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Bristol and the Civil War: For King and Parliament by John Lynch 9780752452142
RRP: £16.99£4.71In the seventeenth century Bristol was the second city of England. It was the main west coast port, an internationally important entrepot and rich trading centre. Industry flourished, too, with manufacturing and processing industries like soap making and... -
Monuments of Orkney: A Visitor's Guide by Caroline Wickham-Jones
RRP: £10.00£6.80From the Early Neolithic farm at Knap of Howar to the flamboyant chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s, the Orkney Islands are amazingly rich in historic and prehistoric sites. At their centre is a cluster of spectacular Neolithic... -
The Gaelic Otherworld: John Gregorson Campbell's Superstitions of the Highlands and the Islands of Scotland and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands by John Gregorson Campbell
RRP: £30.00£20.60John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Based on materials which he had gathered in the 1850s and 1860s, his Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland... -
Beyond the Northlands: Viking Voyages and the Old Norse Sagas by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough
RRP: £16.99£12.28In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story... -
Seasons of My Life by Hannah Hauxwell
RRP: £8.99£6.20The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Hannah Hauxwell first came to the nation's attention on Yorkshire television's award-winning documentary TOO LONG A WINTER, when she captured the hearts and... -
Lost London by Vic Keegan 9780954076276
£25.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954076276Author Vic KeeganFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint ShakespearesmonkeyPublisher ShakespearesmonkeyWeight(grams) 216g -
From Kings to Warlords - The Changing Political Structure of Gaelic Ireland in the Later Middle Ages by Katharine Simms 9780851157849
RRP: £24.99£15.94The Norman invasion of Ireland (1169) did not result in a complete conquest, and those native Irish chieftains who retained independent control of their territories achieved a recovery of power in the later middle ages. Katharine Simms studies the... -
The British Oak by Archie Miles
RRP: £30.00£8.12The British Oak is a comprehensive overview of everything that the iconic oak tree signifies to Britain and its people.Archie Miles explores the rise of oak woods since the last Ice Age, placing the tree in its biological, cultural and economic context... -
Terrifying Tudors by Terry Deary 9781407152622
£3.38A new series of Horrible Histories sticker activity books, crammed with quick quizzes, foul facts and putrid pictures, the Horrible Histories Sticker Activity Book: Terrifying Tudors covers all things horrible in Tudor Britain. With... -
Young Queens: The gripping, intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots by Leah Redmond Chang 9781526613431
RRP: £12.99£8.78LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: HISTORY The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a... -
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by Professor David I Kertzer
RRP: £20.00£13.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812983678Author David I. KertzerFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)... -
Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives Alice Loxton 9781035031283
RRP: £22.00£12.92'Utterly, utterly brilliant. Fizzing with energy, wit and insight' – Tracy Borman, bestselling historianBiggest books to look out for in 2024 – The GuardianAt eighteen, your life is full of of what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward... -
Not a Novel: Collected Writings and Reflections by Jenny Erpenbeck
RRP: £9.99£6.52Not a Novel is the best of Jenny Erpenbeck's non-fiction. Moving and insightful, the pieces range from personal essays and literary criticism to reflections on Germany's history, interrogating life and politics, language and freedom, hope and despair. By... -
Cutting Point: Solving the Jack the Ripper and the Thames Torso Murders by Christer Holmgren 9789187611360
£15.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789187611360Author Christer HolmgrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Timaios PressPublisher Timaios PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm... -
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller by Akala
RRP: £10.99£7.40*RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE | THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal, historical,... -
Spirit of Place: Artists, Writers and the British Landscape by Susan Owens
RRP: £12.99£8.60When we look at the landscape, what do we see? Do we experience the view over a valley or dappled sunlight on a path in the same way as those who were there before us? We have altered the countryside in innumerable ways over the last thousand years, and... -
The Cartiers: The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire by Francesca Cartier Brickell
RRP: £15.99£11.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525621638Author Francesca Cartier BrickellFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
The Twins of Auschwitz: The inspiring true story of a young girl surviving Mengele's hell by Eva Mozes Kor
RRP: £8.99£6.20THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Nazis spared their lives because they were twins.In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz.Within thirty minutes, they were separated. Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas... -
The Cambridge Five: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Soviet Spy Ring in Britain During World War II and the Cold War by Charles River Editors 9781983944260
RRP: £10.24£8.03Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781983944260Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany by Harald Jähner 9780753559963
RRP: £25.00£18.02'This is one of the most gripping accounts of an era spanning war defeat, humiliation and failed revolution in 1918 to the violence, intimidation and propaganda of the Nazis' rise to power in 1933. It contains many lessons for the world now.' - John... -
Picts, Gaels and Scots: Early Historic Scotland by Sally M. Foster 9780859767224
RRP: £17.99£12.73Early historic Scotland - from the fifth to the tenth century AD - was home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures, all competing for land and supremacy. Yet by the eleventh century it had become a single, unified kingdom, known as Alba, under a... -
Hide and Seek: The Irish Priest in the Vatican who Defied the Nazi Command. The dramatic true story of rivalry and survival during WWII. by Stephen Walker
RRP: £12.99£8.82Irish Sunday Times Bestseller A true story of war, peace and friendship: a Nazi colonel and an Irish priest The story begins in Rome at the outbreak of WWII, when ardent Nazi Herbert Kappler, SS Obersturmbanfuhrer, and Monsignor... -
The Myth of the Jacobite Clans: The Jacobite Army in 1745 by Professor Murray Pittock 9780748627578
RRP: £27.99£22.61The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was first published in 1995: a revolutionary book, it argued that British history had long sought to caricature Jacobitism rather than to understand it, and that the Jacobite Risings drew on extensive Lowland support and... -
Mein Kampf (vol. 1): Dual English-German Translation by Adolf Hitler 9781732353282
RRP: £27.00£19.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732353282Author Adolf HitlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 692Imprint Clemens & Blair, LLCPublisher Clemens & Blair, LLCWeight(grams) 998g -
The Secret Dossier of a Knight Templar of the Sangreal: Revised Edition by Gretchen Cornwall 9781912971008
RRP: £29.99£21.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912971008Author Gretchen CornwallFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Grapevine Press LtdPublisher Grapevine Press LtdWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm)... -
The Nationalization of the Masses: Political Symbolism and Mass Movements in Germany from the Napoleonic Wars Through the Third Reich by George L Mosse
RRP: £21.95£21.86First published in 1975, The Nationalization of the Masses is George L. Mosse's major statement about political symbols and the means of their diffusion. Focusing on Germany and, to a lesser degree, France and Italy, Mosse analyzes the role of symbols in... -
Rave Art: Flyers, invitations and membership cards by Chelsea Louise Berlin
RRP: £16.99£11.94In the mid- to late 1980s, rave culture developed. It influenced music, design, art, drugs, fashion, language and even the law. Originally emerging in the USA, it was refined in the UK by people who wanted to dance, party and express themselves in terms... -
Saints: A new legendary of heroes, humans and magic Amy Jeffs 9781529416619
RRP: £30.00£19.80From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Storyland and Wild, comes a sweeping new legendary of miracles, magic, human frailty and heroic strength. Illustrated with over thirty original paper cutouts by the author.Saints' legends suffused medieval... -
Jeoffry: The Poet's Cat by Oliver Soden 9780750995672
RRP: £16.99£12.94Jeoffry was a real cat who lived 250 years ago, confined to an asylum with Christopher Smart, one of the most visionary poets of the age. In exchange for love and companionship, Smart rewarded Jeoffry with the greatest tribute to a feline ever written... -
The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland by Alistair Moffat
RRP: £10.99£7.32In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern... -
Stasiland: Stories From Behind The Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
RRP: £10.99£6.17WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'A heartbreaking, beautifully written book. A classic for sure' Claire Tomalin, Guardian Extraordinary true stories of those who lived in East Germany. Travel through the remains of East... -
The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray
RRP: £20.00£11.24SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'The most important book of the year' Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world's foremost political writers ... -
Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller by Andrew Morton
RRP: £10.99£6.32THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER. AS FEATURED IN SEASON 5 OF THE CROWN.When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw,... -
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams
RRP: £9.99£5.98'It's often said that books are compulsory reading, but this book really is compulsory. You cannot understand slavery, or British Empire, without it' Sathnam Sanghera Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric... -
The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
RRP: £12.99£7.05The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule.Some of the greatest... -
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - Updated with a New Chapter by Timothy Garton Ash 9781529925074
RRP: £10.99£6.56**Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize 2024****A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**'A moving love letter to Europe' Lea Ypi, author of FreeDrawing from the people who lived it, Homelands explores how Europe slowly recovered and rebuilt from World War Two... -
The Christmas Castle in Scotland (Romantic Escapes, Book 9) by Julie Caplin
RRP: £9.99£5.56Unwrap this gorgeous gift of a book for an escape to the snow-peaked caps of the Scottish Highlands and a romance that will melt your heart... Izzy McBride had never in a million years expected to inherit an actual castle from her great uncle... -
A Song for the Dark Times: The Brand New Must-Read Rebus Thriller by Ian Rankin
RRP: £8.99£2.79From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter... -
Poland: A history by Adam Zamoyski 9780007556212
RRP: £12.99£7.19Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation. ... -
M: Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati
RRP: £12.99£7.29THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel' New York Times 'Extraordinary' TLS ...