‘The past lies in fragments… one might just as well try to reconstruct the idea of a tree from its leaves, or…
Visitors to Stonehenge have been taking photographs of the monument – and themselves – for almost 150 years. Lucia Marchini visited…
This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of one of the most spectacular finds of recent years. Divided into three sections,…
This book presents the first ever national survey of all 2,847 fragments of glass vessels known in England dating from the 7th…
In his introduction, W B Bartlett denies he is making any attempt to write a ‘definitive history’ of the great sweep of…
Ailsa Mainman’s Anglian York encapsulates the allure and the frustration of researching this period in the city. Following the near silence of…
Berryfields, situated to the north-west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, is a site rich in history. Akeman Street, an important Roman road, runs…
The legend of the Trojan War is one of the most famous, and most enduring, Classical narratives, inspiring both artistic endeavours and…
Almost a century after the discovery of arguably the most-famous pharaoh’s tomb, some of Tutankhamun’s grave goods are on display in London.…
Archaeological sleuths Clare Hills, David Barbrook, and Margaret Bockford return in Nicola Ford’s cleverly constructed crime novel, a sequel to The…
The production and use of coinage are closely tied to many other aspects of social history, as is demonstrated in this…