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Life in Brighton by Clifford Musgrave 9780752460475
RRP: $37.03$28.70Brilliantly researched and written, this is the definitive history of the city of Brighton. Divided into five sections - Fishermen and Farmers, Princes and Palaces, Late Georgian, Victorian Marvels and Mysteries, Battle Scene and Transformation - it... -
Elizabeth Revealed: 500 Facts About The Queen and Her World by Lucinda Hawksley
RRP: $39.00$29.09Elizabeth Revealed is a lively and affectionate celebration of The Queen's long and eventful life. This gorgeously illustrated book blends personal and public, frivolous and factual in a tribute to an extraordinary woman and the sweeping social changes... -
Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs): The Steadfast by Douglas Hurd
RRP: $15.58$11.29The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackElizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch who ever sat on the English or British throne. Yet her personality and influence remain elusive. This... -
My Father, the Runaway MP: The Real Story of John Stonehouse by Julia Stonehouse
RRP: $33.13$22.58'Clear, dispassionate and selfless' Spectator'Exhaustive in her research, tenacious in spotting errors, indignant in denouncing lies.' Guardian'A compelling account of an extraordinary political scandal, written from inside the Stonehouse family'. Martin... -
The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy by Peter Burke 9780745648262
RRP: $35.08$31.28In this brilliant and widely acclaimed work, Peter Burke presents a social and cultural history of the Italian Renaissance. He discusses the social and political institutions which existed in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and... -
1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest by Peter Rex
RRP: $23.38$15.33A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English... -
Bloody British History: Cambridge by David Barrowclough
RRP: $29.23$22.52Death to students: The weird origin of the University! A plague on both your parishes: Black Death in Cambridge's streets! Off with his head: The bizarre true story of Oliver Cromwell's travelling skull! Gas! Gas! The secret research team behind WWI's... -
The Lost Pre-Raphaelite: The Secret Life & Loves of Robert Bateman by Nigel Daly 9781908524386
RRP: $48.75$32.72When the author bought a falling down fortified house on the Staffordshire moorlands, he had no reason to anticipate the astonishing tale that would unfold as it was restored. An increasingly mysterious, set of relationships emerged amongst its former... -
Passion by Jude Morgan
RRP: $19.48$13.26Jude Morgan brings the world of Keats, Byron and Shelley to life in a stunning novel of supercharged emotion, individualism, violence and sensuality.They were the Romantic generation, famous and infamous, and in their short, extraordinary lives, they... -
A History of Slovakia by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum
RRP: $37.03$30.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781403969293Author Stanislav J. KirschbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 398gDimensions(mm)... -
The Little Book of Stonehenge by Meredith MacArdle
RRP: $9.73$8.40Published in association with English Heritage, this fact-filled gift book is the perfect tribute to this iconic historical landmark, the best-known prehistoric monument in the world.With a history spanning 4,500 years, the mystery that surrounds... -
Darren Campbell: Track Record by Darren Campbell 9781902719832
RRP: $27.28$22.97Olympic gold medallist Darren Campbell is one of Britain's most successful and popular athletes, yet the real story behind his success has not been made public, until now. Track Record, his long-awaited autobiography, reveals how a boy from painfully... -
Anatomy of a Dictatorship: Inside the GDR 1949-1989 by Mary Fulbrook 9780198207207
RRP: $181.35$123.45Founded on the ruins of Hitler's defeated Third Reich, and lacking any intrinsic legitimacy, the German Democratic Republic nevertheless became the most stable and successful state in the Soviet bloc. Yet in the 'gentle revolution' of 1989 it collapsed... -
CBAC Safon Uwch Hanes - Canllaw i Fyfyrwyr Uned 3: Canrif yr Americanwyr, tua 1890-1990 (WJEC A-level History Student Guide Unit 3: The American century c.1890-1990; Welsh language ed) by Haydn Davey
$24.75Exam board: WJECLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Build, reinforce and revise the historical knowledge and exam skills required for WJEC AS/A-level History.Matched to the... -
The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View by Ellen Meiksins Wood
RRP: $19.48$19.27In The Origin of Capitalism, a now-classic work of history, Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible introduction to the theories and debates concerning the birth of capitalism, imperialism, and the modern nation state. Capitalism is not... -
Nottingham: Life in the Postwar Years by Douglas Whitworth
RRP: $29.23$22.52This fascinating new volume by well-known local author and photographer Douglas Whitworth takes a nostalgic look back at his home town of Nottingham, focusing on the thirty years after the end of the Second World War. This was a time of change for the... -
The Pristine Culture of Capitalism by Ellen Meiksins Wood
$40.25Capitalism was born in England, yet the dominant Western conceptions of modernity have come from elsewhere, notably from France, the historical model of "bourgeois" society. In this lively and wide-ranging book, Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that... -
Practical Alchemy: A Guide to the Great Work by Brian Cotnoir
RRP: $27.28$19.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578637478Author Brian CotnoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser -
Philosophical Dictionary by Francois Voltaire 9780140442571
RRP: $29.23$21.35Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary, first published in 1764, is a series of short, radical essays - alphabetically arranged - that form a brilliant and bitter analysis of the social and religious conventions that then dominated eighteenth-century French... -
In the Eighties: Portraits from Another Time by Derek Ridgers
RRP: $48.65$41.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211569Author Derek RidgersFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 1310gDimensions(mm)... -
The Infiltrators: The Lovers Who Led Germany's Resistance Against the Nazis by Norman Ohler 9781838952112
RRP: $39.00$28.65A Daily Telegraph History Book of the Year 'An astonishing story... brilliantly told' Antony Beevor'Gripping... Will appeal to anyone who relishes Ben Macintyre's tales of wartime espionage and cryptic codes.' Sunday Telegraph'A detailed and meticulously... -
Our Queen by Robert Hardman
RRP: $21.43$15.15________The bestselling and acclaimed biography of Queen Elizabeth II. With new material exclusive to the paperback edition, Our Queen examines the remarkable reign of Britain's most devoted monarch.History knew no monarch like her.She travelled farther... -
Great Britain: Identities, Institutions and the Idea of Britishness since 1500 by Keith Robbins 9780582031197
RRP: $107.23$103.12This is a timely exploration of national identity in Great Britain over nine hundred years of history. Our attitudes to the nation state are changing - national assemblies in Scotland and Wales and growing pressures for regional assemblies. In his... -
Melancholy Wedgwood by Iris Moon 9780262546348
RRP: $62.40$40.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546348Author Iris MoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
A Killer's Confession: How I Brought My Daughter's Murderer to Justice by Deborah Lucy 9781472266668
RRP: $15.58$10.92A mother's fight to bring her daughter's killer, Christopher Halliwell, to justice'I have lived every parent's worst nightmare. On what would have been my daughter's 29th birthday, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher knocked on the door and told me... -
Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain by Alison Winter 9780226902234
RRP: $46.80$45.69Thousands of men and women all across Britain in the Victorian age were being mesmerized, twisted into bizarre postures and speaking out in unknown languages, and the Victorians were literally entranced with this phenomenon. The text focuses on... -
Royal Leamington Spa Revisited: Images of England by Jeff Watkin 9780752443348
RRP: $29.23$22.52Featuring over 200 photographs and supporting captions that show what life was really like years ago, this book presents the history of the beautiful spa town that grew from a tiny village. It further explores the town's history with particular emphasis... -
The Diver and The Lover: A novel of love and the unbreakable bond between sisters by Jeremy Vine
RRP: $17.53$5.67'The lives of the characters get entangled in this powerful read' WOMAN'S OWN'A pacy, gripping tale... written with skill and colour. It gave me enormous pleasure to read such a satisfying novel.' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'If you're in desperate need of a... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation by Peter Marshall 9780199595495
RRP: $43.86$31.86The Reformation was a seismic event in history, whose consequences are still working themselves out in Europe and across the world. The protests against the marketing of indulgences staged by the German monk Martin Luther in 1517 belonged to a... -
Saxo Grammaticus: The History of the Danes, Book - I. English Text; II. Commentary by Hilda Ellis Davidson 9780859915021
RRP: $77.98$52.79Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Franco-Prussian War: 1870-71 by Dr Stephen Badsey
RRP: $23.38$16.44Illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an introduction to the Franco-Prussian War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe. The Franco-Prussian War started in 1870 when Otto von Bismarck engineered a war with the... -
Peckham and Nunhead by John D. Beasley
RRP: $29.23$22.52This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs of Peckham and Nunhead demonstrates some of the extensive changes that have taken place in this corner of south-east London over the last hundred years. From the busy Old Kent Road to Peckham Rye... -
A British Tradition?: The History and Significance of Fair Play by Jonathan Duke-Evans 9780192859990
RRP: $81.88$57.99For hundreds of years English people have claimed that fair play is at the core of their national identity. Jonathan Duke-Evans looks at the history of fair play in Britain from earliest times to the present, asking whether it is in fact a British, or... -
Epping: Images of England by Sue Davies 9780752415000
RRP: $25.33$18.76The town of Epping is at least a thousand years old. There has been a market here for much of that time and the town achieved further status as a focus for the stagecoaches to Cambridge and beyond. This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs... -
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Surviving the Great Fire of London by Hazel Forsyth
$67.02Hazel Forsyth delvesin to never-before-studied primary sources to shed light on thedramatic aftermath of the disaster and reveal the very personalstories of the people who pieced their lives together in its wake. Bydocumenting the tradesmen, from... -
Scottish Lighthouse Pioneers: Travels with the Stevensons in Orkney and Shetland by Paul A. Lynn 9781849952651
RRP: $33.13$27.50In the 19th century, the Stevenson engineers pioneered marvelous lighthouses around the coasts of Scotland - lighthouses which inspire with their architectural elegance, and speak of compassion for sailors and fishermen risking their lives in these... -
Goya: A Portrait of the Artist by Janis Tomlinson
RRP: $58.50$46.20The first major English-language biography of Francisco Goya y Lucientes, who ushered in the modern eraThe life of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) coincided with an age of transformation in Spanish history that brought upheavals in the country's politics and... -
Heinemann Advanced History: Medieval England 1042-1228 by Toby Purser
RRP: $56.73$44.95Medieval England 1042-1228 is the ideal book for students studying the reasons behind the Norman invasion and the rights of claimants to the English Throne. Medieval England 1042-1228 is the ideal book for students studying the reasons behind the Norman... -
Gandhi and Churchill: The Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age by Arthur Herman
RRP: $29.23$21.35Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill: India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime Minister. Born five years and seven thousand miles apart, they became embodiments of the nations they led. Both became living icons, idolized and admired... -
Damn His Blood: Being a True and Detailed History of the Most Barbarous and Inhumane Murder at Oddingley and the Quick and Awful Retribution by Peter Moore
RRP: $33.13$23.95The brutal murder of the Reverend George Parker in the rural village of Oddingley on Midsummer's Day in 1806 - shot and beaten to death, his body set on fire and left smouldering in his own glebe field - gripped everyone from the Home Secretary in London...