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Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair by Maurice Samuels 9780300254006
RRP: £16.99£16.61An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus's cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting "Death to... -
Henry IV by Chris Given-Wilson
RRP: £22.00£19.24This definitive biography of England's Henry IV reassesses the adversities of his reign, his ruthlessness and extravagance, and his previously unrecognized successes"This wonderful biography of the first of the Lancastrian kings is no less accomplished... -
Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy 9781526631527
RRP: £30.00£20.17A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever. 'In many places, where once we had speculation, we... -
Colonel Paddy: The Man Who Dared by Patrick Marrinan
RRP: £9.99£9.00This, the original biography of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, DSO (3 Bars), Legion d Honneur, Croix De Guerre and Colonel Paddy to his contemporaries, is a lively account of his life and wartime exploits with the SAS. The classic story of... -
Mary I: England's Catholic Queen by John Edwards
RRP: £18.99£16.58A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign The lifestory of Mary I-daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon-is often... -
Shakespeare's Wife by Dr. Germaine Greer 9780747593003 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29______________ 'Excellent ... a marvellous imagining of the life of Shakespeare's wife and a devastating exposure of the misogyny of the male biographers who have disparaged her' - Sunday Telegraph 'Greer dares to think the unthinkable ... this is... -
Shakespeare's Wife by Dr. Germaine Greer 9780747593003
RRP: £16.99£12.47______________ 'Excellent ... a marvellous imagining of the life of Shakespeare's wife and a devastating exposure of the misogyny of the male biographers who have disparaged her' - Sunday Telegraph 'Greer dares to think the unthinkable ... this is... -
All Sorts of Lives: Katherine Mansfield and the art of risking everything by Claire Harman
RRP: £18.99£13.61** The Sunday Times Best Literary Book of 2023**** A Waterstones Best Book of 2023**** A Financial Times Best Summer Books of 2023 **'All Sorts of Lives is a beautiful, fastidiously researched and fascinating exploration of Mansfield's life and work' A.L... -
Against the Tide Noel Browne 9780717142958
RRP: £17.99£13.15Against the Tide is a story told with honesty and great emotion; the narrative of a life in which tragedy and good fortune succeeded each other with bewildering speed. After training as a doctor, Noel Browne experienced at... -
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth by Anna Keay
RRP: £14.99£11.11'A superb biography, which paints a vivid picture of the times and of her subject' Daily Telegraph 'Fascinating, compelling, outrageous and ultimately tragic' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'It is the best royal biography I have read in years' A.N. Wilson ... -
FDR by Jean Edward Smith
RRP: £26.00£18.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Francis Parkman Prize 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780812970494Author Jean Edward SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 880Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House... -
Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene by Richard Greene
RRP: £25.00£18.90Probably the greatest British novelist of his generation, Graham Greene's own story was as strange and compelling as those he told of Pinkie the Mobster, Harry Lime, or the Whisky Priest. A restless traveller, he was a witness to many of the key events... -
Betrayal: The Murder of Robert Nairac GC by Alistair Kerr 9781903499900
RRP: £16.95£14.30The second edition covering the murder of Grenadier Guardsman Robert Nairac GC by the Provisional IRA in 1977.Book InformationISBN 9781903499900Author Alistair KerrFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint Cambridge AcademicPublisher Cambridge Media Group -
The Rise And Fall of Athens by Plutarch 9780140449051
RRP: £16.99£12.28Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this seminal workWhat makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine... -
The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1923 by Franz Kafka
£13.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805209068Author Franz KafkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 414gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 131mm *... -
Brunel in South Wales Vol 1 by Stephen Jones 9780752432366
RRP: £25.00£19.22Isambard Kingdom Brunel is famous for many things - the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, timber viaducts and the steamships Great Western, Great Britain and Great Eastern - but his work in South Wales has been largely overlooked. Yet... -
Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey 9780099437246
RRP: £18.99£14.01Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survivedCATHERINE OF ARAGON: the pious Spanish Catholic who suffered years of miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir... ANNE BOLEYN: the pretty, clever, French-educated Protestant whose marriage to... -
Grace from the Rubble: Two Fathers' Road to Reconciliation after the Oklahoma City Bombing by Jeanne Bishop
RRP: £17.99£16.05How do you find the strength to forgive in the midst of unthinkable grief? With compassion for all who have been touched by tragedy, Grace from the Rubble tells the heart-stirring true story of found forgiveness, lasting hope, and the unlikely friendship... -
A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection Jenni Murray 9781786071583
RRP: £10.99£7.21From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Jenni Murray presents the... -
Chasing Chance: Stories of the Peirce--Prince Families in America Eileen Warburton 9781913875749
RRP: £24.95£18.78From Pilgrims to Robber Barons, martyred witches to Confederate officers, artists to statesmen, founders of towns, states, and industries, from journalists to pirates, or pioneers to war heroes, each person in the narrative has an individual destiny and... -
I Am Still With You: The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War by Emmanuel Iduma 9780008430764
RRP: £10.99£7.46'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA 'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA 'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An... -
The Stepney Doorstep Society: The remarkable true story of the women who ruled the East End through war and peace Kate Thompson 9780718189860
RRP: £9.99£7.32The unsung and remarkable stories of the women who held London's East End together during not one, but two world wars.'Inspiring tales of courage in the face of hardship' Mail on Sunday'Inspiring . . . Takes you back to a time of community and helping... -
The Radical Potter: Josiah Wedgwood and the Transformation of Britain by Tristram Hunt 9780141984629
RRP: £12.99£9.34*Longlisted for the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, 2022*A spectacular biography of the great designer, entrepreneur, abolitionist and beacon of the Industrial Revolution, from acclaimed historian and Director of the Victoria and Albert... -
Never Will I Die by Toby Gutteridge
RRP: £20.00£14.51PRAISE FOR NEVER WILL I DIE'Toby's sheer grit and determination is a powerful testament to his character. His story demonstrates the true nature of inner strength and courage. I think he's an inspiration to all of us.'Tom Hardy'Inspirational. An amazing... -
Roy Jenkins by John Campbell 9780099532620 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£2.80Shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson PrizeShortlisted for the 2014 Costa Biography AwardLonglisted for the 2015 Orwell PrizeWinner of the 2014 Political Book Awards Political Biography of the YearRoy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister... -
Roy Jenkins by John Campbell
RRP: £25.00£18.62Shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson PrizeShortlisted for the 2014 Costa Biography AwardLonglisted for the 2015 Orwell PrizeWinner of the 2014 Political Book Awards Political Biography of the YearRoy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister... -
Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford Julia Fox 9780753823866
RRP: £10.99£7.61The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard.'Outstanding ... fascinating and moving' Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of THE DUCHESSJane Rochford was... -
Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S Firestone 9781778063831
RRP: £25.00£16.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781778063831Author Harvey S FirestoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Latticework PublishingPublisher Latticework PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Queen Emma and the Vikings: The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066 by Harriet O'Brien
RRP: £14.99£11.11Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. By birth a Norman, she married and outlived two kings of England and witnessed the coronations of two of her sons: Harthcnut the Viking... -
Cleopatra's Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen by Jane Draycott 9781800244825
RRP: £12.99£8.56Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium. Paraded as a prisoner in a... -
The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Antonio J Mendez
RRP: £13.99£12.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060957919Author Antonio J MendezFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 232mm... -
Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess Andrew Lownie 9781473627383
RRP: £10.99£7.61Winner of the St Ermin's Intelligence Book of the Year Award. 'One of the great biographies of 2015.' The TimesFully updated edition including recently released information. A Guardian Book of the Year. The Times Best Biography of the Year. Mail on... -
The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin by Jonathan Phillips
RRP: £10.99£7.99'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The TimesAn epic story of empire-building and bloody conflict, this ground-breaking biography of one of history's most venerated military and religious heroes... -
For the Sins of My Mother Marie Therese Rogers-Moloney 9781780730653
RRP: £12.00£11.13In rural Ireland in 1950, a respectable widow has an affair with a visiting stranger. To conceal her pregnancy, she travels to Belfast, where she gives birth to a baby girl called Marie Therese. She returns to her village life, leaving her daughter to... -
A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly 9781786078780
RRP: £9.99£6.61Khadija was the first believer, to whom the Prophet Muhammad often turned for advice. At a time when strongmen quickly seized power from any female Muslim ruler, Arwa of Yemen reigned alone for five decades. In nineteenth-century Russia, Mukhlisa Bubi... -
King Stephen by Edmund King
RRP: £19.99£17.37This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its "nineteen long winters" of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the... -
The Final Year of Anne Boleyn by Natalie Grueninger
RRP: £22.00£16.27Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor: A Historical Guide from Pembroke to Bosworth by Phil Carradice 9781526743305
RRP: £12.99£8.56The story of Henry Tudor's march to Bosworth and the throne of England began long before the fatal summer of 1485, with his birth in Pembroke Castle. The gigantic fortress where he spent his childhood years lay some 12 miles inland from the spot where... -
John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace by Jonathan Aitken 9781399412841
RRP: £14.99£11.93'Master biographer Jonathan Aitken is in fine form, sympathetic, insightful, scholarly and vivid, and his book, like its subject, must be rated unobtrusively spectacular.' J. I. Packer '...meticulously researched...[Aiken] writes beautifully and... -
My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass 9780300190595
£13.03"David Blight has produced a fine edition of Douglass' second autobiography. This is an essential work in African-American and American history, and displays Douglass' developing strength as a writer and political leader."-Richard Slotkin, Wesleyan...