Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
Transformation and Tradition in 1960s British Cinema by Richard Farmer
RRP: $60.45$50.02Making substantial use of new and underexplored archive resources that provide a wealth of information and insight on the period in question, this book offers a fresh perspective on the major resurgence of creativity and international appeal experienced... -
The Nonconformist Revolution: Religious Dissent, Innovation and Rebellion by Amanda J Thomas
RRP: $29.23$23.95The Nonconformism Revolution explores the evolution of dissenting thought and how Nonconformity shaped the transformation of England from a rural to an urban, industrialised society. The foundations for the Industrial Revolution were in place from the... -
The Restoration of Blythburgh Church, 1881-1906 - The Dispute between the S.P.A.B and the Blythburgh Church Restoration Committee by Alan Mackley
RRP: $97.40$77.79Edition of original letters and other documents sheds light on a major ecclesiastical controversy. In 1881, after decades of mouldering into ruin, the grand fifteenth-century church of Blythburgh, Suffolk, "The Cathedral of the Marshes", was closed as... -
Whomerley Wood Moat, Stevenage: The House in the Clearing by Philip Wadner 9780993198700
RRP: $11.68$10.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993198700Author Philip WadnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Cade BooksPublisher Cade Books -
Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages Duncan Sayer (School of Forensic & Investigative Science, University of Central Lancashire (United Kingdom)) 9780859898799
RRP: $54.58$49.43This book sets a new agenda for mortuary archaeology. Applying explicit case studies based on a range of European sites (from Scandinavia to Britain, Southern France to the Black Sea), 'Mortuary Practices and Social Identities in the Middle Ages'... -
Bournemouth's Founders and Famous Visitors by Andrew Norman
RRP: $29.23$22.52Bournemouth was known as a health resort long before it became a holiday destination. W.H. Smith was one of the first patrons of the town's National Sanatorium for the treatment of chest diseases, including tuberculosis. Here 'invalids', including Robert... -
The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016: A Political and Economic History Scott Newton 9781138800045
RRP: $74.08$65.09The Reinvention of Britain 1960-2016 explores the transformation of contemporary Britain, tracing its evolution from the welfare state of the post-1945 era to social democracy in the 1960s and 1970s and the liberal market society of 1979 onwards... -
To End a War by Richard Holbrooke
RRP: $33.13$28.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375753602Author Richard HolbrookeFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 527gDimensions(mm)... -
The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus by Sean Griffin
RRP: $60.43$44.56The chroniclers of medieval Rus were monks, who celebrated the divine services of the Byzantine church throughout every day. This study is the first to analyze how these rituals shaped their writing of the Rus Primary Chronicle, the first written history... -
'The Most Extraordinary District in the World': Ironbridge & Coalbrookdale by Barrie Trinder 9780750983693
RRP: $42.90$27.50The Ironbridge Gorge, a cradle of the Industrial Revolution, in the late 18th century was a magnet for writers, artists and industrial spies. The latest wonders of engineering and metallurgical technology were to be seen in a spectacular natural setting,... -
The Civil Wars in Britain and Ireland: 1638-1651 by Martyn Bennett 9780631191551
RRP: $81.80$74.04This book provides a fresh perspective on one of the most complex and turbulent periods in the history of the British Isles. Setting the experience of Wales, Scotland and Ireland alongside England, the author examines the interplay of politics, societies... -
Old Lowestoft by Jason Freeman 9781840334654
RRP: $27.20$24.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334654Author Jason FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Landscapes of London: The City, the Country, and the Suburbs, 1660-1840 Elizabeth McKellar 9780300109139
RRP: $87.75$76.50The idea of a "Greater London" emerged in the 18th century with the expansion of the city's suburbs. In Landscapes of London, Elizabeth McKellar traces this growth back to the 17th century, when domestic retreats were established in outlying areas. This... -
English Medieval Government and Administration: Essays in Honour of J.R. Maddicott Nigel Saul 9780901134875
RRP: $195.00$185.95Newly edited documents and commentaries published in honour of one of our foremost historians of English medieval political society Different from most festschriften, this wide-ranging volume brings together a rich collection of newly edited... -
The Discovery of the Yorkshire Dales: Six centuries of travellers’ reports and eyewitness accounts by Chris Park
RRP: $39.00$27.87THE YORKSHIRE DALES, so beloved of visitors today, was once remote, wild and undiscovered, invaded by settlers who left their stories in scars on the land and hints of their origins in the place names that remain. As the written word developed, a... -
Fishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss along the Scottish Coast Jane Nadel-Klein 9781859735671
RRP: $70.18$61.80Castles, lochs, seascapes. Coastal Scotland is one of the world's most romanticized tourist destinations, yet it is in the midst of severe economic decline. The North Atlantic fisheries crisis has hit Scottish communities hard and local fisherfolk are... -
Studio & State: The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty by Dr Edith Adrees
RRP: $87.75$51.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914470011Author Dr Edith AdreesFormat PaperbackPage Count 143Imprint Wordwell BooksPublisher Wordwell Books -
Political Passions: Gender, the Family and Political Argument in England, 1680-1714 Rachel Weil 9780719081248
RRP: $38.98$28.31Ideas about marriage, gender and the family were central to political debate in late Stuart England. Newly available in paperback, this book shows how political argument became an arena in which the proper relations between men and women, parents and... -
The Daughters of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Comparative Study of Twelfth-Century Royal Women by Colette Bowie 9782503549712
RRP: $220.35$204.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503549712Author Colette BowieFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 15mm -
The persistence of memory: Remembering slavery in Liverpool, 'slaving capital of the world' Jessica Moody 9781800348288
RRP: $58.48$53.39An Open Access edition of this book will be made available on publication on our website and on the OAPEN Library, funded by the LUP Open Access Author Fund.The Persistence of Memory is a history of the public memory of transatlantic slavery in the... -
A History of Women in Ireland, 1500-1800 by Mary O'Dowd 9780582404298
RRP: $93.58$90.44The first general survey of the history of women in early modern Ireland. Based on an impressive range of source material, it presents the results of original research into women's lives and experiences in Ireland from 1500 to 1800. This was a time of... -
Burnley and Pendle Archaeology: Part one: Ice Age to Early Bronze Age by John A. Clayton 9780957004337
$39.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957004337Author John A. ClaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Barrowford PressPublisher Barrowford Press -
Talleyrand in London by Linda Kelly
$107.00The arrival of Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Perigord, as French ambassador in London in September 1830, was regarded as a great event by the British government. Two months earlier the July Revolution in Paris, overthrowing the reactionary rule... -
Grangemouth by Bill Hendrie 9780752421247
RRP: $25.33$18.76A history of GrangemouthBook InformationISBN 9780752421247Author William F HendrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Midland: A Novel out of Time by Honor Gavin
RRP: $19.48$13.63An industrial accident in a wire factory and the chance discovery of a birth certificate. Church services held in a ruined swimming pool. An unidentified elephant skull.Midland tells the stories of three young women as they fight to find their feet... -
Votes for Women: Cheltenham and the Cotswolds by Dr Sue Jones 9780750982771
RRP: $29.23$22.52In 1918, after years of campaigning, many British women over the age of 30 gained a parliamentary vote. Cheltenham was the hub of activity in the Cotswolds, and before the First World War it had a number of vigorous societies and individuals. From being... -
WOLSEY by Glenn Richardson
RRP: $74.08$65.87Through a thematic and broadly chronological approach, Wolsey offers a fascinating insight into the life and legacy of a man who was responsible for building Henry VIII's reputation as England's most impressive king. The book reviews Thomas Wolsey's... -
The Edge of the Union: The Ulster Loyalist Political Vision by Steve Bruce 9780198279761
$78.49On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Northern Ireland `Troubles', Ulster's once dominant unionists are an increasingly alienated people. In this timely assessment of the prospects for peace, Steve Bruce examines the embittered world-view of two key... -
Sinners? Scroungers? Saints?: Unmarried Motherhood in Twentieth-Century England by Pat Thane 9780199681983
$91.18Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? is the first book to describe the real lives of unmarried mothers, and attitudes towards them, in England from the First World War to the present day. Pat Thane and Tanya Evans use biographies and memoirs, as well as archives... -
The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors Ate & Drank by Terry Breverton
RRP: $39.00$21.92Did you ever wonder what the Tudors ate and drank? What was Elizabeth I's first meal after the defeat of the Spanish Armada? Which pies did Henry VIII gorge on to go from a 32 to a 54-inch waist? The Tudor Kitchen provides a new history of the Tudor... -
The Ceremonial City: History, Memory and Myth in Renaissance Venice by Iain Alexander Fenlon 9780300119374
RRP: $82.88$82.84This wide-ranging study vividly presents the major events that took place in Venice in the 1570s, culminating in a deadly outbreak of the plague that claimed one-quarter of the Venetian population. Analyzing reactions to this dramatic decade, Iain Fenlon... -
Longman History Project Germany 1918-1945 Paper: Democracy and Dictatorship by Josh Brooman 9780582473843
$52.40Longman History Project provides excellent source and review material for both the Modern World History and the Schools History Project specifications. This highly illustrated and motivating series is suitable for each awarding body and is targeted at... -
The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France: 1483-1610 by Robert J. Knecht
RRP: $77.90$69.11Drawing on more than 40 years of research and combining narrative with analysis, R. J. Knecht describes the rise and fall of France in the sixteenth century clearly and authoritatively.About the AuthorR. J. Knecht is Emeritus Professor of French History... -
Early Modern France 1560-1715 by Robin Briggs
$74.57This book provides an overall interpretation of a decisive period in French history, from the chaos of the Wars of Religion to the death of Louis XIV. A clear but economical narrative of the major political events is combined with an analysis of the... -
Bronte Country: Lives & Landscapes by Peggy Hewitt
RRP: $29.23$22.52Haworth and its moors are for ever linked with the name of Bronte, but they also have a fascination in their own right. Peggy Hewitt tells the story of the moors and of the people who have lived and worked there - people who are as much a product of... -
Love & Marriage in Late Medieval London Shannon McSheffrey 9781879288539
RRP: $25.35$21.49Depositions (or testimony) in marriage cases brought before fifteenth-century English church courts reveal the attitudes and feelings of medieval people towards the marital bond.About the AuthorShannon McSheffrey is a Professor of History at Concordia... -
Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to Jerusalem: Volume 1: Books 1-6. The First Crusade, 1095-1099 Susan B. Edgington 9781409466529
RRP: $77.98$69.15Albert of Aachen's History of the Journey to Jerusalem presents the story of the First Crusade (1095-1099) and the early history of the crusader states (1099-1119). Volume 1, The First Crusade, is a long and richly detailed account of events well known... -
Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War by Stephen F. Cohen
RRP: $54.60$42.51In this wide-ranging and acclaimed book, Stephen F. Cohen challenges conventional wisdom about the course of Soviet and post-Soviet history. Reexamining leaders from Nikolai Bukharin, Stalin's preeminent opponent, and Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail... -
England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century by John Tolan
RRP: $68.25$59.94In 1290, Jews were expelled from England and subsequently largely expunged from English historical memory. Yet for two centuries they occupied important roles in medieval English society. England's Jews revisits this neglected chapter of English... -
Must Labour Always Lose by Denis MacShane 9781910461532
$24.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910461532Author Denis MacShaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Claret PressPublisher Claret PressDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 73mm