Gin and the English: An Illustrated History by Paul Jennings is the latest book to publish in our Historic England imprint. This work looks at the history of gin from its arrival in England in the sixteenth century to the present day. It takes the story from its use as a medicine, through the Gin Craze of … Continue reading
Liverpool University Press to publish Church Archaeology from 2025
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the publication of Church Archaeology from 2025. Browse the journal on the LUP website: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/churcharch.
Studia Hibernica Celebrates 50th Issue
We are delighted to announce that within the 125th year of Liverpool University Press, we are also publishing the 50th issue of Studia Hibernica. To celebrate this remarkable achievement, we are pleased to be able to share a selection of articles which are free to read for a month, selected from various contributors to the journal over several decades of its history.
‘Historians will say they were just friends’ – studying sexual norms in the ancient past.
Ulriika Vihervalli discusses the heteronormative ideals of the late antique Christian church, how historians' interpretations of historical sources erase 'other' sexual identities, and her new book, Desire and Disunity.
Why Bother with H G Wells in the Twenty-First Century?
Author Bill Cooke examines some of the most popular claims about H G Wells's views on fascism, utopia, and science, viewing Wells as a public intellectual and revealing how he foresaw our current era of ecological disaster.
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