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Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald by Carole Angier 9781526634795
RRP: $58.50$42.80A SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The best biography I have read in years' Philippe Sands 'Spectacular' Observer 'A remarkable portrait' Guardian W. G. Sebald was one of the most extraordinary and influential writers of... -
The Making of Us by James Hawes 9781913083045
RRP: $17.53$12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913083045Author James HawesFormat HardbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
O'Connell Street: The History and Life of Dublin's Iconic Street by Nicola Pierce
RRP: $35.08$27.69O'Connell Street is at the heart of Dublin. It has been through name changes and revolutions, destruction and rebuilding and remained at the heart of the story of Ireland for centuries. Nicola Pierce explores the people, the history, the buildings and... -
The Nevills of Middleham: England's Most Powerful Family in the Wars of the Roses by K. L. Clark
RRP: $29.23$22.52In 1465, the Nevills must have thought they'd reached the pinnacle of power and influence in England. Richard Nevill was the king's right-hand man and married to the richest woman in the kingdom; John Nevill was an accomplished soldier who'd done much to... -
The Mediterranean in History by David Abulafia
RRP: $25.33$16.77The Mediterranean has been the meeting-place of the cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa, the battleground of races and nations and the focus of three great religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. David Abulafia, doyen of Mediterranean scholars,... -
Stonehenge: A Brief History by Professor Mike Parker Pearson
RRP: $38.98$32.57Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous monuments. Who built it, how and why are questions that have endured for at least 900 years, but modern methods of investigation are now able to offer up a completely new understanding of this iconic stone... -
Queen Victoria's Daughters-in-Law by John Van der Kiste
RRP: $48.75$34.36Of Queen Victoria's four sons, the eldest married a Danish princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, and the other two princesses of German royal houses. The first to join the family of the Grandmama of Europe' was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince... -
The Eleanor Crosses: The Story of King Edward I's Lost Queen and her Architectural Legacy by Decca Warrington 9781909930650
RRP: $29.23$26.60The Eleanor Crosses begins in November 1290 with the untimely death in a Lincolnshire village of Queen Eleanor of Castile, beloved consort of King Edward I of England. A sombre journey of more than 200 miles must follow, to transport the queen's body to... -
Reveal: Robbie Williams by Chris Heath
RRP: $17.53$12.13'It's much more interesting to be a little bit broken and talk about your vulnerabilities.'An intimate, funny and frank account of the moments behind the music, the truth behind the headlines and the fascinatingly complicated man behind the imperious... -
Franco by Paul Preston
RRP: $48.75$32.82'Magisterial ... As engagingly readable as a good novel' Observer The definitive biography of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, from the acclaimed historian Paul Preston. Francisco Franco was the Caudillo of... -
Formative Britain: An Archaeology of Britain, Fifth to Eleventh Century AD by Martin Carver
RRP: $72.13$66.55Formative Britain presents an account of the peoples occupying the island of Britain between 400 and 1100 AD, whose ideas continue to set the political agenda today. Forty years of new archaeological research has laid bare a hive of diverse and... -
The Turning Point: A Year in the Life of Charles Dickens by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
RRP: $48.75$35.14*A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 PICK IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN*From the award-winning author of Becoming Dickens and The Story of Alice comes a major new biography of Charles Dickens, tracing the year that would transform his... -
Operation George: A Gripping True Crime Story of an Audacious Undercover Sting by Mark Dickens 9781739813611
RRP: $29.23$23.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739813611Author Mark DickensFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Hendry PublishingPublisher Hendry Publishing -
Baker and Milsom Sources of English Legal History: Private Law to 1750 by John Baker 9780198847809
$90.21Baker and Milsom's Sources of English Legal History is the definitive source book on the development of English private law. This new edition has been comprehensively revised and udpated to incorporate new sources discovered since the original... -
Outremer: Faith and Blood: Skirmish Wargames in the Crusades by Jamie Gordon
RRP: $25.33$19.11Outremer: Faith and Blood is a 28mm skirmish wargame featuring small groups of warriors fighting in Outremer during the Crusades. While suitable for one-off skirmish encounters the focus of the game is a structured and progressive campaign setting in... -
The Little Book of Essex by Dee Gordon
RRP: $19.48$15.93The Little Book of Essex is packed full of entertaining bite-sized pieces of historic and contemporary trivia that come together to make essential reading for visitors and locals alike. It can be described as a compendium of frivolity, a reference book... -
Wartime by Juliet Gardiner
RRP: $21.43$14.43Juliet Gardiner's critically acclaimed book - the first in a generation to tell the people's story of the Second World War - offers a compelling and comprehensive account of the pervasiveness of war on the Home Front. The book has been commended for its... -
West Bromwich Memories: Britain In Old Photographs by Terry Price 9780750944274
RRP: $35.08$26.60From a few Anglo-Saxon hamlets set in a mostly agricultural landscape, to the industrial revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, West Bromwich gradually developed into one of the most successful and prosperous towns in the Black Country... -
Sayings of the Spartans by Plutarch 9781948648110
$11.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948648110Author PlutarchFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Vigeo PressPublisher Vigeo PressWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 6mm -
Cornwall: A History: Revised and updated edition by Philip Payton 9780859890274
RRP: $48.75$43.27A new edition of Philip Payton's modern classic Cornwall: A History, published now by University of Exeter Press, telling the story of Cornwall from earliest times to the present day. Drawing upon a wide range of original and secondary sources, it begins... -
Whisky Island: A portrait of Islay and its whiskies by Andrew Jefford
RRP: $25.33$16.77This is a reissue edition of the previously published title Peat Smoke and Spirit (9780747245780), published in 2005.'This is not simply an appreciation of whisky, but a voyage into the history and geography of a tiny Scottish island' Daily Mail Those ... -
Folklore of Yorkshire by Kai Roberts
RRP: $33.13$25.23The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day... -
A History of Western Astrology: v. 2: Medieval and Modern Worlds by Nicholas Campion 9781441181299
$59.92Following on from "The History of Western Astrology Volume I", Nicholas Campion examines the foundation of modern astrology in the medieval and Renaissance worlds. Medieval and Renaissance Europe marked the high water mark for astrology. It was a subject... -
The Medieval Monastery by Roger Rosewell
RRP: $17.53$14.43An illustrated look at life in abbeys and priories, and within the monastic orders, in the middle ages. Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring symbols of Britain's medieval heritage. Simultaneously places of prayer and spirituality,... -
Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me by Matthew Lewis
RRP: $48.75$32.23King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British history. Matthew Lewis's new biography aims to become a definitive account by exploring what is known of his childhood and the impacts it had on his personality and view of the... -
Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage. by Deirdre Finnerty
RRP: $19.48$13.26'I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.' Louise O'Neill'Vivid and powerful' CAELAINN HOGAN'I loved this book for its sheer honesty' CATHERINE CORLESS'A powerfully important... -
William IV: The Last Hanoverian King of Britain by Van der Kiste, John 9781399098571
RRP: $48.75$34.36Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the British throne. A brief career in the navy, followed by several years of semi-obscurity and a liaison... -
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain The History of Britain by Philip Parker
RRP: $21.43$15.15Discover the 12 crucial moments in Britain's past that will answer the greatest questions for our future in this richly insightful and fascinating history'A richly entertaining canter through the country's past. Engrossing' INDEPENDENT___________What is... -
Lewes and Evesham 1264-65 by Richard Brooks
RRP: $33.13$23.95At the crescendo of the Second Barons' War were the battles of Lewes and Evesham. It was an era of high drama and intrigue, as tensions between crown and aristocracy had boiled over and a civil war erupted that would shape the future of English... -
Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984) by Douglas MacIntyre
RRP: $39.00$23.50'Hungry Beat is the story of an all-too-brief era where the short-circuiting of that industry seemed viable. But hell, the times were luminous as was the music these artists made. The songs and many of the players remain, and here they tell their story... -
Diarmait King Of Leinster by Nicholas Furlong 9781856355056
$28.37Diarmait Mac Murchada was a king through misadventure. Owing to a series of fatal family mishaps he was elected to power in 1126 at sixteen. He ruled through a turbulent period and became one of the most dominant figures in Irish history. Furlong... -
Virtue Politics: Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy by James Hankins
RRP: $46.70$37.32Winner of the Helen and Howard Marraro PrizeA Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year"Perhaps the greatest study ever written of Renaissance political thought."-Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement"Magisterial...Hankins shows that the humanists'... -
The New Spaniards by John Hooper
RRP: $21.43$15.15A fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continues today. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which... -
Breaking the Maafa Chain by Anni Domingo
RRP: $19.48$13.86Breaking the Maafa Chain chronicles two sisters' struggle for true freedom in the mid-nineteenth century, when transporting slaves from Africa to America was an illegal but lucrative businessNineteenth century-Two sisters, Fatmata and Salimatu, are... -
The Politics of Genocide - The Holocaust in Hungary by Randolph Braham
RRP: $243.75$192.39The third revised and updated edition of this comprehensive two-volume history by one of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust provides unparalleled perspective on the destruction of Hungarian Jewry during the Nazi era. A critical component of any... -
The Way to the Sea: The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary by Caroline Crampton 9781783784141
RRP: $19.48$13.07Raised on its banks and an avid sailor, Caroline Crampton sets out to rediscover the enigmatic pull of the Thames by following its course from the river's source in a small village in Gloucestershire, through the short central stretch beloved of... -
Charles Dickens: The Man, The Novels, The Victorian Age by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley 9780233006055
RRP: $39.00$26.81Charles Dickens is the definitive illustrated guide to the man and his works with images of documents from Dickens' personal archive written by one of descendants. It follows Dickens from early childhood, including his time spent as a child labourer, and... -
A Guide to the Krays' London by Caroline Allen 9781526733818
RRP: $29.23$21.35There are many conflicting stories about who Ronnie and Reggie Kray were. Films depicting their lives have made the public vilify them, adore them and even admire them. This guide book will dig a little deeper into the places they spent their time. Many... -
Church Fonts by Matthew Byrne
RRP: $17.53$13.57The font is perhaps the most important part of any church. For centuries, no infant in the parish was thought to be saved from damnation until christened and fonts, as the vessels for this crucial rite of passage, were a pre-eminent tool in the Church's... -
The Little Girl Who Could Not Cry by Lidia Maksymowicz
RRP: $37.03$36.93The Number One International Bestseller.The heartbreaking, inspiring true story of a girl sent to Auschwitz who survived the evil Dr Josef Mengele's pseudo-medical experiments. With a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis.Lidia Maksymowicz was just three...