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John Knox by Rosalind K. Marshall 9781839830488
RRP: £10.99£7.86In this best-selling biography of John Knox, Rosalind K. Marshall traces the life of one of the Reformations' central characters. Following his career in Scotland, England, France, Switzerland and Germany, she explains in straightforward terms the issues... -
Wentworth Woodhouse: The House, the Estate and the Family by Melvyn Jones
RRP: £14.99£11.11It was the home of a knight, a baron, a viscount, two marquises and nine earls. The family had estates not only in South Yorkshire, but also in North Yorkshire, the Midlands and Ireland, at their greatest extent covering nearly 120,000 acres. One head of... -
Disraeli: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert 9780007147182 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.65Disraeli is one of the most fascinating men of the 19th century. This masterly biography, written by an outstanding popular historian, concentrates on his intriguing private life. Superb politician, orator, writer and wit, Benjamin Disraeli... -
William Armstrong: Magician of The North by Henrietta Heald 9780857160423
RRP: £15.99£12.41William Armstrong was a brilliant and charismatic figure of the 19th Century - a self-made man whose achievements are now being more widely recognised. Inventor, scientist, engineer, and an early advocator of renewable energy, he built a pioneering house... -
A Higher Call: The Incredible True Story of Heroism and Chivalry during the Second World War by Adam Makos
RRP: £12.99£8.80This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend.Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime... -
Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore Bettany Hughes 9781845952143
RRP: £25.00£18.30As soon as men began to write, they made Helen of Troy their subject; for nearly three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that beauty can wield. Because of her double marriage to... -
Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
RRP: £10.99£7.46A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt details his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New... -
Edward Elgar: Music, Life and Landscapes Suzie Grogan 9781526764621
RRP: £25.00£17.90More perhaps than any other composer, Edward Elgar (1857-1934) has gained the status of an 'icon of locality', his music seemingly inextricably linked to the English landscape in which he worked. This, the first full-length study of Elgar's complex... -
When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Ariana Neumann
RRP: £9.99£6.61KRAUS FAMILY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MEMOIR AT THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE'Beautifully told' - John le Carre 'More than just history' - Michael PalinIn this remarkably moving memoir, Ariana... -
Belisarius & Antonina: Love and War in the Age of Justinian by David Alan Parnell 9780197574706
RRP: £19.99£17.13A unique look at a powerful marriage in the celebrated age of Justinian Belisarius and Antonina were titans in the Roman world some 1,500 years ago. Belisarius was the most well-known general of his age, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the... -
Empress of the Nile: the daredevil archaeologist who saved Egypt’s ancient temples from destruction by Lynne Olson
RRP: £25.00£16.59The riveting story of a true-life female Indiana Jones: an archaeologist who survived the Nazis and then saved Egypt's ancient temples. In the 1960s, the world's attention was focused on a nail-biting race against time: fifty countries had contributed... -
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science by Carlo Rovelli 9780241635049
RRP: £16.99£12.28A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Anaximander is a delight and so is this book' -- James McConnachie, Sunday TimesNow widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of... -
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in 18th-century India by William Dalrymple
RRP: £18.99£13.33From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. James Achilles... -
Tormented Hope: Nine Hypochondriac Lives by Brian Dillon 9780141044057
RRP: £15.99£11.61'It's so good that, after reading it, I needed a lie-down' - Hilary Mantel, Guardian Books of the YearBrian Dillon looks at nine prominent hypochondriacs - James Boswell, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Daniel Paul Schreber, Alice... -
Codename Intelligentsia: The Life and Times of the Honourable Ivor Montagu, Filmmaker, Communist, Spy by Russell Campbell 9780750987059
RRP: £25.00£18.82He was the son of a hereditary peer, one of the wealthiest men in Britain. His childhood was privileged; at Cambridge, he flourished. At the age of 21, he founded The Film Society, and became a pioneering standard-bearer for film as art. He was a... -
Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Soren Kierkegaard by Clare Carlisle
RRP: £10.99£7.99Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement'This lucid and riveting new biography at once rescuses Kierkegaard from the scholars and shows why he is such an intriguing and useful figure' ObserverSoren Kierkegaard, one of the most... -
Henry II (Penguin Monarchs): A Prince Among Princes by Richard Barber
RRP: £7.99£5.98The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic,... -
History: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
RRP: £40.00£30.79This lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth and detail from the dawn of civilization to the present day.Charting human endeavour from every angle, History chronicles the significant events, ground-breaking ideas,... -
Why Socrates Died: Dispelling the Myths by Robin Waterfield
RRP: £12.99£8.80Socrates' trial and death together form an iconic moment in Western civilization. The picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in... -
Blanketmen: An Untold Story of the H-Block Hunger Strike by Richard O'Rawe
RRP: £13.99£8.66Richard O'Rawe was a senior IRA prisoner in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh Prison. One of the 'Blanketmen', he took part in the dirty protests that led to the hunger strikes of the early 1980s. In Blanketmen, O'Rawe gives his personal account of those... -
Jacques-Louis David, Revolutionary Artist: Art, Politics, and the French Revolution by Warren Roberts 9780807843505
£51.17The lifetime of Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) coincides with the most tumultuous period in the history of France and much of the Western world. And David's life was closely bound up with the changes that were taking place in French politics, society,... -
Captain James Cook by Richard Hough
RRP: £14.99£10.05In Cook's relatively short and adventurous life (1728-79) he voyaged to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific and the Arctic and Antarctic bringing about a new comprehension of the world's geography and its... -
Sabine’s War: One woman. Three concentration camps. A remarkable true story of survival. by Eva Taylor
RRP: £9.99£6.84An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery 'A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.' Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz ... -
The Secret History of the Mongols by Christopher P. Atwood
RRP: £12.99£9.34A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan'Bear the sword andHew asunder high and haughty necksSlash apart all strong and self-willed shoulders'Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships,... -
Moon Man: The True Story of a Filmmaker on the CIA Hit List by Bart Sibrel 9781513686561
RRP: £19.99£16.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513686561Author Bart SibrelFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Movement PublishingPublisher Movement PublishingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm *... -
One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage by Michael Crick 9781471192326
RRP: £12.99£8.41'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'A superb piece of thorough journalism' David Aaronovitch, The TimesNigel Farage is arguably one of the most influential British politicians of the 21st century. His campaign to take the... -
Afghan Napoleon: The Life of Ahmad Shah Massoud by Sandy Gall
RRP: £25.00£17.58When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the forces of resistance were disparate and divided mujahideen groups, as interested in fighting each other and competing for Western arms as opposing the Russians. The exception was Ahmed Shah Massoud, the... -
The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram: A compelling story of courage and endurance in the Second World War by David M. Guss
RRP: £9.99£7.48A genuinely new Second World War story, The 21 Escapes of Lt Alastair Cram by David M. Guss is a riveting account of the wartime exploits of the Scotsman. It is a tale of courage in the face of extraordinary odds and a testament to one man's dogged... -
Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean
RRP: £12.99£9.3470th Anniversary Edition with a New Foreword by Sunday Times Bestselling Author Simon Sebag Montefiore'A classic' Observer | 'A legend' Washington Post | 'The best book you will read this year' Colonel Tim CollinsPosted to Moscow as a young diplomat... -
Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII by Sarah-Beth Watkins 9781782795858 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.15Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both... -
Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII Sarah-beth Watkins 9781782795858
RRP: £9.99£8.82Katherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both... -
Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier by Earl Charles Spencer
RRP: £12.99£9.23King Charles's Pirate PrinceTo his fellow Royalists, fighting for King Charles I, Prince Rupert of the Rhine was the archetypal 'cavalier'. Young, handsome, expert horseman, crack pistol shot, his swaggering style irritated the stuffier of the king's... -
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition by Anne Frank 9780670919796
RRP: £20.00£14.51One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Today, The Diary of a Young Girl has sold over 25 million copies world-wide; this is the definitive... -
Queen of the Desert: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell
RRP: £14.99£11.30Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the... -
Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir
RRP: £25.00£18.30From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordinary lives of five queens in England's turbulent Age of ChivalryMedieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of... -
Thomas Cromwell: The untold story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant Tracy Borman 9781444782882
RRP: £12.99£8.83**Revised edition includes a new chapter on 'Thomas Cromwell's London'**'This deeply researched and grippingly written biography brings Cromwell to life and exposes the Henrician court in all its brutal, glittering splendour.' Kate Williams,... -
Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History by Sir Richard J. Evans 9780349141435
RRP: £14.99£10.05At the time of his death at the age of 95, Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) was the most famous historian in the world. His books were translated into more than fifty languages and he was as well known in Brazil and Italy as he was in Britain and the United... -
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation Of The Wives Of Henry Viii by Karen Lindsey 9780201408232
£18.09A fascinating, revisionist look at 16th century English politics (both public and private), examining the lives of Henry VIII's six wives as active personalities "Provocative thoughts on the why and wherefore of the matrimonial quests of Henry VIII... -
Matthew Boulton: Selling What All the World Desires by Shena Mason 9780300143584
RRP: £42.50£37.21Matthew Boulton was an 18th-century designer, inventor, and industrialist, a consummate businessman, and co-founder of the influential Lunar Society. Now, on the bicentenary of his death, this book surveys his life and extraordinarily varied achievements... -
Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark
RRP: £20.00£15.51The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath.'Surely the final, the definitive, biography of Sylvia Plath' Ali Smith ...