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This Sceptred Isle by Christopher Lee
RRP: €20.22€14.21What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic... -
Snowdon - The Story of a Welsh Mountain by Jim Perrin
€18.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843235750Author Jim PerrinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press -
Who Governs Britain?: Trade Unions, the Conservative Party and the Failure of the Industrial Relations Act 1971 by Sam Warner
RRP: €101.15€88.67Providing fresh insights from the archival record, Who governs Britain? revisits the 1970-74 Conservative government to explain why the Party tried - and failed - to reform the system of industrial relations. Designed to tackle Britain's strike problem... -
Porto: Gateway to the World by Dr. Neill Lochery
RRP: €17.84€16.71'I fell in love with Porto and I love it still. The city's spectacular bridges, its vertiginous riverbanks, steep with ancient buildings, the old port houses, the wide squares: I was entranced by them all.' J.K. ROWLING One of the oldest cities in... -
Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper by Helen Parr
RRP: €13.08€9.25WINNER OF THE LONGMAN-HISTORY TODAY BOOK PRIZE 2019 WINNER OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL BOOK PRIZE 2019 WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2019LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2019 A SPECTATOR BOOK THE YEAR... -
Rebel Footprints - Second Edition: A Guide to Uncovering London's Radical History by David Rosenberg
RRP: €17.84€11.66The radical response to conservative heritage tours and banal day-tripper guides, Rebel Footprints brings to life the history of social movements in the capital. Transporting readers from well-known landmarks to history-making hidden corners, David... -
The Golden Legend: Readings on the Saints by Jacobus 9780691154077
RRP: €53.55€43.22Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine, a scholarly friar... -
England under the Norman and Angevin Kings: 1075-1225 by Robert Bartlett 9780199251018
RRP: €65.45€56.75This lively and far-reaching account of the politics, religion, and culture of England in the century and a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence, and increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society... -
Exploring the Lancaster Canal: A history and guide by Robert Swain 9781910837221
RRP: €14.28€10.04200 years ago, in 1819, the Lancaster Canal was officially completed. It represented a new and bright future for all those who traded between Preston and Kendal. It was to become a vital navigable artery during Britain's industrial heyday, and also a... -
The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle by David Edmonds
RRP: €26.18€20.66From the author of Wittgenstein's Poker and Would You Kill the Fat Man?, the story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's historyOn June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at... -
The Good European: Arguments, Excursions and Disquisitions on the Theme of Europe by Iain Bamforth 9781857547658
RRP: €20.17€14.34Nietzsche, warning his countrymen in the Bismarck era against the nationalism that sought to promote all that was anti-rational in the German tradition, exhorted them to be "good Europeans", avatars of the enlightened economic man of the... -
Stonehouse: Cabinet Minister, Fraudster, Spy by Julian Hayes 9781472146540
RRP: €29.75€17.45The true story behind the 2023 ITV series, STONEHOUSE, starring Matthew Macfayden and Keeley Hawes. 'An extraordinary life . . . a vivid account' Telegraph'Completely absorbing' CAROL ANN LEE, author of The Murders at White House Farm and A Passion For... -
Strolling through Florence: The Definitive Walking Guide to the Renaissance City by Mario Erasmo 9781780762142
RRP: €17.84€16.37To walk through Florence is to step into one of the most remarkable histories of any European city. From its establishment by Julius Caesar in the first century BC, through its Golden Age at the epicentre of the Italian Renaissance, to its position as an... -
Invasion! They're Coming!: The German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days' Battle for France by Paul Carell
RRP: €38.07€24.28On the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy: a revised and updated edition of Paul Carell's great classic. June 6, 1944 - D-Day. The day when, after years of preparation, Germany's opponents in the west - the USA and England - began the... -
Wedgwood Jasperware by Gaye Blake-Roberts
RRP: €10.70€8.81Jasper' refers to the highly distinctive blue-and-white wares that have been produced by the Wedgwood company for more than two centuries. It was arguably Josiah Wedgwood's most important contribution to ceramic art and was a direct result of several... -
The Nineteenth Century: Europe 1789-1914 by T. C. W. Blanning
RRP: €51.16€48.08The complete Short Oxford History of Europe (series editor, Professor TCW Blanning) will cover the history of Europe from Classical Greece to the present in eleven volumes. In each, experts write to their strengths tackling the key issues including... -
On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The <i>Ambigua</i>, Volume I by Maximos the confessor
RRP: €35.64€28.63Maximos the Confessor (580-662) occupies a unique position in the history of Byzantine philosophy, theology, and spirituality. His profound spiritual experiences and penetrating theological vision found complex and often astonishing expression in his... -
The Napoleonic Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts That Began Between the United Kingdom and France During the Rule of Napoleon Bonaparte and How They Stemmed from the French Revolution by Captivating History 9781950922642
RRP: €23.76€14.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950922642Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)... -
Richelieu and Olivares by J. H. Elliott
RRP: €27.36€21.40Cardinal Richelieu is one of the best known and most studied statesmen in European history; his Spanish contemporary and rival, the Count-Duke of Olivares, one of the least known. The contrasting historical fortunes of the two men reflect the outcome of... -
John (Penguin Monarchs): An Evil King? by Nicholas Vincent 9780141977690
RRP: €17.84€13.03King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be... -
Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World by Tim Flight 9781789147742
RRP: €13.08€9.25Why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literature and art, theology and a wealth of first-hand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic... -
The Shortest History of the Crown by Stephen Bates 9781910400883
RRP: €15.46€10.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910400883Author Stephen BatesFormat HardbackPage Count 286Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
In Pursuit of Civility: Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England by Keith Thomas
RRP: €16.65€14.58A SUNDAY TIMES, EVENING STANDARD, SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR"In this gloriously rich book, Keith Thomas, one of our greatest living historians, explores how the idea of civility, from lavatory habits to table manners, evolved in early... -
Castagnaro 1387 by Kelly DeVries
RRP: €20.22€16.78The battle of Castagnaro, fought on 11 March 1387 between the Veronese and the Paduans, is one of the most famous Italian medieval conflicts in the English-speaking world. This is thanks in no small part to the exploits of the renowned English mercenary... -
Medieval Sex Lives: The Sounds of Courtly Intimacy on the Francophone Borders by Elizabeth Eva Leach 9781501771873
RRP: €44.03€39.06Medieval Sex Lives examines courtly song as a complex cultural product and social force in the early fourteenth century, exploring how it illuminates the relationship between artistic production and the everyday lives of the elites for whom this music... -
The Story of Leeds by David Thornton 9780752499574
RRP: €21.41€16.23A richly illustrated history that explores every aspect of life in Leeds. This new history of Leeds covers all the main political, social and economic developments of the city: The Harrying of the North devastated the surrounding area in 1069; the Civil... -
Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain The History of Britain by Philip Parker 9780241368268
RRP: €29.75€20.97Discover 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___________In 878... -
The Pencil Case by Dave Shelton 9781788451048
RRP: €8.32€5.60It's a new term at St Rita's School for Spirited Girls, and there are new mysteries for Emily, Daphne and George to solve! Who has stolen a painting from Pilkington Art Gallery? (And why? It's not even a very good one!) How can they get rid of a new... -
Trustworthy Men: How Inequality and Faith Made the Medieval Church by Ian Forrest 9780691204048
RRP: €41.65€33.01The medieval church was founded on and governed by concepts of faith and trust--but not in the way that is popularly assumed. Offering a radical new interpretation of the institutional church and its social consequences in England, Ian Forrest argues... -
Galateo: Or, the Rules of Polite Behavior by Giovanni Della Casa
RRP: €14.28€12.09Galateo is a treatise on polite behavior written by Giovanni Della Casa (1503-56) for the benefit of his nephew, a young Florentine destined for greatness. In the voice of a cranky yet genial old uncle, Della Casa offers the distillation of what he has... -
Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution by Albert V. Dicey 9780865970038
€18.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865970038Author Albert V. DiceyFormat PaperbackPage Count 585Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 993g -
Carson'S Army: The Ulster Volunteer Force, 1910-22 by Timothy Bowman 9780719073724
RRP: €23.79€20.96The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) was established in January 1913, as a militant expression of Ulster Unionist opposition to the Third Home Rule Bill. Academic historians have tended to overlook Ulster Loyalism. This book provides the first comprehensive... -
Britain Since 1707 by Hamish Fraser 9780582894150
RRP: €47.59€47.05Britain since 1707 is the first single-volume book to cover the complex and multi-layered history of Great Britain from its inception until 2007. Bringing together political, economic, social and cultural history, the book offers a reliable and balanced... -
Bloody British History: Plymouth by Laura Quigley 9780752466385
RRP: €17.84€13.74Bread riots and bodysnatchers! Pirates and privateers! Hell holes for Boney! The disgusting true story of Plymouth's Napoleonic prison ships! 'A very daughter of Hell!' In 1675, a poisonous nursemaid was hanged on Prince Rock - but was she innocent of... -
That'll be the Day by Freda Lightfoot
RRP: €11.89€7.63Flowers spill everyone's secrets...Working on their busy flower stall in Champion Street Market, Lynda and her mother, Betty, have lots of opportunities to observe their customers and speculate about their lives.Sam regularly buys bouquets for his wife,... -
Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Remembered by Stephen Humphrey 9780752433165
RRP: €15.46€11.45There are few areas of London that have changed in recent decades as much as the dockside areas of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe. As the importance of London as a shipping port declined in the post-war years many of the city's docklands began to see changes... -
A Different Kind Of Weather: A Memoir by William Waldegrave
RRP: €13.08€7.70'Why did you go into politics in the first place?'A question that former Cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, Lord Waldegrave's is a life lived through politics.The youngest of seven children, and the son... -
A History of Birmingham by Chris Upton
RRP: €23.79€18.35Birmingham was a village worth only one pound in the Domesday Survey, yet it rose to become the second city of the British Empire with a population that passed a million. Its growth began when Peter de Birmingham obtained a market charter in 1154 for his... -
Scheming: A Social History of Glasgow Council Housing, 1919-1956 by Sean Damer 9781474440578
RRP: €26.17€21.38Sean Damer provides a sustained critique of the Corporation of Glasgow's council housing policy and argues that it had the unintended consequence of amplifying social segregation and ghettoisation in the city.Book InformationISBN 9781474440578Author Sean... -
East of Acre Lane by Alex Wheatle
RRP: €11.89€7.90'Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion' Steve McQueen, director of Small Axe East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from...