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A Long Way to Tipperary: Bombs, Bullets and Bravery in the Trenches of World War 1 by Maurice Graffet Neal 9781861511218
£15.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861511218Author Maurice Graffet NealFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Memoirs PublishingPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
WRNS: The Women's Royal Naval Service by Neil R. Storey
RRP: £8.99£6.45From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services to admit women during the First World War with the... -
Around Bury St. Edmunds in Old Photographs: Britain In Old Photographs by Robert Halliday
RRP: £14.99£11.55This is a fascinating selection of images featuring the town of Bury St Edmunds along with many of its surrounding villages. Robert Halliday has collected together over 250 old photographs, and these, coupled with his informative captions, give an... -
The Woman from Heartbreak House by Freda Lightfoot
RRP: £9.99£6.41What will life bring now The Great War is over? The Great War is over and Kate is ready to welcome back Eliot with open arms. But her husband is a changed man. Kate has become used to her independence, and Eliot's return creates tensions both at work and... -
Lord Elgin and the Marbles by William St. Clair 9780192880536
£66.50`The British say they have saved the Marbles. Well, thank you very much. Now give them back.' Melina Mercouri, actress and politician Ever since the sculptures from the Parthenon arrived in England at the beginning of the last century, they have... -
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power to ? by Jeremy Black
RRP: £12.99£3.86From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated... -
The Oxford History of Modern Europe by T. C. W. Blanning
RRP: £15.99£11.61Written by eleven contributors of international standing, this book offers a readable and authoritative account of Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Each chapter portrays both change... -
Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941-1942 by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681372563Author Antonia Lloyd-JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,... -
Radical Scotland: Uncovering Scotland's radical history - from the French Revolutionary era to the 1820 Rising by Kenny MacAskill 9781785905704
RRP: £20.00£14.88The Political Martyrs memorial in Edinburgh looms large on the city's skyline but its history is relatively unknown. And that is not by accident. As Edinburgh's New Town was constructed, a narrative of kilts and loyalty was created for Scotland, with its... -
The King Of Thieves (Knights Templar Mysteries 26): A journey to medieval Paris amounts to danger by Michael Jecks
RRP: £9.99£6.80On a diplomatic mission in France, Sir Baldwin and Simon encounter more than they bargained for... Baldwin and Simon uncover a deadly assassination plot in The King of Thieves, a gripping mystery in Michael Jecks' hugely popular medieval crime series... -
A Russian Diary: With a Foreword by Jon Snow by Anna Politkovskaya 9780099523451
RRP: £15.99£11.61A Russian Diary is the book that Anna Politkovskaya had recently completed when she was murdered in a contract killing in Moscow. Covering the period from the Russian parliamentary elections of December 2003 to the tragic aftermath of the Beslan school... -
The West End Front: The Wartime Secrets of London's Grand Hotels by Matthew Sweet
RRP: £12.99£8.56The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge's - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled governments of Europe. And now, Matthew Sweet's West End Front is just as teeming with the incredible cast... -
Thomas White: Redesigning the Northern British Landscape by Deborah Turnbull
RRP: £39.99£36.67This volume aims to restore the reputation of Thomas White, who in his time was as well respected as his fellow landscape designers Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton. By the end of his career, he had produced designs for at least 32 sites... -
Elizabeth: The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years by Gyles Brandreth
RRP: £16.99£15.55THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, from the writer who knew her family best'Compelling . . . Fascinating' DAILY MAIL'The writer who got closest to the human truth about our... -
Scandal of Colonial Rule: Power and Subversion in the British Atlantic during the Age of Revolution by James Epstein 9780521176774
RRP: £25.99£21.99In 1806 General Thomas Picton, Britain's first governor of Trinidad, was brought to trial for the torture of a free mulatto named Louisa Calderon and for overseeing a regime of terror over the island's slave population. James Epstein offers a fascinating... -
The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland's Border by Garrett Carr
RRP: £12.99£8.56In the wake of the EU referendum, the United Kingdom's border with Ireland has gained greater significance: it is set to become the frontier with the European Union. To uncover its secret landscape, with a troubled past and an uncertain future, Garrett... -
Southwold: Britain in Old Photographs by John Miller 9780752454290
RRP: £14.99£11.55It is said, and not without some justification, that a picture is worth a thousand words. As it happens Southwold, very nearly England's most easterly town, is endlessly written about. Its charm, grace and pure magic have captivated writers and... -
Corrour Bothy by Ralph Storer
RRP: £10.99£7.93In his newest publication, Storer concentrates on the history of the Corrour Bothy. The book tells the story of the oldest and most famous bothy in the world, celebrating a century of public use in 2020. The book blends guidebook entries with historical... -
Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy by Christopher Duggan
RRP: £14.99£10.95Fascist Voices is a fresh and disturbing look at a country in thrall to a charismatic dictator. Tracing fascism from its conception to its legacy, Christopher Duggan unpicks why the regime enjoyed so much support among the majority of the Italian people... -
Artists Making Landscape in Post-war Britain by M Garlake
RRP: £45.00£37.63An unconventional and illuminating new history of British landscape art in the post-war period In this trailblazing study, Margaret Garlake complicates traditional histories of British landscape art in the post-war period. Drawing together work from... -
Building Anglo-Saxon England by John Blair
RRP: £42.00£34.64Shortlisted for the Wolfson History PrizeA radical rethinking of the Anglo-Saxon world that draws on the latest archaeological discoveriesThis beautifully illustrated book draws on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a radical reappraisal of... -
The Seven Years' War by Daniel Marston
RRP: £14.99£11.75The closest thing to total war before World War One, the Seven Years' War was fought in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and India with major consequences for all parties involved. This fascinating book is the first to truly review the grand... -
The Secret History of Southend-on-Sea by Dee Gordon 9780752498041
RRP: £9.99£7.55The Secret History of Southend-on-Sea is full of intriguing information on the incredible residents, visitors and events that have played a part in Southend's story. Southend-on-Sea, the largest town in Essex, has had an amazingly rich history, and this... -
The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180 by Chris Wickham
RRP: £40.00£34.25A new account of the Mediterranean economy in the 10th to 12th centuries, forcing readers to entirely rethink the underlying logic to medieval economic systems. Chris Wickham re-examines documentary and archaeological sources to give a detailed account... -
Fools Fall in Love by Freda Lightfoot
RRP: £8.99£5.87Home is where you hang your hat...When Patsy talks her way into a job on the Champion Street Market millinery stall, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for.Riddled with insecurities, Patsy's impudence wins her new enemies as well as... -
Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain, 1492-1614 by Matt Carr
RRP: £14.99£13.64In 1609, the entire Muslim population of Spain was given three days to leave Spanish territory or else be killed. In a brutal and traumatic exodus, entire families were forced to abandon the homes and villages where they had lived for generations. In... -
Women and Museums 1850-1914: Modernity and the Gendering of Knowledge by Kate Hill 9781526136671
RRP: £25.00£21.79This book recovers the significant contribution made by women to museums, not just in obvious roles such as workers, but also as donors, visitors, volunteers and patrons. It suggests that women persistently acted to domesticate the museum, by importing... -
The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind by A. C. Grayling
RRP: £14.99£10.95What happened to the European mind between 1605, when an audience watching Macbeth at the Globe might believe that regicide was such an aberration of the natural order that ghosts could burst from the ground, and 1649, when a large crowd, perhaps... -
The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor
RRP: £14.99£10.95The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12-13 August 1961, a barbed-wire entanglement was hastily... -
Gresham's Law: The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker by John Guy
RRP: £12.99£9.09Thomas Gresham was arguably the first true wizard of global finance. He rose through the mercantile worlds of London and Antwerp to become the hidden power behind three out of the five Tudor monarchs. Today his name is remembered in economic doctrines,... -
Escorting the Monarch: We Lead Others Follow by Jagger, Chris 9781399018678
£15.08Escorting the Monarch is as close to an official history of the Metropolitan Police's 'Special Escort Group' (SEG) as one could hope for. You may have seen the team at work; as the combination of motorcycles and cars pass you by, they glide elegantly... -
Big Jim Larkin: Hero or Wrecker? by Emmet O'Connor 9781906359935
RRP: £42.50£41.12Much has been written about 'Big Jim' Larkin but, remarkably, this is the first full-length biography. Through the research of leading Labour historian Emmet O'Connor, Larkin - Labour leader and agitator - is thoroughly evaluated. Based on newly... -
The A-Z of Curious Essex: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by Paul Wreyford 9780752489865
RRP: £14.99£11.55'Curious' is perhaps not the first word you would use to label Essex. But 'curiouser and curiouser' it becomes when you dig below the surface. Forget the popular image of Essex boy and girl. Come and meet larger-than-life characters, including the... -
The Women Who Shaped Politics: Empowering stories of women who have shifted the political landscape by Sophy Ridge
RRP: £10.99£7.40Sophy Ridge, presenter for Sky News, has uncovered the extraordinary stories of the women who have shaped British politics. Never has the role of women in the political world ever been more on the news agenda, and Sophy has interviewed current and former... -
Coronation: The Crowning of Elizabeth II: 2023 by Hugo Vickers 9780957311961
RRP: £12.00£11.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957311961Author Hugo VickersFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote PressDimensions(mm) 198mm * 154mm * 12mm -
AQA GCSE (9-1) History Workbook: Norman England, c1066-c1100 by Tim Jenner
£7.27Exam board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Practise and perfect the knowledge and skills that students need to achieve their best grade in the AQA GCSE (9-1) History exams.Packed full of consolidation... -
John Wesley: A Brand From The Burning: The Life of John Wesley by Roy Hattersley
RRP: £12.99£8.60John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist 'Connexion' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt... -
Tudor Fashion by Eleri Lynn
RRP: £27.50£23.89The paperback edition of this captivating story of Tudor dress, and the people who made and wore it The Tudors are some of the best-known figures in history. They continue, even today, to spark our curiosity and imagination. Their enduring popularity is... -
Not in Front of the Corgis: Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains by Brian Hoey 9781849544115
RRP: £8.99£6.60Interest in the Royal Family - at home and overseas - is inexhaustable. Just take the amazing clamour over the recent wedding of William and Kate! But who are the Royals, and what do they get up to when we aren't watching them? In Not in Front of the... -
The Medical Detective: John Snow, Cholera And The Mystery Of The Broad Street Pump by Sandra Hempel
RRP: £12.99£8.56In 1831, an unknown, horrifying and deadly disease from Asia swept across Continental Europe, killing millions in its path and throwing the medical profession into confusion. Cholera is a killer with little respect for class or wealth. When it arrived in...