Ons beeld van de Middeleeuwen hangt aan elkaar van onuitroeibare clichés. Men denkt aan nobele ridders, hoofse liefde en lichtende kathedralen, duistere kerkers, roofzuchtige drakenschepen en de Zwarte Dood. Maar dit tweekoppige beeld is het product van Renaissance en Romantiek. Het is gebaseerd op beperkte, door de verbeelding vertekende aspecten van deze lange en complexe periode uit de Europese geschiedenis. Want in recent onderzoek wordt de duizend jaar tussen 500 en 1500 vooral gezien a...

Veilig is de eerste en enige periodieke publicatie in Nederland over erfgoed op het gebied van de publieke veiligheid. In dit jaarboek staat de uitgebreide en toonaangevende collectie van Korpora, Erfgoed Publieke Veiligheid centraal, in bedrijf sinds 1 augustus 2022. De collectie wordt momenteel gevormd door de nationale collecties van de Nederlandse politie en brandweer, het Nederlandse Rode Kruis, de voormalige Bescherming Bevolking en erfgoed op het gebied van crisisbeheersing, rampenbest...

Scheepshistorie is een rijk geïllustreerd maritiem magazine in full-colour en verschijnt twee keer per jaar. Elke aflevering is opgemaakt op boekformaat, beslaat 128 pagina's en bevat gevarieerde en interessante onderwerpen over de Nederlandse maritieme geschiedenis door de eeuwen heen.

This volume traces how colonial powers from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century built, adapted, and expanded systems of slave trading and coerced labour across different regions of the globe. Bringing together diverse geographical perspectives and source materials, the contributors investigate how European practices of enslavement—shaped above all by experiences in the Atlantic world—were transferred to, or reshaped by, societies in the Indian Ocean and Asia. In examining the manageme...

The many preserved collections of student notes from the early modern period – ranging from neatly maintained notebooks to barely legible scribbles crammed between lines of printed text – hold considerable but largely untapped potential as an historical source. At the same time, the analysis of these notes poses significant challenges for scholars. This book aims to be a concise and accessible companion for scholars interested in engaging with this young and burgeoning research field. Wri...

A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day

A human history of one of the planet’s most iconic lakes, and the civilizations that surrounded its shores

Little is known about the African women who came to Europe from the 1870s onwards, nor do we dare to imagine them as wealthy, elegantly dressed individuals with refined tastes and fluent in several languages. The Krio Fernandino represented a multisited, multilocal, transnational, transcontinental and Afropolitan community that lived between Africa and Europe from the late 19th century onwards. This book explains how the Krio Fernandino, and particularly their women, transcended the barriers ...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK: a fascinating and revelatory cultural history of hypochondria, from Hippocrates to wellness influencers.

J. Robert Oppenheimer, often referred to as ‘the father of the atomic bomb,’ left us with a grim legacy. The nuclear advancements he helped create became a pivotal factor in shaping the 20th century, influencing global power dynamics and transforming modern warfare.

A brilliant yet contentious physicist, Oppenheimer was eventually viewed as a threat to the U.S. government due to his perceived communist sympathies, leading to his forced resignation as the nation’s nuclear advisor. His l...