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The Roots of Ireland's Troubles by Robert Stedall 9781526751614
RRP: $29.23$22.13If the objective of colonisation should be the establishment of economic benefit, in Ireland it was to enforce order. Settlers were required to usurp the traditional lands of its indigenous population. Their attempts to enforce Protestantism in all its... -
The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England by Frank Klaassen 9780271089294
RRP: $38.90$34.71In 1510, nine men were tried in the Archbishop's Court in York for attempting to find and extract a treasure on the moor near Mixindale through necromantic magic. Two decades later, William Neville and his magician were arrested by Thomas Cromwell for... -
Citizens Minds The French Revolution Pupil's Book by Christine Counsell
$56.80Invokes curiosity and wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material, thought-provoking enquiry and clear, vibrant pates. Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry, which gradually build... -
A Shadow on the Lens by Sam Hurcom 9781409189855
RRP: $29.23$27.55The Postmaster looked over my shoulder. As I turned to look I saw a flicker of movement from across the street. I felt unseen eyes peer at me. He walked away without another word. I watched as he climbed onto his bicycle and sped away down the street. I... -
EVA Gore-Booth: An Image of Such Politics by Sonja Tiernan
RRP: $38.98$34.75This is the first dedicated biography of the extraordinary Irish woman, Eva Gore-Booth. Gore-Booth rejected her aristocratic heritage choosing to live and work amongst the poorest classes in industrial Manchester. Her work on behalf of barmaids, circus... -
A History of the Peoples of Siberia: Russia's North Asian Colony 1581-1990 by James Forsyth
RRP: $68.23$56.59This is the first ethnohistory of Siberia to appear in English, tracing the history of the native peoples from the Russian conquest onwards. James Forsyth compares the Siberian experience with that of the Indians and Eskimos in North America and the book... -
Ancient & Medieval Wargaming by Neil Thomas
RRP: $58.50$45.94Re-fight some of the bloodiest battles of the ancient and medieval worlds! Seasoned wargamer and author Neil Thomas brings historical perspective to the hobby with a description and interpretation of significant military developments from 3,000BC to... -
Around Bradford-on-Avon by Paul De'Ath 9780752430133
RRP: $25.33$18.76This intriguing collection of over 200 photographs and postcards covers Bradford-on-Avon and the surrounding villages of Turleigh, Winsley, Limpley Stoke, Freshford, Avoncliff, Ilford, Westwood and Farleigh Hungerford. Each picture illustrates everyday... -
The Birth of Modern Belief: Faith and Judgment from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment by Ethan H. Shagan 9780691174747
RRP: $68.25$54.09An illuminating history of how religious belief lost its uncontested status in the WestThis landmark book traces the history of belief in the Christian West from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, revealing for the first time how a distinctively... -
The Gestapo: Power and Terror in the Third Reich by Carsten Dams 9780199669219
RRP: $43.86$32.70The Gestapo was the most feared instrument of political terror in the Third Reich, brutally hunting down and destroying anyone it regarded as an enemy of the Nazi regime: socialists, Communists, Jews, homosexuals, and anyone else deemed to be an... -
Dear God: The Price of Religion in Ireland by Eamonn McCann 9781898876588
RRP: $19.48$13.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898876588Author Eamonn McCannFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks PublicationsWeight(grams) 305g -
The Independent Man: Citizenship and Gender Politics in Georgian England by Matthew McCormack
RRP: $38.98$25.99'Independence' was an important ideal for men in Georgian England. In this period, however, the word meant much more than simply the virtues of self-sufficiency and impartiality. Most people believed that obligations absolutely compromised freedom and... -
The Naked Truth: Viennese Modernism and the Body by Alys X. George
RRP: $54.60$53.41Uncovers the interplay of the physical and the aesthetic that shaped Viennese modernism and offers a new interpretation of this moment in the history of the West. Viennese modernism is often described in terms of a fin-de-siecle fascination with the... -
Cinderella Soldiers: The Irish in Liverpool in the Great War by Colin Cousins 9780750991247
RRP: $33.13$25.23Based on extensive research, Cinderella Soldiers uncovers the experiences of the Liverpool Irish Battalion during the Great War. The ethnic core of the battalion represented more than mere shamrock sentimentality: they had been raised within the Catholic... -
The Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867-1918 by John W. Mason 9780582294660
RRP: $77.98$75.15This book charts the history of the last fifty years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. it reveals that the Habsburg Monarchy, though not in a healthy state before 1914, was not in fact doomed to collapse. The author examines foreign and... -
Catholicism and Children's Literature in France: The Comtesse De SeGur (1799-1874) by Sophie Heywood 9780719084669
RRP: $165.75$117.33This is the first book-length history of the classic French children's author, the comtesse de Segur. Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, in France Segur is a national icon and a cultural phenomenon. Generations of children have grown up... -
Lloyd George by Martin Pugh 9780582552685
RRP: $91.63$90.44An up-to-date synthesis and original interpretation of Lloyd George's life, personality and political career. This study challenges the traditional view of Lloyd George as an outsider in British politics, explains the political, economic and social... -
What Nostalgia Was: War, Empire, and the Time of a Deadly Emotion by Thomas Dodman
RRP: $60.45$58.87Nostalgia today is seen as essentially benign, a wistful longing for the past. This wasn't always the case, however: from the late seventeenth century through the end of the nineteenth, nostalgia denoted a form of homesickness so extreme that it could... -
The Famine Irish: Emigration and the Great Hunger by Ciaran Reilly 9781845888909
RRP: $48.75$36.15From a range of leading academics and historians, this collection of essays examines Irish emigration during the Great Famine of the 1840s. From the mechanics of how this was arranged to the fate of the men, women and children who landed on the shores of... -
The Power of Place: Rulers and Their Palaces, Landscapes, Cities, and Holy Places by David Rollason 9780691167626
RRP: $117.00$94.19The Power of Place explores the nature of power--the power of kings, emperors, and popes--through the places that these rulers created or developed, including palaces, cities, landscapes, holy places, inauguration sites, and burial places. Ranging across... -
Wembley by Geoffrey Hewlett 9780752426334
RRP: $25.33$18.76This book is part of the Images of London 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 9780752426334Author Geoffrey... -
God and the Fascists: The Vatican Alliance with Mussolini, Franco, Hitler, and Pavelic by Karlheinz Deschner 9781616148379
RRP: $33.13$25.23Now available in English for the first time, a controversial work that indicts the Vatican for its actions before and during World War II. In the decade preceding the outbreak of World War II, the Vatican made a devil's bargain with fascist leaders... -
The Jews of South Wales by Ursula R. Q. Henriques
RRP: $38.98$29.70The book focuses on the Jewish communities in Cardiff, Swansea and the South Wales valleys in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, looking at their everyday lives and also more dramatic and sensational events such as the Tredegar Riots in 1911 and the... -
The Corrupter of Boys: Sodomy, Scandal, and the Medieval Clergy by Dyan Elliott
RRP: $68.25$59.94In the fourth century, clerics began to distinguish themselves from members of the laity by virtue of their augmented claims to holiness. Because clerical celibacy was key to this distinction, religious authorities of all stripes-patristic authors,... -
The Real Traviata: The Song of Marie Duplessis by Rene Weis
RRP: $33.13$24.55The Real Traviata is the rags-to-riches story of a tragic young woman whose life inspired one of the most famous operas of all time, Verdi's masterpiece La traviata, as well as one of the most scandalous and successful French novels of the nineteenth... -
Pontypridd: A Market Town by Anne Powell 9780752435787
RRP: $25.33$18.76A collection of images providing a glimpse into the history of Pontypridd.About the AuthorDean Powell is a keen local historian, and journalist for the Pontypridd Observer, who has lived in the area for many years. His other Tempus publications include... -
The Valley of the Fallen by Carlos Rojas
RRP: $43.88$36.95Acclaimed translator Edith Grossman brings to English-language readers Rojas's imaginative vision of Francisco de Goya and the reverberations of his art in Fascist Spain This historical novel by one of Spain's most celebrated authors weaves a tale of... -
Shanghai Refuge: A Memoir of the World War II Jewish Ghetto by Ernest G. Heppner
RRP: $25.33$22.95The unlikely refuge of Shanghai, the only city in the world that did not require a visa, was buffeted by the struggle between European imperialism, Japanese aggression, and Chinese nationalism. Ernest G. Heppner's compelling testimony is a brilliant... -
Netherton: Britain In Old Photographs by Ned Williams 9780750941822
RRP: $29.23$22.52Netherton was once a quiet North Worcestershire village on the ancient road from Dudley to Halesowen, but grew into a thriving Black Country industrial community with a strong sense of its own identity. Its natural landscape was remoulded by man in... -
The Anarchy: War and Status in 12th-Century Landscapes of Conflict by Oliver Creighton
RRP: $53.61$48.61The turbulent reign of Stephen, King of England (1135-54), has been styled since the late 19th century as 'the Anarchy', although the extent of political breakdown during the period has since been vigorously debated. Rebellion and bitter civil war... -
Tracing Your Family History in Hertfordshire by Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies 9780954218928
RRP: $19.48$17.39This practical and comprehensive guide provides an introduction to family historians to trace their ancestors in Hertfordshire. Every aspect of our ancestors' lives has been considered, from their birth and baptism to their death and burial. Examples of... -
The Shogun's Silver Telescope: God, Art, and Money in the English Quest for Japan, 1600-1625 by Timon Screech
RRP: $75.06$65.11The East India Company, founded in London in 1600, was the world's biggest trading organization until the twentieth century. It was originally a spice trading organization, and its existence was precarious in its early years. But its governors soon began... -
Dynasties: A Global History of Power, 1300-1800 by Jeroen Duindam
RRP: $48.73$39.76For thousands of years, societies have fallen under the reign of a single leader, ruling as chief, king, or emperor. In this fascinating global history of medieval and early modern dynastic power, Jeroen Duindam charts the rise and fall of dynasties, the... -
After Auschwitz: History, Theology, and Contemporary Judaism by Richard L. Rubenstein
RRP: $54.60$48.63When first published in 1966, "After Auschwitz" made headlines and sparked controversy as Jewish "death-of-God" theology. In this substantially revised and expanded edition, Rubenstein returns to old questions and addresses new issues with the same... -
The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland by Nancy Edwards
RRP: $93.58$81.53In the first major work on the subject for over 30 years, Nancy Edwards provides a critical survey of the archaeological evidence in Ireland (c. 400-1200), introducing material from many recently discovered sites as well as reassessing the importance of... -
Pages from the Past: Medieval Writing Skills and Manuscript Books M.B. Parkes 9781138110687
RRP: $97.48$85.61In the present collection of articles by Malcolm Parkes two overarching concerns emerge: the palaeography of manuscript books in relation to what Parkes has previously called the 'grammar of legibility'; and the importance of considering the... -
Export Empire: German Soft Power in Southeastern Europe, 1890-1945 by Stephen G. Gross
RRP: $204.75$149.16German imperialism in Europe evokes images of military aggression and ethnic cleansing. Yet, even under the Third Reich, Germans deployed more subtle forms of influence that can be called soft power or informal imperialism. Stephen G. Gross examines how,... -
Two Works on Trebizond by Michael Panaretos
RRP: $58.40$46.14In 1204, brothers Alexios and David Komnenos became the unwitting founders of the Empire of Trebizond, a successor state to the Byzantine Empire that emerged after Crusaders sacked Constantinople. Trebizond, which stretched along the coast of the Black... -
Women of Fortune: Money, Marriage, and Murder in Early Modern England by Linda Levy Peck 9781107034020
RRP: $52.63$45.24Women of Fortune tells the compelling story of mercantile wealth, arranged marriages, and merchant heiresses who asserted their rights despite loss, imprisonment, and murder. Following three generations of the Bennet and Morewood families, who made their... -
The Rebecca Riots: A Study in Agrarian Discontent by David Williams 9780708323960
RRP: $38.98$29.70The Rebecca Riots in west Wales began in the summer of 1839. They ceased as suddenly as they had started, and for three and a half years the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, they broke out again with greater violence. By day the...