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Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag Henderson
RRP: €29.74€27.83Longlisted for the 2022 Highland Book Prize Mary, Queen of Scots' marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell's first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen's... -
Making Oscar Wilde by Michele Mendelssohn 9780198802365
RRP: €27.36€20.34Witty, inspiring, and charismatic, Oscar Wilde is one of the Greats of English literature. Today, his plays and stories are beloved around the world. But it was not always so. His afterlife has given him the legitimacy that life denied him. Making Oscar... -
A Century of Llandudno: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Jim Roberts
RRP: €17.84€13.74This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Llandudno during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
The Lost Alleys of Tewkesbury by Cliff Burd 9780752431895
RRP: €17.84€13.74The lost alleys of Tewkesbury are a fascinating subject for research and the naming of these passageways is of great importance to the history of the town. Some carry the name of a pub, many are a reminder of families who lived there and others - such as... -
The Open Fields of England by David Hall
RRP: €49.37€45.41The Open Fields of England describes the open-field system of agriculture that operated in Medieval England before the establishment of present-day farms surrounded by hedges or walls. The volume encompasses a wide range of primary data not previously... -
Gods and Worshippers in the Viking and Germanic World by Thor Ewing
RRP: €21.41€16.23What was paganism really like? Who were the gods and how were they worshipped? These are the questions Thor Ewing addresses in this fresh perspective on the pagan beliefs and rituals of the Viking and the Germanic world, a world which encompasses not... -
Hitler's Paratroopers in Normandy: The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944 by Gilberto Vilahermosa 9781848327719
RRP: €29.75€21.44In June 1944, Allied forces fighting desperately to establish a foothold in Normandy and then breakout of the confining bocage found themselves opposed by a bewildering array of formations of the German Wehrmacht. Among them were the newly formed German... -
Gypsy Law: Romani Legal Traditions and Culture by Walter O. Weyrauch 9780520221864
RRP: €34.51€26.82Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. Today Gypsies can be found in countries throughout the world, their distinct culture still intact in spite of the intense persecution they have endured. This authoritative... -
The River Ribble: A Local and Natural History by Malcolm Greenhalgh 9781859361351
RRP: €21.41€15.89Around twenty-five miles north-east of the county town of Lancaster, nearly 550 metres above sea level, a tiny spring arises under the shadow of the famous Three Peaks. This is the source of the river Ribble. Along with tributaries of immense variety and... -
Hitler Strikes North: The Nazi Invasion of Norway & Denmark, April 9, 1940 by Jack Greene
RRP: €20.22€15.09Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Miners of Cannock Chase by June Pickerill 9780752438153
RRP: €17.84€13.74Coal mining in Cannock Chase was recognised as a vital industry by the middle of the nineteenth century and dominated the area for the next 150 years. In 1913 annual output of coal from local mines was 5.76 million tons, from a labour force of 20,400 men... -
Bilston, Bradley & Ladymoor: A Seventh Selection: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752466095
RRP: €15.46€11.45This is Ron Davies's seventh book about the Black Country townships of Bilston, Bradley & Ladymoor. The area has a rich industrial heritage, which forged a strong sense of community among its residents, many of whom worked in the factories, foundries and... -
The Marshall Plan: A New Deal For Europe Michael Holm 9781138915718
RRP: €45.21€39.72Between 1948 and 1951, the Marshall Plan delivered an unprecedented $12.3 billion in U.S. aid to help Western European countries recover from the destruction of the Second World War, and forestall Communist influence in that region. The Marshall Plan: A... -
Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland's bloody defeat by Michael McNally
RRP: €20.22€16.78A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across... -
The Corsairs of Saint-Malo: Network Organization of a Merchant Elite Under the Ancien Regime by Henning Hillmann
RRP: €35.70€27.72Western Europe rose in global power during the early modern period as overseas expansion opened new trade routes. At the same time, intense rivalries pitted European states against one another in recurrent wars. Henning Hillmann examines the merchant... -
The Tudors by Numbers: The Stories and Statistics Behind England's Most Infamous Royal Dynasty by Carol Ann Lloyd 9781399062947
RRP: €23.80€17.01The Tudors by Numbers is a fresh look at a well-known dynasty - through its numbers. Take a new look at old friends by learning the complicated path to 1 possible king symbolized by 1 rose, viewing the extraordinary 42 percent of the dynasty under the... -
Sisterhood by V. B. Grey
RRP: €17.84€11.66'A powerful story' Sunday Post'Two gripping heroines' Choice'Grey investigates how secrets from the past continue to warp the present' The Sunday TimesTWO SISTERS, ONE DEVASTATING SECRETIt is 1944 in war-battered London. Freya and Shona are identical... -
Albert Speer: Conversations with Hitler's Architect by Joachim C. Fest 9780745639185
€15.52Albert Speer remains the most mysterious character of the leadership of the Nazi regime. He was the chief architect of the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler's confidant. Speer built the "Reichskanzlei" (official offices), discovered the "Lightdome" and was... -
Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire by Prashant Kidambi
RRP: €23.19€19.91Cricket is an Indian game accidentally invented by the English, it has famously been said. But India was represented by a cricket team long before it became a nation. Conceived by an unlikely coalition of imperial and local elites, it took twelve... -
Army of Shadows by Joseph Kessel 9781940625225
€15.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940625225Author Joseph KesselFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Contra Mundum PressPublisher Contra Mundum PressWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm... -
The Celts: A History from Earliest Times to the Present by Kevin Windle
RRP: €24.98€20.46Now in its second edition, this comprehensive history of the Celts draws on archaeological, historical, literary and linguistic evidence to provide a comprehensive and colourful overview from origins to the present.About the AuthorKevin Windle is an... -
Northern Mysteries & Magick: Runes and Feminine Powers by Freya Aswynn
RRP: €19.03€15.17Power exists in many forms. There is the gentle power of a small brook that gently wears a path into the soil. There is also the incredibly strong power of a massive waterfall. Northern Mysteries & Magick (revised and expanded edition of Leaves of... -
The History of the Galician Division of the Waffen SS Vol 1: On the Eastern Front: April 1943 to July 1944 by Michael James Melnyk 9781781555286
RRP: €47.60€34.97The first volume of a two part set on the history of the Galician Division is based on over 25 years research by accomplished historian Michael James Melnyk who has sourced additional new and hitherto unseen original material on all aspects of the... -
Forgotten Holocaust, Third by Richard C. Lukas 9780781813020
RRP: €17.84€14.35Forgotten Holocaust has become a classic of World War II literature. As Norman Davies noted, "Dr. Richard Lukas has rendered a valuable service, by showing that no one can properly analyze the fate of one ethnic community in occupied Poland without... -
Is the International Legal Order Unraveling? by David L. Sloss 9780197652800
RRP: €142.80€128.91This book grows out of the work of a study group convened by the American Branch of the International Law Association. The group had a mandate to examine threats to the rules-based international order and possible responses. The several chapters in the... -
Balloon Madness - Flights of Imagination in Britain, 1783-1786 by Clare Brant
RRP: €35.70€32.55In this sparkling account, Brant uses the brief moment of balloon madness as a way into a wide-ranging exploration of Enlightenment sensibility in Britain. All the world is mad about balloons observers recorded during the craze in Britain that lasted... -
The Old English History of the World: An Anglo-Saxon Rewriting of Orosius by Malcolm R. Godden
RRP: €35.64€28.16The Old English History of the World is a translation and adaptation of the Latin history known as the Seven Books of History against the Pagans, written by the Spanish cleric Paulus Orosius at the prompting of Saint Augustine after the sack of Rome in... -
A History of France Joseph Bergin (University of Manchester, Manchester) 9781137339041
RRP: €30.93€27.08Few modern countries can boast of such a lengthy history as France, whose distinctive shape has been a key feature of the successive stages of European history during the past millennium. This engaging narrative seamlessly weaves together the complex... -
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare by Brenda James 9781405840866
RRP: €44.02€43.01The question of who wrote Shakespeare's plays has been the subject of furious debate among scholars for over 150 years. Everything known about the facts of William Shakespeare's life seems incompatible with the extraordinary genius of his writing. How... -
Birmingham: The Hidden History by Michael Hodder 9780752431352
RRP: €21.41€16.23For those who have always assumed that Birmingham started life in the Industrial Revolution this book will be a revelation. The physical remains left by its past inhabitants reveal a story that starts in the Old Stone Age and continues, through later... -
Journey to Avalon: The Final Discovery of King Arthur by Chris Barber 9781578630240
RRP: €26.18€21.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578630240Author David PykittFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Red Wheel/WeiserPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g -
Mamma by Diana Tutton 9780712353885
RRP: €11.89€8.09'Joanna sat with her cheek against her [Libby's] shining hair. She had hardly thought of Steven since he slammed his way out of the house, but now, welling up within her and pouring out over her love for Libby, came an intolerable flood of envy.' ... -
Senseless Acts of Beauty: Cultures of Resistance by George McKay
€29.69Welcome to the social and environmental devastation that is Britain in 1996. Welcome to interchangeable political parties and their chattering media jesters pulling together to make Johnny Rotten's dream come true: no future. But despite their best... -
Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light by Mary McAuliffe 9781538173336
RRP: €23.79€20.67Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories in the City of Light, Mary McAuliffe's multi-layered exploration of Paris, weaves a narrative that takes the reader into secret and hidden places, even in the midst of the most well-known of Paris... -
London: A View from the Streets Anna Maude 9780714126876
RRP: €11.89€8.09Mesmerizing, exhilarating and awe-inspiring, London has provided a rich subject for the many artists, satirists, map-makers and engravers who have tried to make a lasting record of their impressions of the city. Representations of London are... -
Greece: A Short History of a Long Story, 7,000 BCE to the Present Carol G. Thomas (University of Washington, USA) 9781118631751
RRP: €30.88€20.18Greece: A Short History of a Long Story presents a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era. Tells the story of Greece through individual personalities that... -
The Darkest Hour, Volume 1: The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean by Michal A Piegzik
RRP: €23.74€16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070616Author Michal A PiegzikFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Byzantine Matters by Averil Cameron
RRP: €20.22€16.24Why the marginalized story of Byzantium has much to teach us about Western historyFor many, Byzantium remains byzantine-obscure, marginal, difficult. Despite the efforts of some recent historians, prejudices still deform understanding of the Byzantine... -
Redress: Ireland's Institutions and Transitional Justice by Katherine O'Donnell
RRP: €23.80€22.90How will Ireland redress its legacy of institutional abuse? What constitutes justice? What is Transitional Justice? How might democracy evolve if survivors' experiences and expertise were allowed to lead the response to a century of gender- and family... -
Anglo-Saxon England In 100 Places by David Edmondson
RRP: €19.03€12.91The Anglo-Saxon era was a pivotal one in England's history, and formed much of the England that we recognise today. From place names to religion, mythology to poetry, we little understand just how much influence the Anglo-Saxons had until we delve deep...