Anticipating Birth in Early Modern England

Author Holly Fletcher overturns false assumptions that concern with body size is a modern phenomenon.

Imaging Heritage Science Initiatives at The John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Abstract. Collaborations between the humanities and sciences allow for novel insights into the material world of Renaissance recipe cultures, and in partic

Les marges et pages des livres médicaux révèlent des pratiques surprenantes : utilisation de lézards, de plantes oubliées ou même de déchets humains, confirmant une logique médicale spécifique à l’épo...

This retelling of Captain Cook’s death and the merging of two cultures is a trove of miraculously preserved wonders – but beware of the shark-toothed club!

Volume 116, issue 1 of the journal Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History was published in 2025.

An interdisciplinary study of hair through the art, philosophy, and science of fifteenth-century Florence. In this innovative cultural history, hair is the portal through which Emanuele Lugli accesse...

New biochemical techniques offer unmatched insight into early modern medicine, as traces of plants, animals and even human waste have been sampled from pages.

Archaeology researcher wins prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

Speakers include former and newer editors, and friends of the journal. Tea, coffee and a drink will be provided.

The Society currently invites applications for the following six schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 23 January to 6 March 2026. For ...