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The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity by John H. Arnold
RRP: €48.78€48.18The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Christianity takes as its subject the beliefs, practices, and institutions of the Christian Church between 400 and 1500AD. It addresses topics ranging from early medieval monasticism to late medieval mysticism, from the... -
Nuneaton Memories, From the Reg Bull Collection: Britain In Old Photographs by John Burton
RRP: €16.65€12.91Nuneaton Memories is sure to fascinate anyone who has grown up or lived in Nuneaton over the past fifty years. It shows the enormous changes that have taken place in the town since the Second World War, as it adapted to the needs of increasing car... -
The Longest Campaign: Britain'S Maritime Struggle in the Atlantic and Northwest Europe, 1939-1945 by Brian Walter 9781612008561
RRP: €29.75€24.64For four centuries the British realm depended upon sea power to defend its interest and independence against a myriad of threats both military and economic. During this time the Royal Navy established itself as the sovereign of the Seas, helping... -
Read All About It!: A History of the British Newspaper by Kevin Williams 9780415346245
RRP: €42.83€37.71This Text-book traces the evolution of the newspaper, documenting its changing form, style and content as well as identifying the different roles ascribed to it by audiences, government and other social institutions. Starting with the early 17th century,... -
The Time of Terror: An action-packed maritime adventure of battle and bloodshed during the French Revolution by Seth Hunter
RRP: €11.89€8.09Friends turn against friends, patriots are betrayed, and lovers must pay the ultimate price . . .The first gripping naval thriller in Seth Hunter's historical adventure series is sure to enthral fans of Julian Stockwin and Patrick O'Brian's... -
The Little Book of Rathmines by Maurice Curtis
RRP: €17.84€13.74Rathmines is one of the oldest and most vibrant parts of Dublin. In this compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts you will find out about Rathmines' past, its proud sporting heritage, its arts and culture, and its famous (and... -
French Wine: A History by Rod Phillips 9780520285231
RRP: €35.70€28.19For centuries, wine has been associated with France more than with any other country. France remains one of the world's leading wine producers by volume and enjoys unrivalled cultural recognition for its wine. If any wine regions are global household... -
Thomas Hardy: Half a Londoner by Mark Ford
RRP: €42.78€34.94Because Thomas Hardy is so closely associated with the rural Wessex of his novels, stories, and poems, it is easy to forget that he was, in his own words, half a Londoner. Focusing on the formative five years in his early twenties when Hardy lived in the... -
Russian Conservatism and Its Critics: A Study in Political Culture by Richard Pipes 9780300122695
€29.18Why have Russians chosen unlimited autocracy throughout their history? Why is democracy unable to flourish in Russia? Russian Conservatism and Its Critics provides the first account of Russia's immemorial commitment to the theory and practice of... -
Curious Tales from West Yorkshire by Howard Peach 9780752455143
RRP: €15.46€11.45This is a charming compendium of historical oddities, curious customs and strange events from across West Yorkshire. Laid out in an easy to use A-Z format it explores a vast range of subjects, from folklore and legends to Yorkshire's strangest buildings,... -
Medieval Folklore: A Guide to Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs by Carl Lindahl 9780195147728
RRP: €22.00€17.10Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on... -
Witham A Pictorial History by Marion A. Marriage 9781860770005
RRP: €16.65€12.91Witham, Kelvedon, Hatfield Peverel, Rivenhall and Silver End all feature in this book about this now mainly residential area straddling the old Roman road. Witham was a Saxon settlement and the manor was given to the Knights Templar in 1148. In 1215 they... -
Erin and Iran: Cultural Encounters Between the Irish and the Iranians by H. E. Chehabi 9780674088283
RRP: €24.93€20.09In Erin and Iran, ten essays by North American and European scholars discuss parallel themes in and interactions between Irish and Iranian cultures. In the first section three essays explore common elements in pre-Christian Irish and pre-Islamic Iranian... -
Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon by Linda Kelly 9781784530822
€26.19Situated in the heart of London's Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once England's most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out... -
Around Tamworth by Paul Gibson
RRP: €15.46€11.45This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752418735Author Chris... -
The Western Front: Then and Now - From Mons to the Marne and Back by John Giles 9780900913716
RRP: €29.69€24.41This work covers the main British battle areas of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. Starting with the spark that ignited the war, the outline of events brings the operations of the British Army in France and Flanders full circle: from the BEF at... -
The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism by R. H. Hilton
€19.96The debate on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, originally published in Science and Society in the early 1950s, is one of the most famous episodes in the development of Marxist historiography since the war. It ranged such distinguished... -
Morse Code Wrens of Station X: Bletchley's Outer Circle by Anne Glyn-Jones
RRP: €11.84€11.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845409081Author Anne Glyn-JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Amphora PressPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Catalonia: A New History Andrew Dowling (Cardiff University) 9781032111926
RRP: €44.02€38.71Catalonia: A New History revises many traditional and romantic conceptions in the historiography of a small nation. This book engages with the scholarship of the past decade and separates nationalist myth-history from real historical processes. It is... -
A Brief History of Stonehenge by Aubrey Burl
RRP: €13.08€8.81A concise history of the world's greatest stone circle, Stonehenge, by Britain's leading expert. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in Aubrey Burl's new analysis. He explains for the first time how the outlying Heel Stone long predates... -
Arcade Britannia: A Social History of the British Amusement Arcade by Alan Meades
RRP: €34.51€24.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544702Author Alan MeadesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes by Jerry Z. Muller
RRP: €49.98€40.51The controversial Jewish thinker whose tortured path led him into the heart of twentieth-century intellectual lifeScion of a distinguished line of Talmudic scholars, Jacob Taubes (1923-1987) was an intellectual impresario whose inner restlessness led him... -
An Autobibliography by John Caius by Vivian Nutton
RRP: €47.59€41.72John Caius (1510-1573), second founder of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, was an English scholar with an international reputation in his lifetime as a naturalist, historian and medical writer. His Autobibliography is a major contribution to the... -
My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File by Katherine Verdery 9780822370819
RRP: €28.55€24.80As Katherine Verdery observes, "There's nothing like reading your secret police file to make you wonder who you really are." In 1973 Verdery began her doctoral fieldwork in the Transylvanian region of Romania, ruled at the time by communist dictator... -
Harrogate History & Guide by Malcolm Neesam 9780752422343
RRP: €29.75€22.06This is the first comprehensive history of Harrogate to encompass both its pre-Conquest origins and the most recent development. The community began as an Anglo-Norse settlement and later became part of the Royal Forest of Knaresborough. However, in 1571... -
Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (1): Colours, Standards and Guidons of France and her Allies by Terence Wise
RRP: €15.46€10.82In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the symbol of the French Army by Napoleon himself. The Emperor's sculptor, Chaudet, made the original model, and from this were cast bronze copies in the workshop of Thomire, which would be proudly borne... -
History, Memory and Public Life: The Past in the Present by Anna Maerker 9781138905849
RRP: €44.02€38.71History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical expertise and understanding in contemporary public reflection on the past.Divided into two... -
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II by Joanna Lumley 9781529375930
RRP: €17.84€16.16'Lovely... delivers the warmest of glows' - Telegraph'Who wouldn't love this chocolate-box delight of insights and snapshots of The Queen...A treasure chest' - Good HousekeepingA sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II including... -
The Fall of Eben Emael: Belgium 1940 by Chris McNab 9781780962610
RRP: €19.03€15.86In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. The fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Add a... -
Brief Encounters: Notes from a Philosopher's Diary by Anthony Kenny
RRP: €13.08€9.25Cardinals, directors, dissidents, dons, judges, novelists, philosophers, prime ministers, scientists, world statesmen. . . Throughout his long and distinguished career, Sir Anthony Kenny has encountered some of the most notable and influential leaders of... -
A History of Eastbourne's Buses by Mick Hymans 9780752458038
RRP: €17.84€13.74As home of the oldest motor bus company in the world, Eastbourne forms an excellent basis for a detailed analysis of bus transport. The history of that company, latterly Eastbourne Buses Ltd, is charted here from its beginnings in the early twentieth... -
From Somerset to Portman Square: The Portman Family and their Estates by Richard Bowden
RRP: €29.75€20.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399932561Author Richard BowdenFormat HardbackImprint The Portman EstatePublisher The Portman Estate -
The Antechamber: Toward a History of Waiting by Helmut Puff 9781503637023
RRP: €28.55€24.80Helmut Puff invites readers to visit societies and spaces of the past through the lens of a particular temporal modality: waiting. From literature, memoirs, manuals, chronicles, visuals, and other documents, Puff presents a history of waiting anchored in... -
Leicestershire & Rutland Folk Tales by Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling 9780752485782
RRP: €11.89€7.76These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by Leicestershire Guild of Storytelling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Leicestershire and Rutland reflect the... -
Newtownards in the Great War by Allister, Lindsay 9781783832002
RRP: €17.84€13.03Before the Great War began, Ireland had already began to take up arms. Conflict and political unrest was at the forefront of everyone's mind as the country was trying to liberate itself. Newtownards was to become the centre in the eye of the storm which... -
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 Andrew Roberts 9781474614184
RRP: €20.22€14.21'Roberts boldly dons Churchill's own mantle, setting out to continue where Churchill's four volumes left off, which was in 1901. The mantle fits ... an advocate of Churchillian eloquence' Mail on Sunday Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prize-winner,... -
The Glorious Revolution by John Miller 9780582292222
RRP: €44.02€42.53First published in 1983, John Miller's Glorious Revolution established itself as the standard introduction to the subject. It examines the dramatic events themselves and demonstrates the profound impact the Revolution had on subsequent British history... -
British Pan-Arab Policy, 1915-1922 by Isaiah Friedman 9781138507784
RRP: €52.35€46.22In this myth-shattering study Isaiah Friedman provides a new perspective on events in the Middle East during World War I and its aftermath. He shows that British officials in Cairo mistakenly assumed that the Arabs would rebel against Turkey and welcome... -
The Princeton History of Modern Ireland by Richard Bourke 9780691154060
RRP: €49.98€40.51This book brings together some of today's most exciting scholars of Irish history to chart the pivotal events in the history of modern Ireland while providing fresh perspectives on topics ranging from colonialism and nationalism to political violence,... -
Fear, Reverence, Terror by Carlo Ginzburg
RRP: €29.75€25.37We are surrounded by images, fairly drowning in them. From our cell phones to our computers, from our televisions at home to the screens that light up while we wait in the grocery store checkout line, images of all kinds are seducing us, commanding us to...