LUP are delighted to congratulate Ralph Hanna on receiving the Sir Israel Gollancz Prize 2015 from the British Academy yesterday for his contribution to, and prolific research in medieval book history and palaeography. The Sir Israel Gollancz Prize is awarded biennially for work connected with Anglo-Saxon, Early English Language and Literature, English Philology, or the History of … Continue reading
Stephen Hopkins – Author Insights
To coincide with this month’s Free Read Friday, we are pleased to introduce a special Q&A with author Stephen Hopkins. As a book regarded as the most comprehensive memoir account of recent Northern Irish history, Hopkins expands on the nature and utilisation of the memoir in the context of the conflict within Northern Ireland. Read … Continue reading
The Battle of Crécy: new discoveries overturn centuries of scholarship
The Battle of Crécy: Missing by Michael Livingston On 26 August 1346, the invading English army at last stood face-to-face with a vastly more numerous French army on a small hill not far from Crécy. A little chapel nearby was tolling the bells for the mid-afternoon prayers when the French began to charge up at the … Continue reading
Series Highlight: ‘Migrations and Identities’
We're kicking off the New Year early here at LUP and bringing some 2016 light to 'Migrations and Identities', a series which began in 2012 and now boasts 6 titles. A core theme of the series is the variety of relationships between movement in space – the ‘migration’ of people, communities, ideas and objects – and … Continue reading
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