These subject guides provide instructors, students, and librarians with a simple shortcut to help them find the material they need across a number of topics. Links can easily be added to a course syllabus or reading list. Explore these gateways for discovery and deepen the research experience with our resources.

Download PDF versions of the Subject Guides by clicking on the links below.

Cultural History

These subject guides cover content from the Bloomsbury Cultural History collection, including sets from the Cultural History series:

• Animals
• Disability
• Fashion
• Food and Drink
• Gender and Sexuality
• Material Culture
• Protest and Social Activism
• Race and Ethnicity
• War

Medieval Studies

These subject guides bring together content from across our Medieval studies collections:

• Architecture in the Middle Ages
• Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages
• Illness and Injury in the Middle Ages
• Magic and Witchcraft in the Middle Ages
• Material Culture in the Middle Ages
• Medieval Literature and Primary Sources in the Middle Ages
• Medieval Women
• Medievalism and Contemporary Culture
• Palaeography and Manuscript Studies
• Race and Ethnicity in the Middle Ages
• The Crusades