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Where the Iron Crosses Grow by Robert Forczyk
RRP: €13.08€9.25When the Soviets fortified Sevastopol in 1941 it heralded the beginning of a period of intense fighting over the Crimea. In this remarkable work, acclaimed author Robert Forcyzk assembles new research to investigate the intense and barbaric fighting for... -
James of St George and the Castles of the Welsh Wars by Malcolm Hislop 9781526741301
RRP: €29.75€20.97James of St George has a reputation as one of the most significant castle builders of the Middle Ages. His origins and early career at the heart of Europe, and his subsequent masterminding of Edward I of England's castle-building programmes in Wales and... -
Giordano Bruno: Philosopher Heretic by Ingrid D. Rowland
RRP: €21.42€18.33Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) is one of the great figures of early modern Europe, and one of the least understood. Ingrid D. Rowland's biography establishes him once and for all as a peer of Erasmus, Shakespeare, and Galileo - a thinker whose vision of the... -
Conquering Peace: From the Enlightenment to the European Union by Stella Ghervas
RRP: €42.78€34.94A bold new look at war and diplomacy in Europe that traces the idea of a unified continent in attempts since the eighteenth century to engineer lasting peace.Political peace in Europe has historically been elusive and ephemeral. Stella Ghervas shows that... -
The Story of Sheppey by John Clancy
RRP: €22.60€17.04The Isle of Sheppey, just 9 miles long and 4 miles wide, is situated in the Thames Estuary at the mouth of the Medway. It is a mysterious and ancient place, separated from the mainland by arm and of the sea known as The Swale. Sheppey, once mainly known... -
Barry Island: The Making of a Seaside Playground, c.1790- c.1965 by Andy Croll 9781786835864
RRP: €23.79€18.12Barry Island was one of the most cherished leisure spaces in twentieth-century south Wales, a playground of generations of working-class day-trippers. This book considers its rise as a seaside resort and reveals a history that is much more complex,... -
Scottish Clans & Tartans by Ian Grimble 9781842046678
RRP: €7.13€6.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781842046678Author Ian GrimbleFormat PaperbackImprint Lomond BooksPublisher Lomond Books -
Cricket in Wales: An Illustrated History by Andrew Hignell 9780708321645
RRP: €5.94€5.28This book is an illustrated history of cricket in Wales, tracing the evolution of, and the fundamental role of the game in the culture and social history of the Principality. Indeed, cricket was the first team game to be played in Wales, with the first... -
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History by Joel Warner
RRP: €28.56€18.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593135686Author Joel WarnerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Hoolies: True Stories of Britian's Biggest Street Battles by Garry Bushell 9781844549078
€13.03These warring youth factions inspired copycat cultures around the globe. This in-depth book cuts through the myths that Fleet Street built up around the cults; it tells the truth about the young, angry Britain of the 1970s that inspired a kaleidoscope of... -
Berkshire Folk Tales by David England 9780752467450
RRP: €11.89€8.98This collection, inspired by the folklore of the Royal County, contains a plethora of tales robustly retold for a contemporary audience. The exploits of well-known figures such as Herne the Hunter and Dick Turpin feature alongside many of the county's... -
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power to ? by Jeremy Black
RRP: €15.46€5.60From 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 Quest For Corvo by A. J. A. Symons
RRP: €21.41€15.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940322615Author A.J.A. SymonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)... -
Love in the Time of Victoria: Sexuality and Desire Among Working-Class Men and Women in 19th Century London by Francoise Barret-Ducrocq 9780140173260
€17.21Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Shitshow: An 'Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit?' Special by Steve Lowe
RRP: €15.46€10.23It was shit. Then the shit hit the fan. Would someone find a way of making it worse? Of course they would! Welcome to THE SHITSHOW...'There's a lot going on these days. Trump, Brexit, Call the Midwife . . . The rise of the robots . . . The rise of Easy... -
The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages by Francois-Xavier Fauvelle 9780691181264
RRP: €29.75€23.79A leading historian reconstructs the forgotten history of medieval AfricaFrom the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the fifteenth, Africa was at the center of a vibrant exchange of goods and ideas. It was an... -
A University Education by David Willetts 9780198767268
RRP: €34.50€25.23Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools - a striking theme of the book. This important book first... -
The Great Siege of Chester by John Barratt 9780752423456
RRP: €29.75€22.06The appalling effects of civil war are often suffered most horrifically by the ordinary men, women and children involuntarily caught up in it, as it tears asunder the very fabric of their lives. Such was the fate of the citizens of Chester, who for... -
Around Hambrook by Sydney Marks 9780752422053
RRP: €13.08€9.82Around HambrookBook InformationISBN 9780752422053Author Sydney MarksFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Dosso's Fate - Painting and Court Culture in Renaissance Italy by Luisa Ciammitti 9780892365050
RRP: €53.55€45.97Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso.Book... -
The I.R.A. and its Enemies: Violence and Community in Cork, 1916-1923 by Peter Hart 9780198208068
RRP: €71.40€54.82What is it like to be in the I.R.A. - or at their mercy? This fascinating study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County Cork I.R.A. between 1916 and 1923 - the most powerful and deadly branch of the I.R.A. during one of the... -
Ireland: A New Economic History 1780-1939 by Cormac O Grada 9780198205982
RRP: €73.78€61.83Ireland: A New Economic History offers a fresh, comprehensive economic history of Ireland between 1780 and 1939. Its methodology is mould-breaking, and it is unparalleled in its broad scope and comparative focus. Cormac O Grada unites historical research... -
The Dublin Girls: A powerfully heartrending family saga by Cathy Mansell
RRP: €11.89€8.09Dramatic, emotional and romantic, if you love Lorna Cook, Tracy Rees and Jenny Ashcroft, you'll love this gripping and heartrending novel from Cathy Mansell, author of A Place to Belong.'Glorious - a cross between Maeve Binchy and Catherine Cookson' 5*... -
A Dictionary of Classical Greek Quotations by Marinos Yeroulanos 9781784534929
€67.04'Human wisdom is of little or no value', wrote Plato in his Apology. And yet the ancient Greeks, including Plato himself, more than any other people of antiquity were fascinated by the pursuit of the wisdom they called philosophia. That search for... -
Omega Designs: Feast for the Eyes by Anton Kreuzer
RRP: €65.44€43.09Omega has become the watchmaker with the highest name recognition in timekeeping for personal and sports events worldwide. If the father owned an Omega, so does the son. This important, color illustrated, new book presents, an illustrated description of... -
The Outlaws of Ennor (Knights Templar Mysteries 16): A devishly plotted medieval mystery by Michael Jecks
RRP: €11.89€8.09On their return home from their pilgrimage, Baldwin and Simon's ship is attacked off the coast of the Scilly Isles by pirates and storms and Simon looks on in horror as Baldwin is swept overboard. Washed ashore on the tiny island of Ennor, Simon is... -
The Killing of the Iron Twelve: An Account of the Largest Execution of British Soldiers on the Western Front in the First World War by Malloch, Hedley 9781526718570
RRP: €23.79€17.47Why did the Germans brutally and illegally execute a group of British soldiers who had been trapped behind the lines during the retreat to the Marne in 1914? Hedley Malloch, in this gripping and meticulously researched account, vividly describes the fate... -
Crow Court by Andy Charman
RRP: €20.22€13.99LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGERS HISTORICAL AWARD 2022 Spring, 1840. In the Dorset market town of Wimborne Minster, a young choirboy drowns himself. Soon after, the choirmaster-a belligerent man with a... -
Basingstoke Canal by Dieter Jebens
RRP: €17.84€13.74The Basingstoke Canal was built towards the end of the 'great canal mania' in the eighteenth century. It was intended to provide a transport route to and from London via the Wey and the Thames, but the expectations of its promoters were never realised;... -
Manors and Manorial Documents after 1500: a guide for local and family historians in England and Wales by Mark Forrest 9780948140068
RRP: €11.90€10.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948140068Author Mark ForrestFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint British Association for Local HistoryPublisher British Association for Local... -
The Old English Poems of Cynewulf by Cynewulf
RRP: €35.64€28.16The Old English poems attributed to Cynewulf, who flourished some time between the eighth and tenth centuries, are unusual because most vernacular poems in this period are anonymous. Other than the name, we have no biographical details of Cynewulf, not... -
Dryburgh Abbey by Richard Fawcett 9780752434391
RRP: €19.03€14.58Widely regarded as the most beautiful of Scotland's ruined abbeys, Dryburgh has one of the most completely surviving monastic ranges. Surprisingly, however, this is the first full-length study of Scotland's premier Premonstratensian abbey which goes back... -
Isabella of France: The Rebel Queen by Kathryn Warner 9781445696188
RRP: €13.08€8.63Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325, she was sent to her homeland to negotiate a peace settlement between her husband and her brother Charles IV, king of... -
Living in Medieval England: The Turbulent Year of 1326 by Kathryn Warner 9781526754059
RRP: €23.79€16.991326 was one of the most dramatic years in English history. The queen of England, Isabella of France, invaded the country with an army of mercenaries to destroy her husband's powerful and detested lover, Hugh Despenser the Younger, and brought down her... -
Fermanagh by Margaret Unwin
RRP: €22.60€18.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838041632Author Margaret UnwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Eastwood BooksPublisher Wordwell -
Queen Emma and Queen Edith: Queenship and Women's Power in Eleventh-Century England by Pauline Stafford
RRP: €46.35€40.70Through detailed study of these women the author demonstrates the integral place of royal queens in the rule of the English kingdom and in the process of unification by which England was made.About the AuthorPauline Stafford was born and educated in... -
Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip by Lisa A. Kirschenbaum 9781316518465
RRP: €35.70€29.24In 1935, two Soviet satirists, Ilia Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, undertook a 10,000 mile American road trip from New York to Hollywood and back accompanied only by their guide and chauffeur, a gregarious Russian Jewish immigrant and his American-born,... -
The Little Book of Derry by Cathal McGuigan 9780750992343
RRP: €15.46€11.45The Little Book of Derry is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Derry. Here you will find out about Derry's history and archaeology, its arts and culture, its proud sporting heritage and its famous (and... -
John Wheatley by John Hannan 9780851244976
€13.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851244976Author John HannanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books -
The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187 by Nicholas Morton 9780198878803
RRP: €29.74€26.80The Crusader States and their Neighbours (Winner, The Verbruggen Prize, The Society for Medieval Military History) explores the military history of the Medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested...