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The Life of Louis XVI by John Hardman 9780300273649
RRP: $25.33$22.35A thought-provoking, authoritative biography of one of history's most maligned rulers: France's Louis XVI "The definitive contribution to our understanding of Louis XVI as a man and a monarch."-P. M. Jones, English Historical Review "Monumental. . . ... -
Mother: An Unconventional History by Sarah Knott
RRP: $19.48$13.86What was mothering like in the past? When acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question. But accounts of motherhood are hard to find. For centuries, historians have concerned themselves with wars, politics and... -
Strolling Through Rome by Mario Erasmo
RRP: $33.13$27.50A rich cultural history of Rome that brings its epic past alive, illuminating the extraordinary sights and fascinating secrets of one of Europe's most beguiling cities. Rome, the Eternal City - birthplace of western civilisation and soul of the... -
The Viking World by Stefan Brink
RRP: $111.13$98.30Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field.Bringing together today's leading scholars, both established... -
Breaking Dad: How my mild-mannered father became Britain's biggest meth dealer by James Lubbock 9781912624492
RRP: $17.53$12.58As seen on the BBC Victoria Derbyshire ShowAs heard on The Jeremy Vine ShowThink you've got a dysfunctional family?Meet mine.For 18 years, my family lived a normal life in a respectable suburb...Until one day, my dad gave up his successful career, and... -
Lost Paradise: The Story of Granada by Elizabeth Drayson 9781788547420
RRP: $68.25$61.13The essential history of an iconic European city, by Cambridge academic Elizabeth Drayson. 'An admirable achievement... [Drayson has] expertise as a scholar and command as a storyteller' BBC History Magazine 'A glittering homage to one of the... -
Poverty/Prostitution York by Frances Finnegan 9780521033374
RRP: $77.98$64.86Poverty and Prostitution is a study of 1,400 prostitutes and brothel-keepers operating in a Victorian cathedral city over a half century. It is based on the unique and systematic use of detailed evidence from such sources as the weekly newspaper reports... -
The Combat History of 21st Panzer Division 1943-45 by Werner Kortenhaus 9781912174140
RRP: $87.75$63.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174140Author Werner KortenhausFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Tollund Man by Christian Fischer 9780752486352
RRP: $42.90$32.06On May 6, 1950, Viggo and Emil Hojgaard from the small village of Tollund were cutting mud to find peat for their stove in the Bjaeldskovdal peat bog, 12km west of Silkeborg, Denmark. As they worked, one of their wives noticed in the peat layer a corpse... -
Berlin Diaries: 1940-1945 by Marie Vassiltchkov 9780394757773
RRP: $44.85$31.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394757773Author Marie VassiltchikovFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House USA PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
The Villa Ariadne by Dilys Powell 9781780600352
RRP: $25.33$16.77The Villa Ariadne is a meditation on the island of Crete, centred on the house built by Sir Arthur Evans, the famous archaeologist of Knossos. Dilys Powell captures the spirit of a place she loved dearly and a group of people she knew well, from local... -
After the Wall: Confessions from an East German Childhood and the Life that Came Next by Jana Hensel
$30.62Jana Hensel was thirteen on November 9, 1989, the night the Berlin Wall fell. In all the euphoria over German reunification, no one stopped to think what it would mean for Jana and her generation of East Germans. These were the kids of the seventies, who... -
Primitive Rebels by Eric Hobsbawm
RRP: $21.43$14.43Social agitation is as essential a part of public life today as it has ever been. In Eric Hobsbawm's masterful study, Primitive Rebels, he shines a light on the origins of contemporary rebellion: Robin Hood, secret societies, revolutionary peasants,... -
In Our Day: An Oral History of Dublin's Bygone Days by Kevin C. Kearns
RRP: $46.78$33.03For over fifty years, Kevin C. Kearns trekked the rough-and-tumble streets of the heart of Dublin, hoping to record and preserve the city's vanishing oral history. Armed only with a Sony tape recorder, the ordinary people he encountered - street traders,... -
Southwold (2nd edition) by Geoffrey Munn 9781851498550
RRP: $58.40$40.91The inspiration behind William Morris's Earthly Paradise, the muse for J.M.W. Turner's superlative seascapes, a home to hardy fishermen and the top holidaying spot for wealthy Victorians, as well as the scene for relentless witch-hunts and mob justice in... -
The Coming of the Greeks: Indo-European Conquests in the Aegean and the Near East by Robert Drews
RRP: $68.25$54.09When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these... -
The Kings & Queens of Britain by Cath Senker
RRP: $38.98$32.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789505719Author Cath SenkerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 1120gDimensions(mm) 282mm... -
Hawker Typhoon: The RAF's Ground-Breaking Fighter-Bomber by Tony Buttler
RRP: $31.18$23.95Although first designed as a fighter, during the fighting in and over Europe during 1944 and 1945 the Hawker Typhoon gained a tremendous reputation and true fame as a ground-attack aircraft and tank-buster. This was a remarkable achievement because,... -
Edward the Elder: King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred by Michael John Key 9781445684772
RRP: $39.00$26.79Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely overlooked by his contemporaries (at least in terms of the historical record) and to a greater or lesser extent by later historians. He is the forgotten son... -
A History of Whitby by Andrew White
RRP: $39.00$29.33Whitby is well known today as a seaside resort and a picturesque place to visit, with its piers, boats, fine sands and, overlooking its tangle of red-roofed houses, the ruins of its Abbey in one of the most splendid settings in Britain for such romantic... -
Internal Colonization: Russia's Imperial Experience by Alexander Etkind 9780745651309
RRP: $38.98$34.50This book gives a radically new reading of Russia's cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and domesticated its own heartlands, thereby colonizing many peoples, Russians included. This vision of... -
Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent: Inside British Islam by Innes Bowen 9781849043014
RRP: $42.90$38.06Muslim intellectuals may try to define something called British Islam, but the truth is that as the Muslim community of Britain has grown in size and religiosity, so too has the opportunity to found and run mosques which divide along ethnic and sectarian... -
Chichester in the 1960s by Alan H. J. Green
RRP: $33.13$26.01Chichester is the archetypal Georgian town, with streets of elegant buildings gathered closely around the ancient cathedral. It usually appears to today's first-time visitor that the city has been largely untouched by the hand of time - particularly the... -
Roman Chester: Fortress at the Edge of the World by David Mason
RRP: $48.75$36.93Much of Roman Chester has been lost through post-Roman dismantling and `recycling' of building materials, though excavations over recent years have added substantially to our knowledge of the town known as Deva. In this companion volume to Chester:... -
Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500 by J. A. Burrow 9780199532049
RRP: $63.36$60.04In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on... -
Kafka: The Decisive Years by Reiner Stach
RRP: $42.90$34.63This is the acclaimed central volume of the definitive biography of Franz Kafka. Reiner Stach spent more than a decade working with over four thousand pages of journals, letters, and literary fragments, many never before available, to re-create the... -
Royal Secrets and Scandals by Brenda Williams
RRP: $11.70$8.03What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to `secrets', and what was meant by a `scandal'. This book uncovers revelations of royal bedchambers,... -
Old Arbroath by Fiona Scharlau 9781840330977
RRP: $23.30$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330977Author Fiona ScharlauFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm -
Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832 by Stella Tillyard
RRP: $29.23$21.35A fascinating insight into 18th century aristocratic life through the lives of the four Lennox sisters, the great grandchildren of Charles II, whose extraordinary lives spanned the period 1740-1832. Passionate, witty and moving, the voices of the Lennox... -
St James's Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal Court by Simon Thurley
RRP: $117.00$116.12The first modern history of St James's Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences In this first modern history of St James's Palace, the... -
At Home with the Brontes: The History of Haworth Parsonage & Its Occupants by Ann Dinsdale
RRP: $31.18$23.11Haworth Parsonage is the world-famous home of the Brontes. Crowds of tourists are drawn to Haworth every year to discover what inspired Anne, Charlotte and Emily. Ann Dinsdale explores their lives there, the impact of the sisters' home on their writing,... -
The Frontiers of Imperial Rome by Breeze, David J 9781526760807
RRP: $29.23$22.64At its height, the Roman Empire was the greatest empire yet seen with borders stretching from the rain-swept highlands of Scotland in the north to the sun-scorched Nubian desert in the south. But how were the vast and varied stretches of frontier defined... -
The River Welland, Shipping & Mariners of Spalding by Keith Seaton 9780752494494
RRP: $33.13$25.23In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that rich history is almost forgotten and the town is known mainly for its agricultural produce. Keith Seaton... -
British Transport Police: A definitive history of the early years and subsequent development by Malcolm Clegg 9781399095471
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Broadmoor Inmates: True Crime Tales of Life and Death in the Asylum by Nicola Sly 9781399048903
RRP: $48.75$34.36'Broadmoor Inmates: True Crime Tales of Life and Death in the Asylum' brings together the histories of people who died in Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, each having committed a crime that led to them being pronounced criminally insane, necessitating... -
Travels Through Blood and Honey: Becoming a Beekeeper in Kosovo by Elizabeth Gowing 9781904955900
RRP: $29.23$26.60Kosovo: the name conjures up blood: ethnic cleansing and war. This book reveals another side to the newest country in the world a land of generous families, strong tastes and lush landscapes: a land of honey. Elizabeth Gowing is rushed to Kosovo, on a... -
On Difficulties in the Church Fathers: The <i>Ambigua</i>, Volume II by Maximos the confessor
RRP: $58.40$46.14Maximos 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 Caudine Forks 321 BC: Rome's most humiliating defeat by Nic Fields
RRP: $31.18$22.64In its long history, the Roman Republic suffered many defeats, but none as humiliating as the Caudine Forks in the summer of 321 BC. Rome had been at war with the Samnites - one of early Rome's most formidable foes - since 326 BC in what would turn out... -
Arms and Armour of the Renaissance Joust by Tobias Capwell 9780948092992
RRP: $25.33$17.53The Renaissance is best known as an age of artists - Michelangelo, da Vinci, Titian and Holbein - but it is also the age of the noble patrons who challenged their painters and sculptors to create great art. These patrons were knights, military leaders... -
Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (1): Infantry by Bouko de Groot
RRP: $25.33$21.47The 80 Years' War (also known as the Dutch War of Independence) was the foundation of Dutch nationhood, and during the course of the conflict one of its main leaders - Maurice of Orange-Nassau - created an army and a tactical system that became a model...