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Ireland 1798-1998: War, Peace and Beyond by Alvin Jackson
RRP: €34.45€30.31Receiving widespread critical acclaim when first published, Ireland 1798-1998 has been revised to include coverage of the most recent developments. Jackson's stylish and impartial interpretation continues to provide the most up-to-date and important... -
The Enlightenment: And Why it Still Matters by Mr. Anthony Pagden
RRP: €23.79€18.18The Enlightenment and Why It Still Matters tells nothing less than the story of how the modern, Western view of the world was born. Cultural and intellectual historian Anthony Pagden explains how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and... -
Where Stands A Winged Sentry by Margaret Kennedy 9781912766383
RRP: €15.46€10.27'Most people knew in their hearts that the lid had been taken off hell, and that what had been done in Guernica would one day be done in London, Paris and Berlin.' Margaret Kennedy's prophetic words, written about the pre-war mood in Europe, give the... -
Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation by Alexei Yurchak
RRP: €41.65€33.01Soviet socialism was based on paradoxes that were revealed by the peculiar experience of its collapse. To the people who lived in that system the collapse seemed both completely unexpected and completely unsurprising. At the moment of collapse it... -
Haunted Swansea and Beyond by South Wales Paranormal Research
RRP: €17.84€13.74South Wales Paranormal Research firmly believes that Wales contains more ghouls and goblins than anywhere else in the country, and this book will take the reader on a paranormal journey through some of the lesser-known stories from Swansea and beyond... -
Access to History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1774-1923 Fourth Edition by Paul Adelman
€30.00Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
Imagine A Country: Ideas for a Better Future by Val McDermid
RRP: €14.28€9.46The first step on the road to change is to imagine possibility.Imagine A Country offers visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices, from comedians to economists, writers to musicians. Edited, curated and introduced by... -
Churchill by Paul Johnson
RRP: €19.03€13.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143117995Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 157g -
Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece by Hugo Vickers 9780312302399
RRP: €36.88€23.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312302399Author Hugo VickersFormat PaperbackPage Count 477Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm)... -
The 1960s: Ireland in Pictures by Lensmen Photographic Archives
RRP: €17.84€14.35A decade of rapid change caught by two of Ireland's premier photographers, The Lensmen. Covers everything from the visits of President Kennedy and The Beatles, to lifestyle, fashion and sport as well as the start of unrest in Northern Ireland. Will evoke... -
Meet the Georgians: Epic Tales from Britain's Wildest Century by Robert Peal
RRP: €13.08€8.63'The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you'd be mad not to want to live there yourself' GUARDIAN Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept... -
Black History London Map: Guide to Black Historical Landmarks in London by Jody Burton 9781912018215
RRP: €10.71€8.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018215Author Jody BurtonPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow Media -
A Student Guide to Chaucer's Middle English by University Peter G Beidler
RRP: €11.84€7.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603811026Author Contributor Peter G BeidlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Coffeetown PressPublisher Coffeetown PressWeight(grams)... -
Heroes or Villains?: The Blair Government Reconsidered by Jon Davis 9780198862819
RRP: €17.84€13.03Tony Blair was the political colossus in Britain for thirteen years, winning three elections in a row for New Labour, two of them by huge majorities. However, since leaving office he has been disowned by many in his own party, with the term 'Blairite'... -
Tyne + Weird II by Rob Kilburn
RRP: €15.46€11.45'Stories like this tend to have a life of their own...'From privateers to monkey murderers, kleptomaniacs to automatons and giant bugs to fart lamps - it's time to gather round the fire once again for more tales of North East madness. In this second... -
Tudor Roses: From Margaret Beaufort to Elizabeth I by Amy Licence
RRP: €29.75€20.03A dynasty is defined by its men: by their personalities, their wars and reigns, their laws and decisions. Their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters are often depicted as mere foils, shadowy figures whose value lies in the inheritance they brought, or... -
Early Christian Ireland by T. M. Charles-Edwards
RRP: €45.21€42.16This book provides a fully documented history of Ireland and the Irish between the fourth and ninth centuries AD, from St Patrick to the Vikings - the earliest period for which historical records are available. It opens with the Irish raids and... -
The Little History of Yorkshire by Ingrid Barton 9780750983563
RRP: €14.28€10.63There is nothing 'little' about the history of England's largest county, Yorkshire! However, this small volume condenses a rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events this county has witnessed, from... -
Little Book of London Style: The fashion story of the iconic city by Karen Homer
RRP: €15.46€9.38An inspiration to countless designers and the stomping ground of fashion's in-crowd, London is the capital of subculture.From Mary Quant to Alexander McQueen, from punks to goths, and from Twiggy to Naomi Campbell, Little Book of London Style is the... -
Honourable Misfits: A brief history of Britain's weirdest, unluckiest and most outrageous MPs by Marie Le Conte 9781529349634
RRP: €17.84€11.66Politicians are weird - we can all agree on that. But do you know how much weirder they used to be? If not, Honourable Misfits is the book for you. Spanning from the past seven hundred years, this is a celebration of the oddest and most eccentric MPs the... -
Saving Freud: A Life in Vienna and an Escape to Freedom in London by Andrew Nagorski
RRP: €23.80€16.49'Astonishing... In the American journalist Andrew Nagorski this tale has found its ideal narrator'SEBASTIAN FAULKS, Sunday Times'[A] thrilling book, as edge-of-your-seat gripping as any heist movie'Kathryn Hughes, Guardian Book of the Day'A gripping... -
Elizabeth: A Lifetime Dressing for the World Stage by Jane Eastoe
RRP: €23.80€15.59Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II was as distinctive in style as her position in the world was unique. This remarkable book is a fond reflection of the days when her... -
Samuel Johnson: The Yale Anthology of His Prose and Poetry by Samuel Johnson
RRP: €38.68€34.69An anthology of the essential and enduring works of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth-century Britain's preeminent man of letters-moral and literary critic, biographer, lexicographer, and poet-and his influence endures to this day. This... -
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by John Mandeville
RRP: €11.89€8.46Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated... -
No Case to Answer: The Men who Got Away with the Great Train Robbery by Andrew Cook
RRP: €23.80€17.90In the early hours of Thursday, 8 August 1963, sixteen masked men ambushed the Glasgow-Euston mail train at Sears Crossing in Buckinghamshire.Making off with a record haul of GBP2.6 million, the robbers received approximately GBP150,000 each (over GBP2... -
When There Were Birds by Roy Adkins
RRP: €29.75€6.32A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the twenty-first century 'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail'The facts and folklore of birdlife are dissected in admirable... -
Biographical and Autobiographical Writings by Leon Battista Alberti 9780674292680
RRP: €35.64€28.16A fresh English translation of five Alberti works that illuminate new aspects of the literary aims and development of the first "Renaissance man."Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was one of the most famous figures of the Italian Renaissance. His... -
Perilous Question: The Drama of the Great Reform Bill 1832 by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: €17.84€11.66The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed.Internationally bestselling historian Antonia Fraser's new book brilliantly evokes one year of pre-Victorian political and social history - the passing of the Great Reform Bill of 1832,... -
Denbighshire Folk Tales by Fiona Collins 9780752451879
RRP: €11.89€8.98Wales is especially rich in the folklore of place, and this collection brings a new perspective to the history of Denbighshire, the oldest inhabited area of Wales. With hills, valleys, moorland and coast, this varied land has inspired many tales of... -
Darkness Falling: The Strange Death of the Weimar Republic, 1930-33 by Peter Walther
RRP: €13.08€9.25'Gripping and all too timely' James Hawes 'A brilliant mix of detailed research and vivid storytelling' Julia Boyd 'History at its very best - and a fabulous translation, too' Graham Hurley In March 1930, after the collapse of the coalition that... -
A Brief History of Medieval Warfare by Peter Reid
RRP: €19.03€3.95For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours: the Campaign of the North when the armies of Robert the Bruce were vanquished, the long, one-hundred-and-sixteen-year conflict with France, finally... -
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England by Kate Hubbard
RRP: €15.46€10.82'The definitive biography' Roy StrongThe remarkable story of Bess of Hardwick, her ascent through Elizabethan society and the houses she built that shaped British architectural history.Born in 1521, Bess of Hardwick, businesswoman, money-lender and... -
The Favourite: The Life of Sarah Churchill and the History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Ophelia Field
RRP: €15.46€10.23'An incredible story crackling with royal passion, envy, ambition and betrayal ... A tour de force' Lucy WorsleySarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, was as glamorous as she was controversial. Politically influential and independently powerful, she... -
Ralph Treswell's Survey of Sir Christopher Hatton's Lands in Purbeck, 1585-6 by Mark Forrest 9780900339226
RRP: €29.75€27.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900339226Author Mark ForrestFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Hobnob PressPublisher Hobnob PressWeight(grams) 930g -
Working Towards the FuHrer: Essays in Honour of Sir Ian Kershaw by Anthony McElligott 9780719067334
RRP: €23.79€21.21Working towards the Fuhrer brings together leading historians writing on the Third Reich, in honour of Sir Ian Kershaw, whose own work, along with that of the contributors to this volume has done much to challenge and change our understanding of the way... -
Sandringham Days: The Domestic Life of the Royal Family in Norfolk, 1862-1952 by John Matson 9780752465821
RRP: €17.84€13.74This is a fascinating portrait of royal life at Sandringham, from the early life of Albert Edward to the modern day. Drawing on letters, diaries and contemporary reports, it is a rich exploration of the private lives of Britain's royal family. From... -
The Russian Conquest of Central Asia: A Study in Imperial Expansion, 1814–1914 by Alexander Morrison
RRP: €95.19€87.06The Russian conquest of Central Asia was perhaps the nineteenth century's most dramatic and successful example of European imperial expansion, adding 1.5 million square miles and at least 6 million people - most of them Muslims - to the Tsar's domains... -
The Normans in Italy 1016-1194 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: €15.46€10.82Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and aggressive Norman noblemen (notably the Drengot, De Hauteville and Guiscard families) found it prudent to leave Normandy. At first taking mercenary employment... -
Citizen Quinn by Gavin Daly
RRP: €19.03€13.82Citizen Quinn tells the staggering story of the rise and fall of Ireland's richest man: Sean Quinn. A few years ago, Sean Quinn was ranked among the two hundred richest people in the world, with a personal fortune of some $6 billion. Today he is bust,... -
Greater Manchester Murders by Alan Hayhurst
RRP: €17.84€13.74Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in the history of Greater Manchester. They include the case of cat burglar Charlie Peace, who killed 20-year-old PC Nicolas Cock in Seymour Grove, and only...