReading2026 we are giving away free eBooks of our Little Histories each month. This month it's James West Davidson's A Little History of the United States. Get yours here: yalebooks.co.uk/landing-page... #GoAllIn #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading @readingagency.bsky.social

Tonight on BBC Radio 4 Front Row at 7.15pm (UK time) John Bright, founder of Costume house Cosprop will be discussing the exhibition which is now at Dovecot Studios Edinburgh. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of selected Yale books until 24th July including forthcoming titles from Helen Fry, Ronald Hutton, Nicholas Orme, Eamon Duffy, Tom Licence & Hanna Diamond. Browse all Yale books in the offer: www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul... #Histbookchat #skystorians

We're delighted to have a selection of our upcoming Art books included in @waterstones.bsky.social 'Coming Soon' offer on pre-orders! Browse the featured titles and enter SUMMER26 for 25% off. www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...

Who created the ‘Calaveras’ figures that were beloved by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera? If you enjoyed this printmaking deep dive, you can read more about the global history of the art form in Holly EJ Black’s new book, ‘The Story of Printmaking’. #joseguadalupeposada #mexicanart

#OTD 1776: 6pm, on General Washington’s orders, the Declaration of Independence was read to his army at New York. The event happily reflected Washington’s hope, as expressed in his General Orders, that the Declaration would...

We are delighted to have a selection of our books featured in the Berger Prize Longlist! Congratulations also to our publishing partners, @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social , Modern Art Press, Paul Holberton Publishing and Clark Art Institute who all have titles represented in the longlist.

Join us for our @imc-leeds.bsky.social fringe event tomorrow! Public interest in the medieval world is greater than ever - how do we change our writing style for this audience and how do we reach them? Also streamed live on @medievalists.bsky.social's Instsgram #IMC2026 #Medievalsky

#OTD 1776: The Declaration of Independence appears in the Pennsylvania Evening Post, the first newspaper printing of the newly adopted document. yalebooks.co.uk/countdown-to... #America250 #USHistory #skystorians #AmRev #americanrevolution #americanhistory #AmRev250

A compelling, authoritative history of how women shaped the Reformations and transformed religious life across the globe from Merry Wiesner-Hanks. #IMC2026

A vivid history of how Protestantism was spread across the globe, from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century by Alec Ryrie. Blogpost: yalebooks.co.uk/samson-occom...

Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history from David Bates. #IMC2026

A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth century by Andrew Jotischky. #IMC2026

A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts. Blogpost: yalebooks.co.uk/magic-books-... #IMC2026

A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals. Blogpost: yalebooks.co.uk/the-hidden-s... #IMC2026

An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/offa-a-great... #IMC2026

An authoritative biography of Thomas Arundel, the English archbishop who overthrew a king from Chris Given-Wilson. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/thomas-arund... #IMC2026

A wide-ranging new history of the Baltic Crusades and their legacy from Aleksander Pluskowski. Blogpost - The Baltic Crusades: A Photo Gallery yalebooks.co.uk/the-baltic-c... #IMC2026

An authoritative life of Harold II from Tom Licence. “A gripping, incisive and thought-provoking study of Harold by a brilliant historian.”—David Woodman, author of The First King of England #IMC2026

An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England from Nicholas Higham. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/how-anglo-sa... #IMC2026

A fascinating account of the Fifth Crusade, the campaign to conquer Egypt and regain the Holy Land Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/medieval-nun... #IMC2026

An authoritative new biography of Empress Matilda from Elisabeth Van Houts. Read an extract: yalebooks.co.uk/the-legacy-o... #IMC2026

If you are at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social, drop by our stand where all our books are available at 30% discount. If you are not at the conference, you can still order at the discounted price online until 31/7 with free UK postage: yalebooks.co.uk/imc-2026/ Some highlights follow #IMC2026 #medievalsky

#OTD 1776: Congress approves the Declaration of Independence and orders it printed. Philadelphia printer John Dunlap prints about 200 copies. Fewer than 30 survive today. yalebooks.co.uk/countdown-to... #America250 #USHistory #skystorians #AmRev #americanrevolution #americanhistory #AmRev250

#OTD 1776: 12 of the 13 colonies vote for the resolution, with NY abstaining. Congress declares the resolution to be in effect. yalebooks.co.uk/countdown-to... #America250 #USHistory #skystorians

Available now! Though largely forgotten today, Gladys Hynes (1888–1958) was a pioneering artist; a gifted painter, sculptor and designer – but also a pacifist, feminist, suffragist and Irish Republican. Her influence, long neglected, is now ripe for rediscovery. yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

For #NationalYearOfReading2026 we are giving away free eBook copies of our Little Histories each month. This month it's Robert Philips' A Little History of Music. Get your free eBook here: yalebooks.co.uk/landing-page... #GoAllIn #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading @readingagency.bsky.social

#OTD 1776: Revolutionaries persuade Congress to appoint a committee to draft a declaration of independence. The committee consisted of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson takes the lead, his rough draft is now in the Library of Congress

Thank you @hatchards.bsky.social for the wonderful window displays for 'La Belle France'. Travel inspiration just when we need it! yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

Sit back for a printmaking story time with Holly EJ Black who dives into one of the first ever artistic copyright cases, which unfolded in Venice between superstar printmaker Albrecht Dürer and the young upstart Marcantonio Raimondi…