British History

Looking forward, looking back: William Moorcroft in the news

Within the space of just five days in June this year, William Moorcroft was twice in the news.

One woman’s challenge to the Victorian Legal Professions

Read now a new blog post by OBP author Leslie Howsam on her latest Open Access book 'Eliza Orme’s Ambitions: Politics and the Law in Victorian London'

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A39 Theatre Group and the fight not to be where we have come to be

Read a blog post by OBP author Paul Farmer on his latest Open Access book 'After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1'

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Professors, Polymaths and Progress: Learning from Thomas Young@250

Read now a new blog by Andrew Robinson on the topic of his latest Open Access title 'The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young'.

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Susan Isaacs: Second Edition

Read now a blog by author Philip Graham on his latest Open Access title 'Susan Isaacs: A Life Freeing the Minds of Children'.

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On 'Waltzing Through Europe: Attitudes towards Couple Dances in the Long Nineteenth Century'

Read Emma Frost's reflection on our Open Access title 'Waltzing Through Europe: Attitudes towards Couple Dances in the Long Nineteenth Century'.

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Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century

In this new blog Dr Lucy Pollard, author of 'Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century', reflects on her new title and her role as a biographer.

Looking forward, looking back: William Moorcroft in the news

July 2025 Newsletter

June 2025 Newsletter

May 2025 Newsletter

Looking forward, looking back: William Moorcroft in the news

One woman’s challenge to the Victorian Legal Professions

A39 Theatre Group and the fight not to be where we have come to be

Professors, Polymaths and Progress: Learning from Thomas Young@250

Susan Isaacs: Second Edition

On 'Waltzing Through Europe: Attitudes towards Couple Dances in the Long Nineteenth Century'

Margery Spring Rice: Pioneer of Women’s Health in the Early Twentieth Century