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The Brandon Men: In the Shadow of Kings by Sarah Bryson 9781445686271
RRP: £20.00£13.34Four generations of Brandon men lived and served six English kings, the most famous being Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, best friend and brother-in-law to King Henry VIII. Yet his family had a long history tied closely to the kings of the Wars of the... -
Viking and Slavic Ornamental Design by Igor Gorewicz 9781945430770
RRP: £19.00£11.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945430770Author Igor GorewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Triglav PublishingPublisher Triglav PublishingWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 254mm *... -
Introducing Thatcherism: A Graphic Guide by Peter Pugh
RRP: £8.99£6.70Margaret Thatcher's political career was one of the most remarkable of modern times. She rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy, serving as British Prime Minister. Admired by Ronald Regan and the United States Congress,... -
Leeds and its Jewish Community: A History by Derek Fraser 9781526123107
RRP: £25.00£22.43The book provides a comprehensive history of the third-largest Jewish community in Britain and fills an acknowledged gap in both Jewish and urban historiography. Bringing together the latest research and building on earlier local studies, the book... -
Bygone Peterhead by Jim Buchan 9781840330816
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330816Author Jim BuchanFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 180mm * 240mm * 5mm -
Bader's War: 'Have a Go at Everything' by S. P. Mackenzie 9780752455341
RRP: £9.99£7.55More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. He lost both of his legs a flying accident in 1931, but overcame his disability and returned to the RAF in 1939, rising to... -
Servants of the Lord: Outdoor Staff at the Great Country Houses by David S. D. Jones 9781846892479
RRP: £25.00£16.24David Jones presents a unique look into the lives, roles and responsibilities of the outdoor staff of the great country houses during the golden age of Queen Victoria's reign to World War 1. Through his meticulous research of estate records,... -
Roman Arabia by G. W. Bowersock 9780674777569
RRP: £32.95£32.00The Roman province of Arabia occupied a crucial corner of the Mediterranean world, encompassing most of what is now Jordan, southern Syria, northwest Saudi Arabia, and the Negev. Mr. Bowersock's book is the first authoritative history of the region from... -
Archaeology and Celtic Myth: An Exploration by John Waddell 9781846825903
£20.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846825903Author John WaddellFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press Ltd -
Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian by James Grant
RRP: £16.99£14.61As editor of The Economist, Walter Bagehot offered astute commentary on the financial issues of his day and his name lives on in an eponymous weekly column. During the upheavals of 2007-9, the chairman of the Federal Reserve had the name of this... -
The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558 - 1721 by Robert I. Frost 9780582064294
RRP: £49.99£48.84This book provides an accessible study of the neglected but highly important series of wars fought for control of the Baltic and Northeastern Europe during the period 1558-1721. It is the first comprehensive history which considers the revolution in... -
Snowdonia by Jim Roberts
RRP: £12.99£9.62This collection of photographs presents a picture of Snowdonia at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.Book InformationISBN 9780750922678Author Jim RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The... -
Rhyl by Dave Thompson
RRP: £12.99£9.62The town of Rhyl was born around the turn of the nineteenth century when the novel idea of 'sea bathing' and 'taking the air' at coastal resorts began sweeping the country. At Rhyl splendid villas and a terraced promenade were built, spelling out the... -
The Goths Peter Heather (Worcester College, Oxford) 9780631209324
RRP: £36.95£32.51The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic... -
Edward III's Faithful Knight: Walter Mauny and His Legacy by Stephen Porter
RRP: £20.00£13.74Sir Walter Mauny was described as Edward III's 'faithful knight'. That accurately summed up his life and career as a loyal servant of the king, distinguishing himself as a soldier, naval commander and diplomat. From the profits of war and royal favour he... -
Towards Modern Nationhood: Wales and Slovenia in Comparison, c. 1750-1918 by Robin Okey 9781786839312
RRP: £19.99£15.23This book is a pioneering comparison of Wales with another small people, the Slovenes, over the formative period for national development in modern Europe. Language, religion and social conflict figured in both countries, but the determinant issue for... -
The Century of Calamity: England in the Long Eleventh Century by T.D. Asch
RRP: £20.00£13.34The Century of Calamity is the story of a nation's fall, and the men who caused it. It is the story of how AEthelraed the Unready's calamitous and vicious rule took England to the brink of collapse; of how Cnut subsumed the country within a northern... -
City of Beasts: How Animals Shaped Georgian London by Thomas Almeroth-Williams
RRP: £14.99£13.64This book explores the role of animals - horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs - in shaping Georgian London. Moving away from the philosophical, fictional and humanitarian sources used by previous animal studies, it focuses on evidence of tangible,... -
Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity by Rosamond McKitterick
RRP: £30.99£24.20Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. This magisterial study re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. It analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced after his death, and thereafter... -
The Routledge History of Disability by Roy Hanes
RRP: £43.99£38.84The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from the age of antiquity to the twenty-first century. Taking an international view of the subject, this wide-ranging collection shows that... -
Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989 by Jeffrey Herf
RRP: £30.99£23.25Undeclared Wars with Israel examines a spectrum of antagonism by the East German government and West German radical leftist organizations - ranging from hostile propaganda and diplomacy to military support for Israel's Arab armed adversaries - from 1967... -
Archaeological History of Britain by Jonathan Mark Eaton 9781781593264
RRP: £19.99£11.24Jonathan Eaton has provided the essential volume for all students of Archaeology, Classical Civilisations and Ancient History by condensing the entire archaeological history of Britain into one accessible volume. The Archaeological History of Britain... -
Roger II of Sicily: A Ruler between East and West by Hubert Houben
RRP: £29.99£26.67Although many studies have addressed important aspects of medieval southern Italy, this was the first work for nearly ninety years to be devoted specifically to the life and reign of King Roger II, the founder of the kingdom of Sicily. The book provides... -
Bygone Perth by Guthrie Hutton 9781840333527
RRP: £21.95£19.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840333527Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Empires at War: 1911-1923 by Robert Gerwarth 9780198734932
£38.24Empires at War, 1911-1923 offers a new perspective on the history of the Great War. It expands the story of the war both in time and space to include the violent conflicts that preceded and followed the First World War, from the 1911 Italian invasion of... -
The Painted Book in Renaissance Italy: 1450-1600 by Jonathan J. G. Alexander
RRP: £55.00£48.09A comprehensive survey examining the vibrant and sumptuous art of illumination during a period of profound intellectual and cultural transformation Hand-painted illumination enlivened the burgeoning culture of the book in the Italian Renaissance,... -
The Silver Buckle: Personal Memories of a student nurse in training during the momentous 'swinging 60s in SE London by Eira Wynn Bish 9781645163077
RRP: £15.99£12.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645163077Author Eira Wynn BishFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Eira BattagliaPublisher Eira BattagliaWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm... -
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman 9780345349576
RRP: £19.99£12.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Awards 1980.Book InformationISBN 9780345349576Author Barbara W. TuchmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 784Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random... -
The Plantagenet Socialite by Jan-Marie Knights
RRP: £22.99£15.18Murders, mayhem and bloody struggles, warring families and deeds of chivalry and love are disclosed in tales from more than three hundred years of English history. Follow the Peasants Revolt, Glorious Agincourt, War of the Roses and the murder of the... -
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by Mr David Cannadine
RRP: £26.00£18.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375703683Author David CannadineFormat PaperbackPage Count 848Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 686gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia by Fiona Ritchie
RRP: £29.95£23.44...revisit the people and places and deepen your enjoyment of the sublime BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"...in these pages revisit people and places you loved in the BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"... by the authors as featured in the acclaimed BBC... -
The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections by Robin Simon 9780300232073
RRP: £70.00£60.67Published in association with the Royal Academy of Arts, London Animated by an unprecedented study of its collections, this book tells the story of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and illuminates the history of art in Britain over the past two and a... -
British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Barr
RRP: £8.99£7.07Cinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the 20th century at multiple levels: social, political, and educational. The part of British cinema in this has been controversial - often derided as a whole, but also vigorously celebrated,... -
The Cinema House and the World: The Cahiers Du Cinema Years, 1962-1981 by Serge Daney
RRP: £32.00£21.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901610Author Serge DaneyFormat HardbackPage Count 600Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E) -
Edward the Confessor (Revised) by Frank Barlow 9780300071566
£39.89Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling verifiable fact from saintly legend, he vividly... -
The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice by Judith Mackrell 9780500294567
RRP: £16.95£11.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780500294567Author Judith MackrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Thames & HudsonPublisher Thames & HudsonWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II by Mark Edele 9781350383463
RRP: £14.99£11.75"Masterfully told and compelling reinterpreted." The Moscow Times Stalinism at War tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two. Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia and ending with a bloody counter-insurgency in the... -
Swansea University: Campus and Community in a Post-War World, 1945 - 2020 by Sam Blaxland 9781786836069
RRP: £18.99£14.92Swansea University: Campus and Community in a Post-War World, 1945-2020 marks Swansea University's centenary. It is a study of post-Second World War academic and social change in Britain and its universities, as well as an exploration of shifts in youth... -
Unemployment, Poverty and Health in Interwar South Wales by Steve Thompson
RRP: £16.99£14.50The economic depression of the interwar period marks a fundamental turning-point in Welsh history, and in particular the history of south Wales, when decades of breakneck industrialisation, urbanisation and in-migration came to an end and were followed... -
Redbrick: A Social and Architectural History of Britain's Civic Universities by William Whyte
£41.14In the last two centuries Britain has experienced a revolution in higher education, with the number of students rising from a few hundred to several million. Yet the institutions that drove - and still drive - this change have been all but ignored by...