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Unmanageable Revolutionaries: Women and Irish Nationalism, 1880-1980 by Margaret Ward 9781851322565
RRP: $58.40$51.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851322565Author Margaret WardFormat PaperbackImprint Arlen HousePublisher Arlen House -
Stalingrad: City on Fire by Alexey Isaev 9781526742650
RRP: $48.75$35.14So much has been written about the Battle of Stalingrad - the Soviet victory that turned the tide of the Second World War - that we should know everything about it. But the history of the war, and the battle, is evolving and is being written anew, and... -
Villa Air-Bel Rosemary Sullivan 9780719566943
RRP: $25.33$16.77The Franco-German armistice, signed in June 1940 following the German invasion of France, called on the Vichy government to surrender on demand all refugees considered enemies of the Third Reich. Suddenly, thousands of artists, scientists and other... -
The Last Bohemian: Brian Desmond Hurst, Irish Film, British Cinema by Lance Pettitt 9780815637295
$70.57The Last Bohemian offers the first extended, critical evaluation of all of Brian Desmond Hurst's films, reappraising the reputation of a director who was born in 1895 in Belfast and died in Belgravia, London, in 1986. Pettitt skillfully weaves together... -
Lost Tramways of Scotland: Glasgow North by Peter Waller 9781914079542
RRP: $17.53$12.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079542Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 5mm -
The Surrender of Silence: A Memoir of Ironfoot Jack, King of the Bohemians by Ironfoot Jack
RRP: $31.18$24.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222658Author Ironfoot JackFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy 9781780273716
RRP: $13.63$9.44An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest during the Enlightenment by James Hutton, one of the... -
The Renaissance in Italy: A History by Kenneth Bartlett
RRP: $52.63$42.53The Italian Renaissance has come to occupy an almost mythical place in the popular imagination. The outsized reputations of the best-known figures from the period-Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lorenzo the Magnificent, Pope Julius II, Isabella... -
German Battleship Helgoland: as detailed in the original builders' plans by Aidan Dodson
$74.80Alongside its incomparable archive of British warship plans, the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich also holds a selection of drawings from foreign sources. Among the gems of this collection are a number of German warships dating from the First World... -
Mad Blood Stirring: Vendetta and Factions in Friuli during the Renaissance by Edward Muir
RRP: $49.73$43.76Nobles were slaughtered and their castles looted or destroyed, bodies were dismembered and corpses fed to animals-the Udine carnival massacre of 1511 was the most extensive and damaging popular revolt in Renaissance Italy (and the basis for the story of ... -
The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Moengke, 1253 1255 by William of Rubruck
RRP: $37.03$30.56"William of Rubruck was a Franciscan friar who wrote the first great travel book about Asia. In 1253-55 he made the journey from the Holy Land to the court of the Great Khan Moengke at Qaraqorum in Mongolia and back again. . . . William was interested in... -
The A-Z of Curious Flintshire by David Rowe
RRP: $29.23$22.52Flintshire, the northern gateway to Wales, is a county rich in heritage. It is home to ancient artefacts, medieval buildings and country houses, and has had many fascinating residents such as the grand old man of politics, W.E. Gladstone, and the famous... -
T-34: Russia's Armoured Spearhead by Robert Jackson 9781526711328
RRP: $29.23$21.35Von Kleist, one of Hitler s best panzer leaders, described the T-34 as The finest tank in the world . There could have been no finer accolade from a commander whose panzer divisions experienced the full fury of its devastating attacks on the Eastern... -
Tracing Your Docker Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ombler, Alex 9781526744043
RRP: $29.23$21.35Alex Ombler's handbook is the first practical guide for family historians who wish to find out about family members who worked in British docks. In a series of concise, informative chapters he takes readers through the history of British ports and... -
The Story of Cardiff by Nick Shepley
RRP: $35.08$27.38Cardiff has been on the frontline of Anglo-Welsh history, a place where the hammer blow of the past has periodically fallen hard. To really understand the character of a city you have to be aware of its scars: listen to the suffragettes, soldiers,... -
Stonehenge Rosemary Hill 9781861978806
RRP: $21.43$15.15Stonehenge is woven into the earliest Arthurian legends and has been analysed by everyone from archaeologists, to town planners, to the Druids who have made it their spiritual home. By refusing to adopt one theoretical position, Rosemary Hill provides... -
Towton: The Battle of Palm Sunday Field by Timothy Venning 9781783461929
RRP: $25.33$17.73'An astonishingly complete account of this most significant battle in the Wars of the Roses. Impeccable research, clear, concise and fascinating maps, and a narrative that persuades you you're an onlooker at the very time these astounding events took... -
To Follow in Their Footsteps: The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages by Nicholas L. Paul
RRP: $56.53$49.45When the First Crusade ended with the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, jubilant crusaders returned home to Europe bringing with them stories, sacred relics, and other memorabilia, including banners, jewelry, and weapons. In the ensuing decades, the memory... -
Chedworth Roman Villa: Excavations and Re-Imaginings from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries by Professor Simon Esmonde Cleary
RRP: $195.00$182.34Ten years in the planning and with contributions by 27 expert authors, this is a comprehensive record of archaeological research at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire (now in the care of the National Trust), from the nineteenth to the twenty-first... -
The Vagabond and the Princess: Paddy Leigh Fermor in Romania by Alan Ogden 9781910533352
RRP: $23.38$16.17Invention, passion, war and exile are but some of the elements in this revealing new insight into Paddy Leigh Fermor's many Romanian journeys. Starting with the `great trudge' on foot through Romania in 1934 and ending in 1990 with his assignment for... -
Middlesbrough: Britain in Old Photographs by Araf Chohan 9780752450377
RRP: $29.23$22.52The history of modern Middlesbrough, which only began with the laying out of the 'new' town in 1830, is a history of people coming from all parts of the British Isles to an industrial boom town. However, the Middlesbrough of the last years of the... -
Late Imperial Russia: Problems and Prospects by Ian D. Thatcher 9780719067877
RRP: $38.98$34.75This volume offers a detailed examination of the stability of the late imperial regime in Russia. Students and scholars will appreciate the lively summaries of the latest scholarship in political, economic, social, cultural, and international history... -
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: with Pearl and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien 9780008393625
RRP: $146.25$97.34This elegant deluxe slipcased edition of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour, features a beautifully decorated text and includes as a bonus the... -
Europe: Hierarchy and Revolt: 1320-1450 by George Holmes 9780631213826
RRP: $75.95$66.69This book provides a classic introduction to a key period in the history of Europe - the transition from medieval to Renaissance Europe. In this updated edition, Professor Holmes traces the main political events as well as describing broader changes in... -
Muslim National Communism in the Soviet Union: A Revolutionary Strategy for the Colonial World by Alexandre A. Bennigsen
RRP: $58.50$57.04In this study, Bennigsen and Wimbush trace the development of the doctrine of national communism in Central Asia and the Caucasus. At the heart of this doctrine-as elaborated by the Volga Tatar, Mir-Said Sultan Galiev-was the concept of "proletarian... -
Rome's First Frontier: The Flavian Occupation of Northern Scotland by David Woolliscroft 9780752430447
RRP: $53.63$40.33Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall are Britain's best-known Roman frontiers but a more northerly line is also known, on and around the Gask Ridge in Perthshire, which seems to represent the earliest fortified land frontier anywhere in the Roman Empire... -
Anne Clifford's Autobiographical Writing, 1590-1676 by Jessica L. Malay 9781526117885
RRP: $48.75$42.96This edition of Anne Clifford's (1590-1676) diaries and memoirs is the first to include all of her autobiographical writing. Clifford was a prominent noble woman who writes about her experiences in the courts of Elizabeth, James and Charles I. She tells... -
The Tragic Daughters of Charles I: Mary, Elizabeth & Henrietta Anne by Sarah-Beth Watkins 9781789041132
RRP: $25.33$22.35Mary, Elizabeth and Henrietta Anne, the daughters of King Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria, would be brought up against the background of the English Civil War. Mary would marry William, Prince of Orange, and be sent to live in the Netherlands... -
Murder and the Making of English CSI by Ian Burney 9781421420400
RRP: $43.88$38.84Crime scene investigation-or CSI-has captured the modern imagination. On television screens and in newspapers, we follow the exploits of forensic officers wearing protective suits and working behind police tape to identify and secure physical evidence... -
Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity by James J O'Donnell 9780061845390
RRP: $33.13$23.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061845390Author James J O'DonnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm)... -
Maidstone by Helen Livingston 9781859373910
RRP: $29.25$21.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859373910Author Helen LivingstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Frith Book Company Ltd.Publisher Frith Book Company Ltd. -
The Wandering Vine: Wine, the Romans and Me by Nina Caplan 9781472938459
RRP: $25.33$17.73WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS DEBUT DRINK BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 WINNER OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 'Wine is alive, ageing and changing, but it's also a triumph over death. These grapes... -
Groundwork: A History of the Renaissance Picture by David Young Kim
RRP: $107.25$83.67An illuminating look at a fundamental yet understudied aspect of Italian Renaissance paintingThe Italian Renaissance picture is renowned for its depiction of the human figure, from the dramatic foreshortening of the body to create depth to the subtle... -
Four Killings: Land, Exile and War 1915-1922 by Myles Dungan
RRP: $33.13$29.46The story of a single family during the Irish Revolution, Four Killings is a book about political murder, and the powerful hunger for land and the savagery it can unleash. 'A vivid and chilling narrative... Confronts uncomfortable questions that... -
Nelson's Lost Jewel: The Extraordinary Story of the Lost Diamond Chelengk by Martyn Downer
RRP: $29.23$22.52Admiral Lord Nelson's diamond Chelengk is one of the most famous and iconic jewels in British history. Presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French... -
Crime and Justice since 1750 by Barry Godfrey
RRP: $93.58$81.53This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history. It covers all of the key historical topics central to an understanding of the current criminal justice system, including the... -
Dublin's Great Wars: The First World War, the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution by Richard S. Grayson 9781108930628
RRP: $37.03$26.77For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution as a series of interconnected 'Great Wars'. He charts the full scope... -
Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture by Matthew Stibbe 9781405801362
$57.02Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture takes a fresh and critical look at a crucial period in German history. Rather than starting with the traditional date of 1918, the book begins with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, and argues... -
Mudlarking: A Historical Sourcebook by Heritage Hunter 9781905315338
$15.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905315338Author Heritage HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Heritage HunterPublisher Heritage HunterWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm... -
The Origins of Oxford Street Names by Ann Spokes Symonds 9781899536993
$26.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899536993Author Ann Spokes SymondsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Robert Boyd PublicationsPublisher Robert Boyd PublicationsDimensions(mm) 248mm *...