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A Short History Of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Treaty of Lisbon by Gordon Kerr 9781842433461
RRP: $19.48$13.26'Europe was created by history.' Margaret Thatcher What is Europe? Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of countless disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by different ideas, philosophies, religions and attitudes. Nonetheless, it... -
The Connell Short Guide To Britain After World War II 1945-1964 by Simon Abernethy 9781911187349
RRP: $11.68$9.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911187349Author Simon AbernethyFormat PaperbackImprint Connell GuidesPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
A History of Lichfield by Chris Upton 9781860776632
RRP: $33.13$26.01Lichfield, of all the towns and cities in the West Midlands, has the longest and most intriguing history. Its famous son, Dr. Samuel Johnson, called it 'a city of philosophers' and the extraordinary society of writers, scientists and thinkers who lived... -
Welsh Language in Cardiff, The - A History of Survival by Owen John Thomas
$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784618827Author Owen John ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
The Story of French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau 9780312341848
RRP: $44.85$27.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312341848Author Jean-Benoit NadeauFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)... -
Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, 1270-1540 by Kim M. Phillips 9780719059643
RRP: $38.98$28.31The first study on medieval women to treat young women or 'maidens' separately and at length. The book makes a contribution to gender studies through its study of medieval girls' acquisition of appropriate roles and identities, and their own attitudes... -
Greece, the Decade of War by David Brewer
$97.31In this book, acclaimed history David Brewer investigates explores 1940s Greece -- one of the most tumultuous decades in Greece's modern history. Beginning in 1941, the occupation of Greece by Germany was intensely brutal: children starved on the... -
International Trade in the Early Middle Ages by Hilary Green
RRP: $39.00$26.01Hilary Green takes the reader on a journey through the complex developing trade of the Middle Ages, which is the foundation of trade today. Taking the production of wool in the abbeys of the north of England as a starting point, she follows its journey... -
The Two Irelands, 1912-1939 by David Fitzpatrick 9780192892409
$74.57The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. This book concerns the revolution which prompted partition, and the legacies of that revolution for the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. ... -
Bloody British History: Shrewsbury by Dorothy Nicolle 9780752482705
RRP: $29.23$22.52Death to them all! The story of Shrewsbury Castle where an entire garrison was executed! The true story of the three-hour battle which left over 6,000 men dead or dying! The admiral who used his enemies' heads as evidence! The tightrope artiste who dived... -
The Kennet and Avon Navigation: A History by Warren Berry
RRP: $35.08$26.60The Kennet and Avon navigation was built to link Bristol and Bath with London, via Reading and the river Thames. The canal section took some 16 years to construct and was finally completed in 1810, although piecemeal trading was already taking place on... -
Labours Lost: Domestic Service and the Making of Modern England by Carolyn Steedman
RRP: $85.78$75.15This is a unique account of the hidden history of servants and their employers in late eighteenth-century England and of how servants thought about and articulated their resentments. It is a book which encompasses state formation and the maidservant... -
Joseph II: Volume 2: Against the World, 1780-1790 by Derek Beales
RRP: $91.63$84.49This second and final volume of Derek Beales's magisterial biography of the emperor Joseph II describes the period when he was sole ruler of the Austrian monarchy. Influenced partly by Enlightenment ideals, Joseph relaxed censorship, introduced... -
Feminism and the Servant Problem: Class and Domestic Labour in the Women's Suffrage Movement by Laura Schwartz
RRP: $60.43$44.56In the early twentieth century, women fought for the right to professional employment and political influence outside the home. Yet if liberation from household 'drudgery' meant employing another woman to do it, where did this leave domestic servants?... -
Illustrated History of Modern Europe 1789-1984, An 7th Edition Denis Richards 9780582332041
$105.14A lively account of the transformations that have taken place in politics, economics and social ideas during the past two hundred years. Book InformationISBN 9780582332041Author Denis RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint LongmanPublisher... -
Real South Pembrokeshire by Tony Curtis 9781854115379
RRP: $19.48$13.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854115379Author Tony CurtisFormat PaperbackPage Count 231Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 343g -
Economics and Politics in the Weimar Republic by Theo Balderston
RRP: $31.18$27.11This is a succinct overview of the turbulent economic history of the Weimar Republic. Theo Balderston, an experienced teacher of economic history, summarises the wealth of recent research on the subject, and presents it in lucid, accessible form. He... -
The Soviet Myth of World War II: Patriotic Memory and the Russian Question in the USSR by Jonathan Brunstedt
RRP: $68.23$59.46This pioneering monograph - a Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year - asks how a socialist society, ostensibly committed to Marxist ideals of internationalism and global class struggle, reconciled itself to notions of patriotism, homeland, Russian... -
Exploring Adnams Country by Thomas Peter
RRP: $35.08$26.60When Adnams celebrated 650 years of brewing at Southwold in 1995 there had been an unbroken traditional way of life. Adnams country extends beyond the borders of Suffolk, but this book concentrates on this fine county and its history - from Southwold to... -
The Wolves are Coming Back: The Politics of Fear in Eastern Germany by Rebecca Pates
RRP: $48.75$34.36Across Eastern Germany, where political allegiances are shifting to the right, the wolf is increasingly seen as a trespasser and threat to the local way of life. Styled by populist right-wing actors as an 'invasive species', the wolf evokes and resonates... -
Old Portrush, Bushmills and the Giant's Causeway Alex F. Young 9781840331899
RRP: $23.30$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840331899Author Alex F. YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 165mm * 241mm * 5mm -
The Medieval Castles of Wales by John R. Kenyon
RRP: $25.33$18.92The purpose of the book is to give visitors to the medieval castles of Wales a concise but informative description of the main publicly accessible sites in a convenient format. An introductory chapter outlines the development of castle architecture in... -
Mary Queen of Scots Downfall: The Life and Murder of Henry, Lord Darnley by Robert Stedall 9781473893313
$50.58In the early hours of 10 February 1567 a large explosion ripped through the Provosts lodgings at Kirk o' Field, Edinburgh, where Mary Queen of Scotland's consort, Henry Lord Darnley, was staying. Darnley's body was found with that of his valet in a... -
Max Weber and 'The Protestant Ethic': Twin Histories by Peter Ghosh 9780198807667
$61.68Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic: Twin Histories presents an entirely new portrait of Max Weber, one of the most prestigious social theorists in recent history, using his most famous work, The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism, as its... -
Voices of Brentwood by Sylvia Kent
RRP: $29.23$22.52An oral history of BrentwoodBook InformationISBN 9780752422473Author Sylvia KentFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 290g -
British Fighter Aircraft in WWI: Design, Construction and Innovation by Mark C. Wilkins
RRP: $68.25$45.16World War I witnessed unprecedented growth and innovation in aircraft design, construction, and as the war progressed - mass production. Each country generated its own innovations sometimes in surprising ways - Albatros Fokker, Pfalz, and Junkers in... -
St Neots Past by Rosa Young
RRP: $33.13$25.23St Neots, together with Eynesbury, Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford, has long lacked a comprehensive and fully illustrated history. The deficiency is made good in splendid style by this well-researched book. From the first appearance of local tracks and river... -
Scotland, Darien and the Atlantic World, 1698-1700 by Julie Orr
RRP: $46.78$42.61This book synthesises the rare indigenous voice with newly discovered archival sources in Spain, Jamaica and the United States. The result is a new and expanded chronicle of the Scottish Panamanian initiative.Book InformationISBN 9781474427548Author... -
Saxons and Vikings by David A. Hinton 9781874336501
RRP: $9.65$9.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874336501Author David A. HintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning 9780312125615
RRP: $58.48$37.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312125615Author Reed BrowningFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm)... -
Medieval Warrior: Weapons, Technology, And Fighting Techniques, Ad 1000-1500 by Martin J. Dougherty
RRP: $38.98$34.42The essential visual guide to the warriors of the Middle Ages, this richly illustrated guide provides an overview of the medieval world and a guide to the typical battlefield and the armies that populated it.About the AuthorMartin Dougherty is a... -
Maidstone: A History by Cyril Cooper
RRP: $29.23$22.52The town of Maidstone became indelibly associated with revolution and riot between the 14th and 16th centuries when it experienced the Peasants' Revolt, Cade's Rebellion and the Wyatt Revolt. The townsfolk seem to have enjoyed an independant spirit ever... -
Morvern: A Highland Parish by Norman MacLeod
RRP: $25.33$22.97There must be very few corners left in the British Isles against whose picturesque and historical background so many dramas and epic tales have been played, but yet which so little has been documented. Such a place is Morvern - a roughly... -
Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain by Stephen Rippon 9780198723165
$90.69The varied character of Britain's countryside provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the landscape in Southern Britain is the way that its character differs from region to region, with compact... -
The British Empire 1558-1995 by T.O. Lloyd 9780198731337
RRP: $113.10$82.72This is a comprehensive survey of the entire history of the British empire. Avoiding the polemics or apologetics that were inevitable when the empire was still at the centre of political controversy, T. O. Lloyd describes the full sweep of expansion and... -
The Vikings and Their Age by Angus A. Somerville
RRP: $38.98$32.60This book, the first in our Companions to Medieval Studies series, is a brief introduction to the history, culture, and religion of the Viking Age and provides an essential foundation for study of the period. The companion begins by defining the... -
Conspiracy in the French Revolution by Peter R. Campbell 9780719082153
RRP: $38.98$34.34Conspiratorial views of events abound even in our modern, rational world. Often such theories serve to explain the inexplicable. Sometimes they are developed for motives of political expediency: it is simpler to see political opponents as conspirators... -
Worcester by Paul Harrison 9780752437262
RRP: $29.23$22.52This pictorial history traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in the city of Worcester during the last century. All aspects of everyday life are recorded here, from shops and businesses, schools and churches, to pubs and... -
The Peninsular War: Paper Soldiers for Wellington’s War in Spain by Peter Dennis 9781911628286
RRP: $33.05$29.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628286Author Peter DennisFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Hispanic World in Crisis and Change: 1598 - 1700 by John Lynch 9780631193975
RRP: $85.70$77.34The seventeenth century has gained enormously from the resurgence of historical studies in Spain and from the contributions of historians outside the penninsula. In this book, John Lynch has taken account of this research to substantially revise and...