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The Fields of Death (Wellington and Napoleon 4) Simon Scarrow 9780755324408
RRP: $19.48$13.65THE FIELDS OF DEATH is the epic final novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon Quartet. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell.1809. Viscount Wellington and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have made their mark as military... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Britain, 1625-1701: Conflict, revolution and settlement Dr David Farr 9781471876554
RRP: $20.48$19.25Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy by Sean Kingsley 9781639365951
RRP: $42.90$27.40The incredible story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.Henry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished... -
Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict by Oren Kessler
RRP: $38.98$29.06In spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in rebellion, targeting both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities that for two decades had midwifed the Zionist project. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of... -
Wales: England's Colony? Martin Johnes 9781912681419
RRP: $19.48$14.27From the very beginnings of Wales, its people have defined themselves against their large neighbour. Wales: England's Colony? shows, that relationship has not only defined what it has meant to be Welsh, it has also been central to making and defining... -
365 Gays of the Year (Plus 1 for a Leap Year): Discover LGBTQ+ history one day at a time by Lewis Laney
RRP: $33.13$22.72*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION AWARDS 2023*'A fascinating, whistle-stop tour of LGBTQIA+ icons and allies from across the globe and throughout history... This will be a great LGBTQIA+ reference book for years to come.' Peter... -
Castles Map of Scotland: Explore Scotland’s ancient monuments (Collins Pictorial Maps) by Collins Maps 9780008665005
RRP: $15.58$10.90Discover Scotland's ancient monuments and castles. Explore Scotland's ancient monuments with this pictorial map featuring over 700 castles and fortified houses. Includes an easy-to-use index listing visitor information and an attractive... -
The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain: Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The Great Fire of London by Ian Mortimer
RRP: $25.33$18.21The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and... -
The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Ibn Battutah
RRP: $23.38$16.34Ibn Battutah - ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist - was just twenty-one when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He did not return to Morocco for another twenty-nine years, travelling... -
Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder by Prof. Dacher Keltner 9781802061161
RRP: $21.43$15.58From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a ground-breaking exploration into the history, psychology and meaning of aweSocial psychologist Dacher Keltner has spent his career speaking to different groups of people, from schoolchildren to... -
Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction by John Morrill
RRP: $17.53$13.08First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Morrill's Very Short Introduction to Stuart Britain sets the Revolution into its political, religious, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural contexts. It... -
World War II: Infographics by Jean Lopez
RRP: $38.98$26.81The mass of available data about World War II has never been as large as it is now, yet it has become increasingly complicated to interpret it in a meaningful way. Packed with cleverly designed graphics, charts and diagrams, World War II: Infographics... -
Tanks and Military Vehicles by Philip Trewhitt
RRP: $25.33$17.47From the crude, unreliable tanks that first appeared on the Western Front during World War I to today's high-tech machines, Tanks and Military Vehicles features 300 of the most important and influential tanks and AFVs from 1916 to the present day. With a... -
Churchill and the Dardanelles by Christopher M. Bell
RRP: $29.23$21.35The failed naval offensive to force a passage through the Straits of the Dardanelles in 1915 drove Winston Churchill from office in disgrace and nearly destroyed his political career. For over a century, the Dardanelles campaign has been mired in myth... -
Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea by Barbara Demick 9781803510064
RRP: $21.43$14.47WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A spectacular, definitive portrait of ordinary life within one of the world's most repressive states - North Korea. 'A most perceptive and eye-opening account of everyday life in North Korea'... -
Enquiring History: The Crusades: Conflict and Controversy, 1095-1291 Jamie Byrom 9781444144512
$49.94Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP.Enquiring History: It makes you think! The OFSTED report on school history suggests that the current generation of A Level students... -
Britain Alone: The Path from Suez to Brexit by Philip Stephens
RRP: $21.43$14.70NEW AND UPDATED EDITIONA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. 'The fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain's fateful, tragi-comic road to Brexit.'... -
War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France by Patrick Marnham
RRP: $21.43$14.29'One of our very best writers on France.' Antony Beevor After publishing an acclaimed biography of Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance, Patrick Marnham received an anonymous letter from a person who claimed to have worked for British... -
The Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords and Princes by Kari Maund 9780752429731
RRP: $25.33$21.78When Edward I's troops forced the destruction of Dafydd ap Gruffudd in 1283 they brought to an end the line of truly independent native rulers in Wales that had endured throughout recorded history. In the early middle ages Wales was composed of a variety... -
Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi
RRP: $19.48$14.27'We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort... -
Secret Liverpool by Mark Rosney
RRP: $31.18$22.64When you ask most people about Liverpool, you could be forgiven for thinking that the city is only famous for its maritime history, its two successful football teams or for being the birthplace of The Beatles - but there is so much more to this amazing... -
A History of Roman Britain by Peter Salway 9780192801388
RRP: $38.98$28.55'One could not ask for a more meticulous or scholarly assessment of what Britain meant to the Romans, or Rome to Britons, than Peter Salway's Monumental Study' Frederick Raphael, Sunday Times From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end... -
Nemesis: A brand-new historical epic from the Master of Adventure by Wilbur Smith 9781804180136
RRP: $42.90$29.85A FIGHT FOR HONOUR. A QUEST FOR REVENGE.Paris, 1794. Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney,... -
Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy by Robert M Owens 9780806141985
$37.28Often remembered as the president who died shortly after taking office, William Henry Harrison remains misunderstood by most Americans. Before becoming the ninth president of the United States in 1841, Harrison was instrumental in shaping the early years... -
The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England. A TIMES Book of the Year 2022 by Dr Joanne Paul
RRP: $25.33$18.21Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of . . . The perfect gift for every history lover this Christmas'A tour-de-force of Tudor history... -
The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Andrew Lownie
RRP: $25.33$17.47'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail, Biography of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip.DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure... -
Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction by Julia Annas 9780198805885
RRP: $17.53$12.97Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The tradition of ancient philosophy is a long, rich and varied one. Julia Annas gives a succinct account of ancient Greco-Roman philosophy, emphasizing its freshness and variety of themes, and its... -
I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation by Michela Wrong
RRP: $33.13$23.95One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong... -
The History of Sexuality: 1: The Will to Knowledge by Michel Foucault
RRP: $21.43$15.58'A brilliant display of fireworks, attacking the widespread and banal notion that "in the beginning" sexual activity was guilt-free and delicious, being repressed and blighted only by the gloom of Victorianism' Spectator We talk about sex more and... -
The Cambridge Companion to Homer by Robert Fowler 9780521012461
RRP: $68.23$58.01The Cambridge Companion to Homer is a guide to the essential aspects of Homeric criticism and scholarship, including the reception of the poems in ancient and modern times. Written by an international team of scholars, it is intended to be the first port... -
Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 by Dan Jones
RRP: $25.33$16.98Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is one of the... -
Only in Dubrovnik: A guide to unique locations, hidden corners and unusual objects by Duncan J.D. Smith 9783950421880
RRP: $21.35$17.45Discover Dubrovnik's enthralling architecture, tumultuous history and artistic treasures with this explorer's guide to Croatia's culture capital. More than 55 fascinating and unusual historical sites, including fearsome forts and half-forgotten palaces,... -
Socrates' Defence by Plato
RRP: $5.85$5.13'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.'Somewhere between a historical account and work of philosophy, Socrates' Defence details the final plea of Plato's beloved mentor.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th... -
Agriculture in the Midwest, 1815–1900 by R. Douglas Hurt
RRP: $113.10$97.83After the War of 1812 and the removal of the region’s Indigenous peoples, the American Midwest became a paradoxical land for settlers. Even as many settlers found that the region provided the bountiful life of their dreams, others found disappointment,... -
Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History by Lewis Dartnell
RRP: $21.43$15.58Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.'Stands comparison with Sapiens... Thrilling' Sunday Times Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces. Ancient Greece... -
Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle by Roy A. Adkins 9780349116327
RRP: $25.33$17.22This is the true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's most significant sea battle, as seen through the smoke-hazed gunports of the fighting ships. In an atmosphere of choking fumes from cannon and musket fire, amid noise so intense it was almost... -
The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters Barbara Burman 9781789147193
RRP: $31.10$22.95Tens of millions of people sew for necessity or pleasure every day, yet the craft is surprisingly under-appreciated. The Point of the Needle redresses the balance: this is a book that argues for sewing's place in our lives. It celebrates not only... -
The History Hit Miscellany of Facts, Figures and Fascinating Finds by History Hit 9781399726009
RRP: $33.13$23.28'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric humans have ever done. We can't help generating extraordinary stories... Most importantly, like all the best stories, they are true.' - Dan SnowHave you... -
DK Eyewitness Cyprus by DK
RRP: $27.28$19.52The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this ancient island.Take a tour of UNESCO World Heritage-listed churches of the Troodos mountains, enjoy pristine... -
History+ for Edexcel A Level: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century Nick Shepley 9781471837685
$79.17Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Endorsed for EdexcelEnable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth studies through expert...