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The Dirty War by Martin Dillon
RRP: $21.43$15.15___________'This excellent book demands the attention of anyone concerned about civil liberties in the United Kingdom' Guardian1969 was a year of rising tension, violence and change for the people of Northern Ireland. Rioting in Derry's Bogside led to... -
Legacy: Gangsters, Corruption and the London Olympics by Michael Gillard
RRP: $25.33$17.73'Reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of' John Pearson, Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins 'Gillard's detailed investigation makes for a stunning and shocking read' Barry Keeffe,... -
The Little Book of Yorkshire by Geoffrey Howse
RRP: $19.48$14.72The Little Book of Yorkshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. The county's most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants,... -
Rot at the Core: The Serious Crimes of a Detective Sergeant by Graham Satchwell 9780750996181
RRP: $31.18$23.89In March 1972, four young black men were arrested by a specialist pickpocket squad at Oval Underground Station and charged with theft and assault of police officers. Sentenced to two years in prison, the case seemed straightforward and credible to the... -
The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London by Christopher Skaife 9780008307936
RRP: $21.43$14.14'Packed with insight and anecdote, his story brings the Tower ravens to vivid life, each bird with a personality of its own. I've been fortunate enough to tour the Tower and meet the ravens a few times in years past; after reading this... -
My Revision Notes: AQA AS/A-level History: The English Revolution, 1625-1660 by Oliver Bullock
RRP: $24.38$23.09Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class, 1910-2010 by Selina Todd
RRP: $25.33$16.77THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'There was nothing extraordinary about my childhood or background. And yet I looked in vain for any aspect of my family's story when I went to university to read history, and continued to search fruitlessly for it throughout... -
Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain by Richard Vinen
RRP: $48.75$32.23A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'A spirited attempt at uncovering the mystery of how Birmingham has managed for so long to stand at the centre of Britain's history without anyone noticing ... This absorbing book shows us how we did it'... -
The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple by Malcolm Barber
RRP: $37.03$31.30The Order of the Temple, founded in 1119 to protect pilgrims around Jerusalem, developed into one of the most influential corporations in the medieval world. It has retained its hold on the modern imagination thanks to the dramatic events of the... -
Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe by Norman Davies
RRP: $37.03$26.54From Norman Davies, the acclaimed author of Europe: A History, comes the magical history of Europe's lost realms, selected as a Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Independent, Guardian and Financial Times.Europe's... -
Bede and the Theory of Everything by Michelle P Brown 9781789147889
RRP: $33.05$23.91This book investigates the life and world of Bede (c. 673-735), foremost scholar of the early Middle Ages and 'the father of English history'. It examines his notable feats, including calculating the first tide-tables; playing a role in the creation of... -
The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began by Stephen Greenblatt
RRP: $29.23$21.35WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2012Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. The book was a miraculously surviving... -
The Angel's Mark: A gripping tale of espionage and murder in Elizabethan London by S. W. Perry
RRP: $19.48$13.07Longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Historical Fiction Dagger, 2019A Walter Scott Prize Academy Recommended Read 2019'Rich, intelligent and dark in equal measure, leaving you wrung out with terror. Historical fiction at its most sumptuous.'... -
DK Eyewitness Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp by DK
RRP: $25.33$17.73The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these historic and vibrant cities.Check out Belgium's comic book heroes at the Comics Art Museum, marvel at the... -
France: A Short History by Jeremy Black
RRP: $21.43$13.65A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense of national identity is... -
The Early Tudors: England 1485-1558 by Samantha Ellsmore
$69.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719574849Author David HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 931gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 212mm *... -
AQA A-level History: The Tudors: England 1485-1603 by David Ferriby
$77.40Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016AQA approvedEnhance and expand your students' knowledge and understanding of their AQA breadth study through expert narrative, progressive skills... -
DK Eyewitness Canary Islands by DK
RRP: $23.38$16.44The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these beautiful and diverse islands.Whether you want to relax on Fuerteventura's sandy beaches, hike along lush... -
Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum
RRP: $29.23$19.73Winner of the Duff Cooper and Lionel Gelber prizesIn 1932-33, nearly four million Ukrainians died of starvation, having been deliberately deprived of food. It is one of the most devastating episodes in the history of the twentieth century. With... -
City of Light, City of Shadows: Paris in the Belle Époque by x Mike Rapport 9780349128160
RRP: $58.50$37.83Paris in the Belle Époque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The period between the revolutionary 1870s and the outbreak of war in 1914 saw the modern French capital take shape: by day Parisians could admire the... -
Curiocity: In Pursuit of London by Matt Lloyd-Rose
RRP: $42.90$33.58'The most ingenious, informative, inimitable, individual, innovative, insightful, inspiring, instructive, intelligible, intoxicating, intricate guide to the great city that I have ever seen. Bravo!' Philip Pullman'A glorious and delightful compendium and... -
Coin Finds in Britain by Michael Cuddeford
RRP: $17.53$13.57Over the centuries Britain's soil has yielded countless spectacular hoards of ancient coins and other artefacts, affording us priceless insights into our ancestors' lives - and it is not only such large finds that await discovery but also many thousands... -
Loyalists by Peter Taylor 9780747545194
RRP: $33.13$23.95The second part of the landmark trilogy documenting modern-day Northern Ireland, by the author Provos and Brits Based on a three-part BBC TV series, this is an inside account of the thinking, strategies and ruthless violence of the paramilitaries in... -
A 1950s Irish Childhood: From Catapults to Communion Medals by Ruth Illingworth
RRP: $25.33$18.761950s Ireland was the age of De Valera and John Charles McQuaid. It was the age before television, Vatican II, and home central heating. A time when motor cars and public telephones had wind-up handles, when boys wore short trousers and girls wore... -
Medieval Britain, c.1000-1500 by David Crouch
RRP: $50.68$44.87Though England was the emerging super-state in the medieval British Isles, its story is not the only one Britain can offer; there is a wider context of Britain in Europe, and the story of this period is one of how European Latin and French culture and... -
To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape by Charles Spencer
RRP: $19.48$12.95How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history? In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles,... -
The Brothers York: An English Tragedy by Thomas Penn
RRP: $37.03$26.54SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'A gripping, complex and sensational story, told with calm narrative command ... With insight and skill, Penn cuts through the... -
Folklore of Dorset by Fran Doel 9780752439891
RRP: $29.23$22.52Folklore of Dorset explores the rich heritage of the county's traditions, seasonal customs and songs. Included are saints' lore and smugglers, wife sales, wrecking, witchcraft, wise men and West Gallery Music, hill figures, hempseed divination and holy... -
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
RRP: $25.33$16.69In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women... -
Scottish Wild Flowers by Michael Scott
RRP: $19.48$13.07Packed full of information, Scottish Wild Flowers is an ideal guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the fascinating wealth of wild flowers that can be found there. Each species is illustrated in full colour with a... -
Chesterfield Picture the Past by Ann Krawszik 9780752435817
RRP: $25.33$18.76A history of Chesterfield.About the AuthorThe images were selected and annotated by Ann Krawszik, who has been the Local Studies Librarian at Chesterfield Library since July 2000.Book InformationISBN 9780752435817Author Ann KrawszikFormat PaperbackPage... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Britain transformed, 1918-97 by Peter Clements
RRP: $20.48$18.76Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: The Quest for Political Stability: Germany 1871-1991 by Sally Waller 9780198354680
$71.53Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining all the well-loved features from the previous editions, The Quest for... -
The Hungarians: A Thousand Years of Victory in Defeat by Paul Lendvai 9781787383364
RRP: $33.13$29.85This is a comprehensive history of a legendarily proud and passionate but lonely people. Much of Europe once knew them as 'child-devouring cannibals' and 'bloodthirsty Huns', but it was not long before the Hungarians became steadfast defenders of... -
The Girl in the Fog: The Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month by Donato Carrisi
RRP: $19.48$5.67Sunday Times Crime Book Club PickMail on Sunday Thriller of the Week'A coldly brilliant expose of the depths of human nature' SUNDAY TIMES'Compelling, beautifully constructed and atmospheric' DAILY MAIL Sixty-two days after the disappearance . . .A man... -
Cilka's Journey: The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris 9781838770433
RRP: $13.63$12.17Her beauty saved her life - and condemned her.In 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation... -
Civil War: The History of England Volume III by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $33.13$23.15In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and... -
Hidden Histories: A Spotter's Guide to the British Landscape by Mary-Ann Ochota
RRP: $38.98$25.41'A definitive classic field guide [...] Its scope is as magnificent as our countryside itself.' BBC Countryfile Magazine'This book is perfect for anyone who's travelled through the countryside, scratched their head, and thought, 'what on earth is that... -
New Oxford Organ Method by Anne Marsden Thomas 9780193518322
RRP: $70.10$55.34A single piece of repertoire is the primary focus for each chapter, with preparatory exercises providing the necessary technical work building towards the piece. Each lesson covers four main topics, which are systematically developed: practice methods,... -
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $29.23$22.13The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades and chivalry, glittering cathedrals and grand castles. It was also a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague.Here, Barbara Tuchman masterfully reveals the two...