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Anne Boleyn, An Illustrated Life of Henry VIII's Queen by Roland Hui
RRP: €23.80€17.01If you remember my love in your prayers as strongly as I adore you, I shall hardly be forgotten, for I am yours,' - Henry Rex, forever Written by King Henry VIII to his sweetheart, the seductive and vivacious Anne Boleyn, his passion for her would be... -
La Reine Blanche: Mary Tudor, A Life in Letters by Sarah Bryson
RRP: €23.80€16.35Mary Tudor's childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father, Henry VII, and her brothers Arthur, heir to the Tudor throne, and Henry VIII. These men and the beliefs held about women at the time helped to shape Mary's life. She was trained... -
Twilight of the Elites: Prosperity, the Periphery, and the Future of France by Christophe Guilluy
RRP: €33.32€26.53A passionate account of how the gulf between France's metropolitan elites and its working classes are tearing the country apart Christophe Guilluy, a French geographer, makes the case that France has become an "American society"-one that is both... -
The North Will Rise Again: In Search of the Future in Northern Heartlands by Alex Niven 9781399414012
RRP: €15.46€10.82"Incorporating sharp questions and big ideas, Niven shifts deftly between history, politics, culture and literature to offer a fascinating and provocative analysis of the marginalisation of the North." Madeleine Bunting, author of Labours of Love: the... -
Nazi germany 1933 - 1945 Faith and annihilation by Jost Dulffer 9780340613931
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John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century by James Buchan
RRP: €17.84€11.66At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe. Born in Scotland in 1671, he was convicted of murder in London and, after his escape from prison, fled Scotland for the mainland when Union with England brought with it a warrant for... -
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919-63 by Nicholas Fellows
RRP: €12.50€11.45Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: History First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain: or Sixty Years of Making the Same Stupid Mistakes as Always by John O'Farrell
RRP: €13.08€9.25Following his hugely popular account of the previous 2000 years, John O'Farrell now comes bang up to date with a hilarious modern history asking 'How the hell did we end up here?' An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain informs, elucidates and... -
The Story of Hull by Richard Gurnham
RRP: €23.80€18.37Hull was first built as a port by the Cistercian monks of Meaux Abbey, to export wool from their rapidly expanding sheep flocks. Before the end of the 13th century Hull had been acquired by Edward I, who developed it as a royal port, and from then on... -
The Man With the Iron Heart: The Definitive Biography of Reinhard Heydrich by Nancy Dougherty
RRP: €35.70€23.09A fascinating portrait of Reinhard Heydrich, one of the darkest figures of Hitler's elite, featuring words with those who knew him best, including in-depth and rare interviews with his wife, Lina. He was called the 'Hangman of the Gestapo' and the... -
Necessary Women: The Untold Story of Parliament’s Working Women by Dr Mari Takayanagi
RRP: €26.18€20.04When suffragette Emily Wilding Davison hid overnight in the Houses of Parliament in 1911 to have her name recorded in the census there, she may not have known that there were sixty-seven other women also resident in Parliament that night: housekeepers,... -
The Women Who Saved the English Countryside by Matthew Kelly
RRP: €14.27€12.08A vibrant history of English landscape preservation over the last 150 years, told through the lives of four remarkable women In Britain today, a mosaic of regulations protects the natural environment and guarantees public access to green spaces. But... -
The Mining Towns of the Bohemian Ore Mountains by Michaela Hrubá 9788024641447
RRP: €33.32€27.69A history of the lost art of the Bohemian Ore Mountains. The development of mining towns in the Ore Mountain region of Bohemia during the thirteenth to the sixteenth century was driven by the Saxon nobility who brought with them the culture of their... -
Few Eggs and No Oranges: Vere Hodgson's Diary, 1940-45 by Vere Hodgson 9780953478088
RRP: €19.04€18.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953478088Author Vere HodgsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdDimensions(mm) 190mm * 141mm * 47mm -
London Alleyways Map by Matthew Turner
RRP: €11.31€8.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018871Author Matthew TurnerPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 1mm -
Norfolk Villains: Rogues, Rascals & Reprobates by Neil Storey 9780752460017
RRP: €15.46€11.45Discover the darker side of Norfolk with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of some of the most notorious, nefarious and murderous characters from the county's past, including pirates, smugglers,... -
Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City by Peter Demetz
RRP: €15.46€10.82From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class... -
Wounded: The Long Journey Home From the Great War by Emily Mayhew
RRP: €15.46€10.82This is the unforgettable story of the remarkable medical workers of World War One.A hundred years ago, the Armistice that ended the Great War was signed. The human cost was devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. The... -
Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny by Michael Broers
RRP: €20.22€13.78Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland... -
Dark Valleys: Foul Deeds Among the South Wales Valleys 1845 - 2016 by Gary Dobbs 9781473861787
RRP: €15.46€10.82Dark Valleys collects together more than a century of murders that took place in and around the valleys of South Wales. These horrific crimes shocked not only Wales, but also made national headlines. Although treated with compassion and sensitivity by... -
Connecting History: Higher Britain, 1851-1951 by Euan M. Duncan
RRP: €22.60€21.68Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Fresh stories, fresh scholarship and a fresh structure. Connecting History informs and empowers tomorrow's citizens, today.Bringing together lesser-told... -
Airdrie by Helen Moir 9780752423685
RRP: €17.84€13.74A history of AirdrieBook InformationISBN 9780752423685Author Helen MoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Moral Panics, the Media and the Law in Early Modern England by David Lemmings 9780230527324
RRP: €53.54€53.51An exploration of links between opinion and governance in Early Modern England, studying moral panics about crime, sex and belief. Hypothesizing that media-driven panics proliferated in the 1700s, with the development of newspapers and government... -
Warrior Treasure: The Staffordshire Hoard in Anglo-Saxon England by Chris Fern
RRP: €19.62€18.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800854819Author Chris FernFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Historic EnglandPublisher Liverpool University Press -
The Real Middle-Earth: A History of the Dark Ages that Inspired Tolkein by Brian Bates
RRP: €15.46€11.02In The Real Middle-Earth, explore the magically enchanting early-English civilization on which Tolkien based his world of The Lord of the Rings.Tolkien readily admitted that the concept of Middle-earth was not his own invention. An Old English term for... -
1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII by Suzannah Lipscomb
RRP: €15.46€10.82One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and... -
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Religion, War, Famine and Death in Reformation Europe by Dr. Andrew Cunningham 9780521467018
RRP: €36.88€30.06This book offers an exciting interpretation of early modern European history (1490-1648). Cunningham and Grell's point of departure, and a prism through which events of the period are interpreted, is Durer's famous woodcut of The Four Horsemen of the... -
Restoration London: Everyday Life in the 1660s by Liza Picard
RRP: €15.46€10.23How did you clean your teeth in the 1660s? What make-up did you wear? What pets did you keep?Making use of every possible contemporary source, Liza Picard presents an engrossing picture of how life in London was really lived in an age of Samuel Pepys,... -
Medieval Roads and Tracks by Paul Hindle 9780747803904
€8.28The medieval economy was centred on a phenomenal growth in trade of all kinds of goods, yet few have studied the actual network of roads that was so vital to medieval trading. Starting with the basic concept of a 'road' in medieval times, and discussing... -
Siena: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval City by Jane Stevenson
RRP: €47.60€34.26An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy. Occupying a hilltop site in the midst of a vast, undulating landscape, Siena is as much a magnet for... -
Rejoice! Rejoice!: Britain in the 1980s by Alwyn W. Turner
RRP: €23.80€15.89'A masterly mix of shrewd analysis, historical detail and telling quotes... Indispensable' Mail on Sunday 'Among a host of recent books on the 1980s, Turner's stands out as comfortably the most entertaining' ... -
The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History by James Clark
RRP: €20.22€17.86The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years-exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor England "This is a book about people, though, not ideas, and as a detailed account of an extraordinary human drama with a cast... -
The British History Puzzle Book: From the Dark Ages to Digital Britain in 500 challenges and teasers by Philip Parker 9780712354400
RRP: €17.84€12.23A spectacular, puzzle-fuelled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. Britain's history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves... -
Crown in Darkness (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 2): A gripping medieval mystery of the Scottish court by Paul Doherty
RRP: €11.89€8.091286 and on a storm-ridden night King Alexander III of Scotland is riding across the Firth of Forth to meet his beautiful French bride Yolande. He never reaches his final destination as his horse mysteriously slips, sending them both crashing to their... -
Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War by Diarmaid Ferriter
RRP: €13.08€9.25THE IRISH BESTSELLER 'Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians' Irish Independent 'Absorbing ... A fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics' Irish Times In June... -
Francis of Assisi: A New Biography by Augustine Thompson 9780801450709
RRP: €28.55€25.28Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ... -
Berlin: Imagine a City by Rory MacLean
RRP: €13.08€8.81The first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first century.A city devastated by Allied bombs, divided by a Wall, then reunited and reborn, Berlin today... -
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022: A celebration of her life and reign by Brian Hoey
RRP: €11.89€8.03Long did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose 70 years on the throne made her the longest-reigning monarch in British History. ... -
A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England by Suzannah Lipscomb
RRP: €17.84€13.03Join historian Suzannah Lipscomb as she reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known... -
The North: (And Almost Everything In It) by Paul Morley
RRP: €20.22€14.61A celebratory and beautiful mixture of memoir, social history and cultural observation, Paul Morley's The North is a unique portrait of Northern England and almost everything within it 'Breathtaking tour de force' Mail on Sunday 'Packed with raw...