Discover what it takes to resist from the inside. Tablet features an excerpt from @lukeberryman.bsky.social’s “Resisting Nazism” detailing the story of Kurt Gerstein. Read the piece here: https://bit.ly/4yR13Hn #BookSky #HistorySky @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

The Strange Story of Kurt Gerstein - Tablet Magazine

Was the man who brought Zyklon B gas to the Nazi death camps a murderer, a resister, a witness, a victim—or all of the above?

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Did you know the Scottish suffragettes commissioned their own china? Isn’t it lovely? ‘Suffrage china’ is one of the objects covered in my new book out now from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social. See link in bio #suffragettes #votesforwomen

Now in paperback! 📖 Barbarian Queens and the Conversion of Europe by Burnam W. Reynolds offers a compelling reappraisal of early medieval religious transformation, foregrounding the pivotal role of royal women in the spread of Christianity. https://bit.ly/4xqmKx8

New paperbacks available from the Medievalia et Humanistica Series Medievalia et Humanistica 📚 No. 49 👉 https://bit.ly/442LHkD No. 48 👉 https://bit.ly/4v9kYPr

Integration & Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe offers a rigorous reappraisal of imperial history, foregrounding the roles of smaller European states & transnational collaboration in shaping global power structures. 📖 https://bit.ly/4epOF7Q 🔓 https://bit.ly/4vLQVNJ

Historical Dictionary of Voting and Elections in the United States by Michael J. Pomante II explores the key events, debates and challenges that have shaped American democracy, from suffrage to modern issues like voter suppression and disinformation. 📙 https://bit.ly/4ojeWcg

Is King Arthur just a legend? ⚔️ From Welsh battle poetry to 6th-century royal genealogies, Ken Dark makes the case for a historical Arthur in @HistoryToday. Read the article: www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

The Case for King Arthur

Often dismissed as a myth, was there a real man behind the legend of King Arthur?

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New Jersey Women during World War II by Patricia Chappine offers a carefully researched and timely reassessment of women’s wartime experiences at a regional level, foregrounding voices and perspectives often absent from national narratives. 📗 https://bit.ly/4v2lkat

Grief and Sorrow in the Roman World: Republic to Empire offers a sophisticated exploration of emotional life in ancient Rome, examining how grief was articulated, performed, and understood across literary and material sources. Paperback available https://bit.ly/49Y5uVU

A glance inside The British Women’s Suffrage Campaign in 100 Objects-now pub by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Covers 19th & 20thc campaign,from Dublin & Orkney to the 2018 grand finale in Parliament Sq. I hope general readers as well as historians will find it diverting. #womenshistory #suffragettes

Women on the Right edited by Clarisse Berthezène, Laura Lee Downs & Julie V. Gottlieb is a rigorous and compelling contribution to its field, this work offers sustained insight and scholarly depth for both new and returning readers. Out now in paperback https://bit.ly/3QjaptV

Clothing and Identity in Early Modern Rome offers a rigorous re-examination of social and cultural life through the lens of dress, challenging established assumptions about status and representation in early modern society. 📖 https://bit.ly/4xko4Bv

How reassuring to see the book ‘out in the wild’ - pub by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social. I do hope you enjoy the ‘material approach’, Lisbeth…giving life to that complicated history

Lisbet Sherlock@lisbet.bsky.social · last wk.

This arrived yesterday and I’m already engrossed. Lovely book by @womanssphere.bsky.social with an unusual angle on the women’s suffrage movement

Historical Dictionary of the Contemporary United Kingdom by Kenneth J. Panton & Keith A. Cowlard, offers a comprehensive guide to modern Britain, exploring its politics, culture and key figures through expertly curated entries. 📙 https://bit.ly/4aKK2nx

Mississippi: A Yiddish Play about the Scottsboro Affair by Leib Malach, edited by Alyssa Quint, translated by Ellen Perecman & Alyssa Quint, explores racial injustice and global solidarity through the lens of Yiddish theatre. 📗 https://bit.ly/4gcgaUD

UK scribes! 📢 Publishing your first book can feel daunting—but you don’t have to do it alone. Our Academic Writing Fellowship with @writersandartists.bsky.social offers UK recipients a year of mentorship, networking, and free access to Bloomsbury books and events. ✨ https://bit.ly/4pd67Bs

These are just two of the lovely comments from my early readers. I’m so gratified by their appreciation of my new book - to be published by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social on Thursday - see link in bio

While glass-making in the West is linked to Venice, its roots lie in the Middle East. Discover how al-Khalil’s glass trade spanned the medieval world in Nur Masalha’s “The Ancient Cities and Global Trade of Palestine.” Read the blog: https://bit.ly/3RLtVzT 📚💙 #HistorySky @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

The idea of a voter as male was so firmly fixed that postcard publishers had great fun with the prospect of ‘the world tuned upside down’ if the suffrage campaign succeeded. Such postcards are ‘suffrage objects’-see my book pub @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social #womenshistory #suffragettes #votesforwomen

Napoleon in British Culture, c. 1815–1840 offers a nuanced examination of Britain’s cultural engagement with Napoleon, tracing his presence across political, literary, and popular spheres. Now available in paperback https://bit.ly/4uzmKZ3

A Political History of Immigration in France by Angéline Escafré-Dublet traces how migration evolved from an economic issue into one of the defining forces in modern French politics and identity. Out now! https://bit.ly/43YQSlE

Follow in the footsteps of history to discover the hidden places, extraordinary people, and captivating stories of Paris, out now in paperback! https://bit.ly/440c6zP

Out now! ⭐ ✨ The British Women’s Suffrage Movement in 100 Objects by @womanssphere.bsky.social tells the story of the fight for votes for women through everyday items, revealing how material culture shaped a historic campaign for equality. Discover the book 👉 https://bit.ly/4uuL3Y8

India’s Nationalist Press and the First World War, 1914–1923 by Andrew Tait Jarboe uncovers how Indian newspapers reshaped the story of WWI—revealing its role in changing public opinion and driving the path toward independence. Discover the book https://bit.ly/4e1TGEx

The Basque Witch-Hunt shows that almost everything historians thought they knew about The Basque witch-hunt is wrong. Now in paperback https://bit.ly/4eseMLi

📆 Don’t miss this event at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social! Louise Heren , author of Scottish History in 15 Violent Crimes, joins Morgan Cry & Kate Foster on Sunday 20th September at 10:30. 📕 https://bit.ly/4ymVwYF 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4h9CjDx

Photographs are powerful ‘suffrage objects’. I consider the intention behind the creation of such objects in my new book, pub @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social 23 July -link in bio. Pics credit Women’s Library@LSE #womenshistory #suffragettes #suffrageobject #votesforwomen

Mary McAuliffe's multilayered exploration of Paris weaves a narrative that takes the reader into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known Paris destinations. Paris is coming soon in paperback https://bit.ly/4fW4N3j

‘This is a deeply informed, jam-packed book.’ The Russian Review Discover How Russia Got Big: A Territorial History by Paul W. Werth 👉 https://bit.ly/4ei6XaT

New methods of travel- spreading the #votesforwomen message far & wide-were seized by both constitutional and militant suffrage campaigners. All covered in my new book, pub 23 July by @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social -see link in bio. Thanks to Women’s Library @ LSE for pics #suffragettes #womenshistory