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Excellent Essex by Gillian Darley 9781910400678
RRP: £14.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910400678Author Gillian DarleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
The History of the Port of London: A Vast Emporium of All Nations by Stone, Peter 9781399085229
RRP: £14.99£10.95The River Thames has been integral to the prosperity of London since Roman times. Explorers sailed away on voyages of discovery to distant lands. Colonies were established and a great empire grew. Funding their ships and cargoes helped make the City of... -
Isle of Wight from the Air by Jason Hawkes 9781841147789
RRP: £14.99£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841147789Author Jason HawkesFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove -
Selected Letters by Marcus Tullius Cicero
RRP: £12.99£9.09'How I wish that you had invited me to that most attractive feast on the Ides of March!' Cicero lived through some of the most turbulent years in the history of Rome, and witnessed at first-hand the overthrow of the republic and its replacement by a... -
A Philosophy of Beauty: Shaftesbury on Nature, Virtue, and Art by Michael Gill
RRP: £35.00£27.74An engaging account of how Shaftesbury revolutionized Western philosophyAt the turn of the eighteenth century, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713), developed the first comprehensive philosophy of beauty to be written in... -
The Welsh in Liverpool: A Remarkable History by D. Ben Rees
RRP: £19.99£17.61This volume is the fruit of decades of research by the Revd D Ben Rees into the unique story of the Welsh people living in Liverpool and on the banks of the Mersey. It is a treasury of information about people and events in one of the most interesting... -
Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames by Lara Maiklem
RRP: £13.99£11.46The international bestseller that mesmerizingly charts quixotic journeys through London's past, Mudlark thrills Anglophiles and history lovers alike. Long heralded as a city treasure herself, beloved "Mudlark" Lara Maiklem tirelessly treks along the... -
Etheldreda's World: Princess, Abbess, Saint by Dr. Charles Moseley 9781913159665
RRP: £12.99£9.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913159665Author Dr. Charles MoseleyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 303gDimensions(mm)... -
Worlds of Arthur: Facts and Fictions of the Dark Ages by Guy Halsall
RRP: £14.99£11.35King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the early ninth century through the middle ages, to the Arthurian romances of Victorian times, the tales of this legendary figure have blossomed and multiplied... -
The Gulag Doctors: Life, Death, and Medicine in Stalin's Labour Camps by Dan Healey 9780300187137
RRP: £30.00£24.85A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag—showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling conditions A byword for injustice, suffering, and mass mortality, the Gulag exploited prisoners, compelling them to work harder for... -
Building Durham Cathedral by Brian K. Roberts
RRP: £17.99£13.64Durham Cathedral was completed nearly 900 years ago, after 40 years of construction. Inevitably it has suffered from the effects of time: physical erosion, from the weather and increasing pollution on stone that was never of the best quality, and... -
Haunted Hampshire by Ruper Matthews
RRP: £15.99£12.25This well-researched book showcases almost 100 ghostly encounters from around Hampshire. The stories are arranged as a tour around Hampshire, guiding the reader on a journey through the New Forest, Winchester, Southampton, the edge of the Downs, the Test... -
Napoleon by Paul Johnson
RRP: £9.99£5.96A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule.'Written with his customary verve and certainty' Andrew Roberts, SUNDAY TELEGRAPHWritten with great wit and panache, this biography also has a serious... -
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Huxleys in Nature and Culture by Alison Bashford 9780241434321
RRP: £30.00£21.95In his early twenties, poor, racked with depression, becalmed in the Coral Sea on the seemingly endless survey mission of HMS Rattlesnake, hopelessly in love with Henrietta Heathorn, a young Englishwoman in Sydney, Thomas Henry Huxley was a nobody. And... -
Selling Hitler: Propaganda and the Nazi Brand by Nicholas Jackson O'Shaughnessy
RRP: £14.99£13.64Hitler was one of the few politicians who understood that persuasion was everything, deployed to anchor an entire regime in the confections of imagery, rhetoric and dramaturgy. The Nazis pursued propaganda not just as a tool, an instrument of government,... -
The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages by Katherine Harvey
RRP: £12.99£9.09The medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too much - or too little - sex, while the Roman Catholic Church taught that virginity was the ideal state. Holy men and women committed themselves to lifelong... -
Mitterrand: A Study in Ambiguity by Philip Short
RRP: £16.99£12.28Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into... -
SBS by John Parker
RRP: £10.99£7.40The men of the SBS are the maritime equivalent of their counterparts in the SAS; they are the elite of the British Special Forces and also the most secretive. Although SAS activity has been extensively documented, the SBS has remained in the state it... -
The Passengers by Will Ashon 9780571364145
RRP: £14.99£9.80An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2023'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling reading experience . . . funny, moving, surprising and... -
The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney
RRP: £8.99£6.68Alethea Hawthorne will not allow Measham Hall to fall into the hands of lesser men... 1665. It is five years since King Charles II returned from exile, the scars of the English Civil Wars are yet to heal and now the Great Plague engulfs the land... -
Marie-Antoinette by Helene Delalex 9781606064832
RRP: £45.00£39.23An intimate glimpse into the public and private world of one of history's most famous- and infamous-queens Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) continues to fascinate historians, writers, and filmmakers more than two centuries after her death. She became a... -
French Literature: A Very Short Introduction by John D. Lyons
RRP: £8.99£6.45The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space; appealing both to its immediate public, readers of French, and also to a global audience reached through translations and film adaptations. The first... -
White Riot: The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month by Joe Thomas
RRP: £18.99£13.61'A timely, powerful and gorgeously readable novel that represents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre' Irish Times1978: The National Front is gaining ground in Hackney. To counter their influence, anti-fascist groups... -
Bevan: Creator of the NHS by Francis Beckett 9781913368838
RRP: £10.99£7.71The creation of the National Health Service was the most significant of the many reforms of the post-war Labour government. The man responsible was Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan. The son of a Welsh miner, he became a local trade union leader at only nineteen and... -
Make Me Love You by Johanna Lindsey
RRP: £9.99£6.80No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey delivers a sparkling, passionate tale of an earl's daughter who must convince a mysterious viscount to marry her and end his vendetta against her brother. Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn's... -
Anne Neville: Richard III's Tragic Queen by Amy Licence
RRP: £10.99£7.12Shakespeare's enduring image of Richard III's queen is one of bitterness and sorrow. Anne curses the killer of her husband and father, before succumbing to his marriage proposal, bringing to herself a terrible legacy of grief and suffering an untimely... -
Life in a Medieval City by Frances Gies
RRP: £10.99£7.25"Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention...Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies." -George R.R. Martin, author of the series A Song of Ice and... -
Napoleon by Philip Dwyer
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Vibrant and illuminating ... [Dywer] tells a fascinating tale' The Times 'Refreshing scholarship ... Energetic, readable and filled with colourful detail ... Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection is a thoroughly enjoyable book which divides well... -
The French Intifada: The Long War Between France and Its Arabs by Andrew Hussey 9781847082596
RRP: £12.99£8.56Beyond the affluent centre of Paris and other French cities, in the deprived banlieues, a war is going on. This is the French Intifada, a guerrilla war between the French state and the former subjects of its Empire, for whom the mantra of 'liberty,... -
A Short History of Brexit: From Brentry to Backstop by Kevin O'Rourke
RRP: £9.99£7.51'Crisp, clear and quietly devastating' Guardian'Excellent, authoritative, highly readable' Irish TimesA succinct, expert guide to how we got to BrexitAfter all the debates, manoeuvrings, recriminations and exaltations, Brexit is upon us. But, as Kevin... -
Warriors of the Word: The World of the Scottish Highlanders by Michael Newton
RRP: £25.00£22.19Words have always held great power in the Gaelic traditions of the Scottish Highlands: bardic poems bought immortality for their subjects; satires threatened to ruin reputations and cause physical injury; clan sagas recounted family origins and struggles... -
Pageant of Kings: The Nine Sovereigns at Edward VII's Funeral by Julia P Gelardi
RRP: £10.99£9.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733528450Author Julia P GelardiFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *... -
How to Read European Armor by Donald LaRocca
RRP: £19.95£17.34An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in... -
The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy by Jan Westerhoff
RRP: £19.99£17.13Jan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy in the first millennium CE. He starts from the composition of the Abhidharma works before the beginning of the common... -
Slavery in Early Mediaeval England from the Reign of Alfred until the Twelfth Century by David A. E. Pelteret 9780851158297
RRP: £29.99£21.79"At last a major topic in early medieval English history has found its author, who deals with it comprehensively and systematically."ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW "A landmark teatment...immensely enriches the debate about early medieval working... -
Revolutions and Nationalities: Europe 1825-1890 by Peter Browning 9780521786072
RRP: £19.95£17.86An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The 'short nineteenth century', characterised by the growth of nationalism and revolutions, both political and economic, saw the emergence of a Europe of nation states and... -
The Storm by Daniel Defoe
RRP: £12.99£9.09On the evening of 26th November 1703, a cyclone from the north Atlantic hammered into southern Britain at over seventy miles an hour, claiming the lives of over 8,000 people. Eyewitnesses reported seeing cows left stranded in the branches of trees and... -
The Language of Thieves: The Story of Rotwelsch and One Family’s Secret History by Martin Puchner
RRP: £16.99£11.58You might have heard the saying 'you're in a pickle' meaning you're in a difficult situation. This is just one example of Rotwelsch, an ancient language of the road influenced by Yiddish and written in rudimentary signs, and spoken by vagrants and... -
September 1, 1939: A Biography of a Poem by Ian Sansom 9780007557233
RRP: £10.99£7.77This is a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work of literary criticism or literary biography, it is a record of why and how we create and respond to great poetry. This is a book... -
Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero by James Romm
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307743749Author James RommFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm...