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How to be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Everyday Life by Ruth Goodman
RRP: £12.99£9.09TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMANWe know all about the dramas that played out in the Tudor court - most notably those of Henry VIII - but what was life really like for a commoner like you or me?To answer this question, the renowned "method... -
Edward the Confessor (Penguin Monarchs): The Sainted King by David Woodman
RRP: £14.99£10.95Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages.In this revealing portrait of England's royal saint, David Woodman traces the... -
The Ghost Map: A Street, an Epidemic and the Hidden Power of Urban Networks. by Steven Johnson
RRP: £10.99£7.77From the bestselling author of Everything Bad is Good For You, Steven Johnson's The Ghost Map vividly recreates Victorian London to show how huge populations live together, how cities can kill - and how they can save us. Steven Johnson is one of today's... -
The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction by John Guy 9780199674725
RRP: £8.99£6.45The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of... -
Masters of Death by Richard Rhodes
RRP: £19.00£11.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375708220Author Richard RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm)... -
I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust by Julian Borger 9781399803304
RRP: £20.00£11.65'A powerful, eloquent and deeply affecting book. I loved it' EDMUND DE WAAL'Tender, evocative and deeply moving' JONATHAN FREEDLAND'Profound, elegiac and fascinating... I zipped through it' PHILIPPE SANDS'Compelling' DAILY MAIL, BOOK OF THE WEEK'I SEEK A... -
Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate by Paul Lay
RRP: £12.99£9.09'A compelling and wry narrative of one of the most intellectually thrilling eras of British history' Guardian. ***************** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents... -
The Saracen's Mark by S. W. Perry
RRP: £8.99£6.08From the CWA Historical Dagger Award-nominated author of The Angel's Mark in 2019 and The Serpent's Mark in 2020England, 1593: Five years on from the Armada and Elizabeth's kingdom seems secure. But there is always a plot afoot...Robert Cecil, the... -
Six Tudor Queens: Jane Seymour, The Haunted Queen: Six Tudor Queens 3 by Alison Weir
RRP: £10.99£7.40'This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!' Kate WilliamsAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, draws an... -
A History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver
RRP: £10.99£7.40Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A History of Ancient Britain, much-loved historian Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their... -
A History of Britain in Just a Minute by Gyles Brandreth 9781785947605
RRP: £10.99£7.77The story of us - without hesitation, repetition or deviation.Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From... -
Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland by David Barnes
RRP: £12.99£8.56Featuring the thoughts of more than 180 players who have represented Scotland since the very first Test match in 1871 all the way through to the present day, Behind the Thistle gives a unique insight into the drama and emotion of playing for Scotland in... -
A Belfast Child by John Chambers
RRP: £9.99£6.85John Chambers was brought up on Belfast's notorious Loyalist Glencairn estate, during the height of the Troubles. From an early age he witnessed violence, hatred and horror as Northern Ireland tore itself apart in civil strife. Kneecapping, brutal... -
The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey Monmouth
RRP: £12.99£8.32Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear,... -
Edward II: The Unconventional King by Kathryn Warner 9781445666723
RRP: £10.99£7.25He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He allowed his male lovers to rule the kingdom. He led a great army to the most ignominious military defeat in... -
Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism by Larry Siedentop
RRP: £10.99£7.77From Larry Siedentop, acclaimed author of Democracy in Europe, Inventing the Individual is a highly original rethinking of how our moral beliefs were formed and their impact on western society today'Magisterial, timeless, beautifully written ..... -
Haunted Isle of Sheppey by Neil Arnold
RRP: £12.99£9.62Although only 30 or so square miles in size, the Isle of Sheppey, situated off the coast of Kent, is one of the most atmospheric locations in Britain. Its windswept marshes and rugged coastlines provide the ideal habitat for a diversity of wildlife and... -
Evensong: Reflections on the Church in England by Richard Morris
RRP: £11.99£6.99Parish churches have been at the heart of communities for more than a thousand years. But now, fewer than two in one hundred people regularly attend services in an Anglican church, and many have never been inside one. Since the idea of 'church' is its... -
Red Sky in Morning by Paul Lynch
RRP: £9.99£6.80BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED PROPHET SONG.'Paul Lynch is peerless' Donal Ryan, author of Strange FlowersSpring 1832: Donegal, north west Ireland. Coll Coyle wakes to a blood dawn and a day he does not want to face. The young father stands... -
Six Tudor Queens: Anne Boleyn, A King's Obsession: Six Tudor Queens 2 by Alison Weir
RRP: £10.99£7.40THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life' GuardianAnne Boleyn: A King's Obsession by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen, is the second captivating novel... -
Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272 by David Carpenter
RRP: £30.00£25.17The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king’s death in 1272 After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably. Conciliatory and deeply... -
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 9780871404237
RRP: £29.99£25.51Ancient Rome was an imposing city even by modern standards, a sprawling imperial metropolis of more than a million inhabitants, a "mixture of luxury and filth, liberty and exploitation, civic pride and murderous civil war" that served as the seat of... -
British Folk Magic: The History of Magical Practices across Great Britain by Charles River Editors 9781537493206
RRP: £7.24£6.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781537493206Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps by Ben Coates
RRP: £10.99£7.40*SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through... -
The Third Reich in Power, 1933 - 1939: How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation by Richard J. Evans
RRP: £18.99£14.01The second book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans' The Third Reich in Power: How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation explores how Hitler turned Germany from a vibrant democracy into a... -
East Anglian Witches and Wizards by Professor Michael Howard 9781945147128
RRP: £19.95£12.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945147128Author Professor Michael HowardFormat PaperbackImprint Three Hands PressPublisher Three Hands PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
A Journey by Tony Blair
RRP: £16.99£12.28In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He remains the only living Labour leader to have won a general election.He has been one of the most dynamic... -
Treasures from Sutton Hoo by Gareth Williams
RRP: £5.99£4.40Discover the real story behind The Dig, streaming now on Netflix, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes The objects unearthed in 1939 from an Anglo-Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, rank among the most splendid treasures in the collection... -
The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell
RRP: £10.99£7.32Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu. 'Incandescent.' Andre Aciman'A magician.' The Times'Invades the reader's every sense ..... -
The Premonitions Bureau: A Sunday Times bestseller by Sam Knight
RRP: £10.99£7.32'Fascinating.' Hilary Mantel'Terrific.' New Scientist'Gripping.' Financial Times'Stunning . . . Brimming with mystery and suffesed with haunting atmosphere.' Patrick Radden Keefe What if you had a vision that something terrible was going to happen?A... -
Philip's Orkney and Shetland: Leisure and Tourist Map: Leisure and Tourist Map by Philip's Maps
RRP: £6.99£5.95Whether it's the outstanding natural beauty, ancient sites or an activity-packed break calling you, the Philip's leisure and tourist map of Orkney and Shetland is all you need. Places of interest are clearly marked on the easy-to-read mapping - ideal... -
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: with Pearl and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien
RRP: £9.99£7.14This smart new paperback edition contains the fully-reset text of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. It features a beautifully decorated text... -
Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation by Roderick Beaton
RRP: £14.99£10.95SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 AND THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2021A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The best history of Greece around... Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this... -
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 by David Kynaston 9780747599234
RRP: £18.99£13.61For the first time, the Sunday Times bestseller Austerity Britain is available in one complete paperback volume. Coursing through Austerity Britain is an astonishing variety of voices - vivid, unselfconscious, and unaware of what the future holds. A... -
Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain by Charlotte Lydia Riley 9781847926432
RRP: £25.00£16.53Imperial Island shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years.'Masterful ... you won't look at Britain in the same way ever again' OWEN JONESAfter the Second World War, Britain's overseas... -
A History of Wales by John Davies
RRP: £18.99£13.61Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial... -
Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War by Hal Vaughan
RRP: £19.00£11.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307475916Author Hal VaughanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
National Socialism - Its Principles and Philosophy by Carlos Videla 9781912887644
£16.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912887644Author Carlos VidelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Sanctuary Press LtdPublisher Sanctuary Press LtdWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 216mm... -
Shipping Company Losses of the Second World War - Book II: British Merchant Navy by Ian M Malcolm 9781656612557
RRP: £6.99£6.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781656612557Author Ian M MalcolmFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)... -
Julian of Norwich: A Very Brief History by Janina Ramirez
RRP: £10.99£7.77Over six hundred years ago a woman known as Julian of Norwich wrote what is now regarded as one of the greatest works of literature in English. Based on a sequence of mystical visions she received in 1373, her book is called Revelations of Divine Love. ...