February 8, 2023
Arc Humanities Press invites our readers to join us in building a sustainable, research-led Open Access monograph program for the future. The pandemic demonstrated just how useful it is for… READ MORE
Arc Humanities Press invites libraries to join us in building a sustainable, research-led Open Access monograph program for the future. The pandemic demonstrated just how useful it is for academic… READ MORE
January 2, 2023
It seems strange to say that in 885, when my book begins, there was no such thing as France. I first went there as a teenager and I was struck… READ MORE
October 27, 2022
Arc’s Fulfilment Service for customers and individuals outside North America (“Rest of the World”) is moving to Wiley Distribution with effect from November 1, 2022. Please email Wiley customer services at [email protected] or phone +44 (0)1243… READ MORE
September 12, 2022
It would require a particular talent to write a dull history of the crusades and there are many fine studies available covering virtually every aspect of the subject, from politics… READ MORE
September 5, 2022
Reviews It is so interesting how different things are looked at in the medieval time period versus when you start to actually learn about it and realize that not everything… READ MORE
My book asks what the old poem Beowulf can tell us about the history of the North in the post-Roman period, the fifth and sixth centuries – a place and a time… READ MORE
August 29, 2022
The Jewish community of Mantua started to produce plays in 1520 for carnival celebrations and civic spectacles to honor visiting dignitaries and to celebrate births and marriages of the reigning… READ MORE
Agnès Sorel (ca. 1426-50), the beautiful mistress of King Charles VII of France (1403-61), is a star. She appears regularly in popular histories, novels, documentaries, and, most recently, internet fan… READ MORE