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The Consolation of Philosophy by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 9780140447804
RRP: £9.99£7.11Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he turned. THE CONSOLATION was written... -
Homage to Catalonia (Collins Classics) by George Orwell 9780008442743
RRP: £2.99£2.34HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War... -
Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs by Iain Dale 9781529379488
RRP: £25.00£16.78'We all know about Queen Victoria, Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II, but how much do we really know about other monarchs? Yes, we know William the Conqueror beat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. We know George III was mad, but what else do we... -
The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell by Alex Fernandes 9780861547548
RRP: £22.00£16.0225 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever. 'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author... -
Watching the English: The International Bestseller Revised and Updated by Kate Fox
RRP: £10.99£7.40In this completely revised and updated edition of international bestseller WATCHING THE ENGLISH, anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people. Now with new survey data to add weight to her... -
British Folk Magic: The History of Magical Practices across Great Britain by Charles River Editors 9781537493206
RRP: £7.24£6.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781537493206Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
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... -
Genghis Khan: And the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609809648Author Jack WeatherfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 264g -
Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend by Catrine Clay
RRP: £12.99£9.09SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARHow did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?Bert Trautmann is a football legend. He is famed as the Manchester City goalkeeper who broke his neck in the 1956 FA Cup... -
Scotland: A History from Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat
RRP: £14.99£10.20In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century. Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully... -
A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin
RRP: £17.99£13.80The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the... -
Mary I (Penguin Monarchs): The Daughter of Time by John Edwards 9780141988689
RRP: £7.99£5.79The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackThe elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one... -
Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck, and Warwick by Nathen Amin
RRP: £10.99£7.12On 22 August 1485, Henry Tudor emerged from the Battle of Bosworth victorious. His disparate army vanquished the forces of Richard III and, according to Shakespeare over a century later, brought 'smooth-faced peace, with smiling aplenty and fair... -
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 Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann 9780593688809
RRP: £13.50£8.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593688809Author David GrannFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Scottish Wild Flowers: Mini Guide by Michael Scott
RRP: £5.99£4.22Scottish Wild Flowers - Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the... -
Eyewitness to War and Peace by Eamonn Mallie 9781785375064
RRP: £17.99£12.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785375064Author Eamonn MallieFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Look Up London: Discover the details you have never noticed before in 10 walks by Katie Wignall
RRP: £12.99£8.60A refreshing guide to discovering the hidden details of London with 10 fully guided walking routes from London's leading tour guide Look Up London. Have you ever noticed London's tiniest public sculpture? Or wondered why there are strange cone-shaped... -
Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy 9780691218557
RRP: £20.00£16.29The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylumIvor Gurney (1890-1937) wrote some of the most anthologized poems of the... -
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 by Fintan O'Toole
RRP: £12.99£7.73The #1 Irish Times bestseller WINNER of the An Post Irish Book Awards 'A clear-eyed, myth-dispelling masterpiece' Marian Keyes 'Sweeping, authoritative and profoundly intelligent' Colm Toibin, Guardian 'With the pace and twists of an... -
An Italian Girl in Brooklyn: A spellbinding story of buried secrets and new beginnings by Santa Montefiore
RRP: £8.99£4.84Dark secrets and hidden sorrows abound in Santa Montefiore's spellbinding novel set in war-torn Italy and the streets of New York. 'A wonderful story, beautifully told. I absolutely tore through it!' KAREN SWAN New York, 1979. It is Thanksgiving and... -
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... -
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... -
In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City by John Kampfner 9781838954819
RRP: £22.00£12.45A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023'A masterful portrait of one of the world's greatest cities... A must-read' PETER FRANKOPAN'Such a delightful read' KATJA HOYER, The Times'Berlin may well be Europe's most enigmatic city and John Kampfner is the... -
James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder by Chris Bryant 9781526644978
RRP: £25.00£15.01*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* 'Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain's grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism' RORY STEWART 'A shocking story... -
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... -
The Horned God: Weird Tales of the Great God Pan by Michael Wheatley 9780712354967
RRP: £9.99£5.75'...and then the music was so loud, so beautiful that I couldn't think of anything else. I was completely lost to the music, enveloped by melody which was part of Pan.' In 1894, Arthur Machen's landmark novella The Great God Pan was published,... -
The Norman Conquest by Marc Morris
RRP: £12.99£7.73'I loved it. A suitably epic account of one of the most seismic and far-reaching events in British history' Dan SnowAn upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 Revision Guide by Kirsty Taylor
RRP: £11.50£9.53This Democracy and Nazism: Germany 1918-1945 Revision Guide is part of the bestselling Oxford AQA History for A Level series. Written to match the new AQA specification, this series helps you deepen your historical knowledge and develop vital analytical... -
Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The 'Explosive' new book from 'Britain's Top Investigative Author' by Tom Bower
RRP: £22.00£12.66THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'Explosive' The Sun 'Accounts from insiders who have never spoken before' The Times 'Bombshell' The Mirror The British Royal Family believed that the dizzy success of the Sussex wedding, watched and celebrated... -
The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn
RRP: £9.99£3.32'The whole book is a delight... Perfect reading whilst sipping a g & t in a beautiful garden somewhere in the sun!' Rosanna LeyA buried secret... Present day: Anna is focused on growing her new gardening business and renovating her late grandmother's... -
The City of Mist: The last book by the bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
RRP: £9.99£5.75The echo of the novels of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series resonates in the stories of Carlos Ruiz Zafon: gathered here for the first time - and some never before published in English - these stories are a celebration of one of the world's great... -
Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale by Sean O'Driscoll
RRP: £10.99£6.56'Fascinating . . . O'Driscoll's research is impressive' Ben Macintyre, The Times_____The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRAShe grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.She was presented to the Queen at... -
The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Dr. Simon Singh 9781857028898
RRP: £10.99£6.10The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes, from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer... -
The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment by Amelia Gentleman
RRP: £10.99£6.17A NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the journalist behind the Windrush expose. 'A timely... -
Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945 by Halik Kochanski
RRP: £20.00£12.08*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2023**A NEW YORKER BOOK OF THE YEAR*'The best book about the subject I have ever read' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesA sweeping history of occupation and resistance in war-torn Europe, from the acclaimed author of The... -
Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts
RRP: £25.00£17.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127857Author Andrew RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 976Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 981gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm...