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Latin Inscriptions in Oxford Reginald H. Adams 9781851244300
RRP: €11.89€10.22For the first six centuries from the institution's foundation, Latin was the language spoken and written at the University of Oxford. It's no surprise, then, to find that the inscriptions carved into the monuments, colleges and municipal buildings of the... -
Europe Contested: From the Kaiser to Brexit by Harold James
RRP: €59.49€58.12Europe Contested analyses the failures and achievements of an astonishing era of economic advance and political chaos, from the First World War up to the present day.Beginning with the Great War, the book goes on to examine connections between the... -
Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest by Sharon Bennett Connolly 9781445678757
€24.56The momentous events of 1066, the story of invasion, battle and conquest, are well known. But what of the women? Harold II of England had been with Edith Swanneck for twenty years but in 1066, in order to strengthen his hold on the throne, he... -
Memory and the Dissolution of the Monasteries in Early Modern England by Harriet Lyon
RRP: €89.25€80.61The dissolution of the monasteries was recalled by individuals and communities alike as a seismic rupture in the religious, cultural, and socio-economic fabric of early modern England. It was also profoundly important in shaping contemporary historical... -
The Later Middle Ages in England 1216 - 1485 by Bertie Wilkinson 9780582480322
RRP: €65.44€63.64This distinguished historical narrative of the Tudor period considers the major themes of the period: the resoration of order, reformation of the Church andthe opening phase in the development of a new England.Reviews"This book summarises a lifetime's... -
Hitler and the Power of Aesthetics by Mr Frederic Spotts 9781468316711
RRP: €23.74€16.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468316711Author Frederic SpottsFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Invasion: The Forgotten French Bid to Conquer England by Duncan Cameron
RRP: €13.08€8.63The Norman Conquest in the eleventh century is one of the best-known events in English history, but the French attempts to invade England three hundred years later are largely ignored and misunderstood. In fact, French invaders landed on English soil... -
Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes: Fascism, Nazism, Communism by Paul Corner 9780198810759
€44.91Fascism, Nazism, and Communism dominated the history of much of the twentieth century, yet comparatively little attention has focused on popular reactions to the regimes that sprang from these ideologies. Popular Opinion in Totalitarian Regimes is the... -
Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade by Gary Kates
€34.26Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled... -
A History of Private Life, Volume III: Passions of the Renaissance by Roger Chartier
RRP: €54.68€44.85Readers interested in history, and in the development of the modern sensibility, will relish this large-scale yet intimately detailed examination of the blossoming of the ordinary and extraordinary people of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. This... -
Tom, Ned and Kitty: An Intimate Portrait of an Irish Family Eliza Pakenham 9781474614849
RRP: €13.08€8.81'I am standing in the dining room of my father's house in Ireland, gazing up at ten Pakenham family portraits. What thoughts went on behind those passive, chalky faces? How can I bring them out of the shadows?'Eliza Pakenham, granddaughter of the seventh... -
Images of The National Archives: Prime Ministers of the 20th Century Mark Dunton 9781526729491
RRP: €15.46€10.82This book gives an overview of each of the British Prime Ministers of the 20th century, summarising their premierships, their policies, and the key events. It is lavishly illustrated with images of documents from The National Archives which give a fresh... -
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson
RRP: €20.23€12.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804172714Author Bill BrysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 131mm... -
The Old Regime and the Revolution: v. 1: Complete Text by Alexis de Tocqueville 9780226805306
RRP: €32.13€31.98The Old Regime and the Revolution is Alexis de Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French Revolution. One of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal event, it remains a relevant and stimulating discussion... -
David Hume: A Treatise of Human Nature: Volume 2: Editorial Material by David Fate Norton 9780199596348
€50.31David and Mary Norton present the definitive scholarly edition of one of the greatest philosophical works ever written. This second volume begins with their 'Historical Account' of the Treatise, an account that runs from the beginnings of the work to the... -
The Thatcherite Offensive: A Neo-poulantzasian Analysis: Historical Materialism Volume 107 by Alexander Gallas
RRP: €29.75€19.91In The Thatcherite Offensive, Alexander Gallas provides a class-centred political analysis of Thatcherism. Drawing upon Greek state theorist Nicos Poulantzas, he challenges both mainstream and critical accounts of British politics in the 1980s and 90s... -
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory by Roxane Van Iperen 9780063097629
RRP: €21.41€11.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063097629Author Roxane Van IperenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)... -
Famine in European History by Guido Alfani
RRP: €30.93€26.17This is the first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages until the present. In case studies ranging from Scandinavia and Italy to Ireland and Russia, leading scholars compare the characteristics, consequences and causes of... -
The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London by Daria Santini
RRP: €41.65€32.28London, 1934. Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner dominated the British theatre scene, poet and director Berthold Viertel shot two successful films for Gaumont British; two great actors from the Weimar era, Conrad Veidt and Fritz Kortner, became... -
The Templar Estates in Lincolnshire, 1185-1565: Agriculture and Economy by J. M. Jefferson
RRP: €113.05€100.38A new survey of major Templar landholdings offers fresh insights into key questions about their medieval history. Much has been written about the history of the Knights Templar, the legendary Order of military monks. Far less attention, however, has... -
Mancs vs Scousers: and Scousers vs Mancs: v. 2 by Ian Black
RRP: €7.13€5.69This book presents more friendly city rivalry anecdotes from Ian Black. How much do Mancs hate Scousers? Well, there's not a lot you can compare it to, except of course how much Scousers hate Mancs. Which is rather a lot, as you might gather from this... -
History of Haworth: From Earliest Times by Michael Baumber 9781859361566
RRP: €23.80€19.33Haworth parsonage and village will forever be linked inextricably with one nineteenth-century literary family. For it was here, in 1821, that Patrick Bront, an Irish Anglican clergyman, came from Thornton to be curate. He brought his three young... -
Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland by Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson 9781906566302
RRP: €35.70€24.51The kingdoms of the Picts and Dal Riata, by the time of their union in the ninth century, formed the nucleus of medieval Scotland. This book by Marjorie O. Anderson remains the most significant study of the regnal lists and irish annals as sources of... -
10th SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsberg" by Rolf Michaelis 9780764330995
RRP: €38.07€25.32The 10th Waffen-SS Division "Frundsberg" was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, their first campaign was in the Ukraine in April 1944. Highly motivated after combat success in Ukraine the... -
A New History of Ireland, Volume IV: Eighteenth Century Ireland 1691-1800 by T. W. Moody 9780199563722
€91.01A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and... -
Biggleswade and the Great War by Kenneth Wood 9780752449661
RRP: €17.84€13.74This is the story of how the Great War affected Biggleswade through the experiences of those who fought and those who remained behind. The book does not follow the pattern of many in this field in giving basic details of the men from communities who were... -
Waiting on Empire: A History of Indian Travelling Ayahs in Britain by Dr Arunima Datta 9780192848239
RRP: €41.65€38.12The expansion of the British Empire facilitated movement across the globe for both the colonizers and the colonized. Waiting on Empire focuses on a largely forgotten group in this story of movement and migration: South Asian travelling ayahs (servants... -
Protestant Theology and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century Netherlands by Arie L. Molendijk 9780192898029
RRP: €98.77€89.65Protestant Theology and Modernity in the Nineteenth Century Netherlands examines how Dutch Protestant thinkers and theologicans met the challenges of the rapidly modernizing world around them. It shows that the nineteenth-century saw theology... -
Class, Politics, and the Decline of Deference in England, 1968-2000 by Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite 9780198812579
€117.60In late twentieth-century England, inequality was rocketing, yet some have suggested that the politics of class was declining in significance, while others argue that class identities lost little power. Neither interpretation is satisfactory: class... -
Watermills of East Anglia by Pat O'Brien 9780752423593
RRP: €13.08€9.82ONCE a common feature of most small towns and settlements, the village mill has all but disappeared over the past hundred years or so. Increased mechanisation, economies of scale and the advent of such things as bakery bread and international... -
The Fall of Napoleon: Volume 1, The Allied Invasion of France, 1813-1814 by Michael V. Leggiere 9781107683501
RRP: €44.02€38.26This book tells the story of the invasion of France at the twilight of Napoleon's empire. With more than a million men under arms throughout central Europe, Coalition forces poured over the Rhine River to invade France between late November 1813 and... -
British Isles and Europe 1789-1991 Paper by Keith Robbins
€46.11At critical moments, Britain has played a crucial part in the political evolution of modern Europe, yet its stance has often been ambivalent: sometimes glad to be part of 'European civilization' but at other times rejoicing in the blessings of insularity... -
Roath, Splott and Adamsdown: One Thousand Years of History by Jeff Childs
RRP: €17.84€13.74Over 250 old photographs, many published for the first time, appear in this new collection covering the districts of Roath, Splott and Adamsdown. This area, along with Penylan, Tremorfa and part of Cathays, once had a collective unity as the... -
Haulbowline: The Naval Base & Ships of Cork Harbour by Daire Brunicardi
RRP: €23.79€17.87From the first proposal that Cork Harbour was more suitable as a naval base than Kinsale, development began which would continue for almost 200 years. This book outlines that history, from the development of Haulbowline Island, and covering its many... -
The British Civil Wars at Sea, 1638-1653 by Richard J. Blakemore
RRP: €95.20€91.64A comprehensive overview of the subject, demonstrating that the maritime aspects of the civil wars were much more important than has hitherto been acknowledged. NOMINATED FOR THE MILITARY HISTORY MONTHLY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD! The civil wars in... -
Architects of Terror: Paranoia, Conspiracy and Anti-Semitism in Franco’s Spain by Paul Preston 9780008522124
€20.88A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR From the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to justify the... -
Common Law and Feudal Society in Medieval Scotland by Hector MacQueen
RRP: €28.55€23.22Exploring the relationship between law and society, this classic edition of Common Law and Feudal Society brings a key legal history text back to life in a popular new series. The close links between the Scots and English law in the Middle Ages have long... -
Irish Tweed: History, Tradition, Fashion by Vawn Corrigan 9781788490214
RRP: €14.27€11.53'To be human is to be involved with cloth.' Irish Tweed explores the history, the traditions, the patterns, the fashions and the legacy of Ireland's distinctive, natural woven fabric. Arising from ancient woven traditions of brat (cloak), leine... -
Manliness and Masculinities in Nineteenth-Century Britain: Essays on Gender, Family and Empire by John Tosh 9780582404496
RRP: €57.11€54.72In the space of barely fifteen years, the history of masculinity has become an important dimension of social and cultural history. John Tosh has been in the forefront of the field since the beginning, having written A Man's Place: Masculinity and the... -
The Balkans in World History by Andrew Wachtel 9780195338010
RRP: €30.93€20.38In the historical and literary imagination, the Balkans loom large as a somewhat frightening and ill-defined space, often seen negatively as a region of small and spiteful peoples, racked by racial and ethnic hatred, always ready to burst into violent...