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The Gardens of the British Working Class by Margaret Willes
RRP: $27.28$24.67This magnificently illustrated people's history celebrates the extraordinary feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they toiled, planted, and loved was not their own. Spanning more than four centuries, from the earliest... -
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Martyn Rady
RRP: $17.53$12.58The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands... -
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650 by David Howarth
$49.65The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch-to laying the groundwork for future British expansion The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its... -
Common People: The History of An English Family by Alison Light
RRP: $27.28$19.01Shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize'Part detective story, part Dickensian saga, part labour history. A thrilling and unnerving read' Observer 'Mesmeric and deeply moving' Daily Telegraph 'Remarkable, haunting, full of wisdom' The TimesFamily... -
Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall by Hester Vaizey
RRP: $29.23$21.88The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans. With the German Democratic Republic effectively taken over by West Germany in the reunification process, nothing in their lives was immune... -
Pessoa: An Experimental Life by Richard Zenith
RRP: $37.03$26.54FINALIST: 2022 PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHYA NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'A revelation. Such a revolutionary literary discovery seems unlikely to be on offer again. It's that good' Sunday Times 'A masterpiece of literary biography... -
Winds of Change: Britain in the Early Sixties by Peter Hennessy
RRP: $25.33$17.73Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain ... so much fun, yet still shrewd and important' The Times, Books of the Year Harold Macmillan... -
Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Lownie 9781639361410
RRP: $93.60$74.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639361410Author Andrew LownieFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 145mm *... -
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: The Official Biography by William Shawcross
RRP: $48.75$36.74'Totally absorbing and highly readable account of a remarkable life . . . genuinely revelatory' The Times'A colossal book about a colossal life, a spectacular journey across the entire twentieth century' Daily MailWritten with complete access to the... -
The University of Oxford: A Brief History by Laurence Brockliss
RRP: $25.33$19.27The University of Oxford is the third oldest university in Europe and remains one of the greatest universities in the world. How did such an ancient institution flourish through the ages? This book offers a succinct illustrated account of its... -
Messiah by Jonathan Keates
RRP: $19.48$13.86In 1741, in just 24 days, the German-born, British-naturalized composer George Frideric Handel wrote an oratorio rich in tuneful arias and choruses of robust grandeur. Coolly received in London at first, after Handel's death Messiah enjoyed an... -
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
RRP: $25.33$16.22Includes a new foreword by the author The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, is one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. It is a tale with... -
Hitler: A Life by Peter Longerich
RRP: $72.13$53.29Tyrant, psychopath, and implementer of a ruthless programme of racial extermination, Adolf Hitler was also the charismatic Fuhrer of millions of dedicated followers. In this major new biography, internationally acclaimed German historian Peter Longerich... -
Workhouses of the Midlands: Images of England by Peter Higginbotham 9780752444888
RRP: $31.18$23.89The workhouse system officially ended in 1930, and the world in now a very different place. Many former workhouse buildings have vanished; the survivors, ironically, have often been converted into luxurious houses and flats, and their original purpose... -
Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather 9780141988535
RRP: $37.03$26.54'A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Superb storytelling ... captivating and profound' Literary Review'A page-turner' The SpectatorIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of... -
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: $25.33$16.77A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth... -
Celestial Aspirations: Classical Impulses in British Poetry and Art by Philip Hardie
RRP: $81.90$64.43A unique look at how classical notions of ascent and flight preoccupied early modern British writers and artistsBetween the late sixteenth century and early nineteenth century, the British imagination-poetic, political, intellectual, spiritual and... -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das
RRP: $58.50$38.16WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
WJEC Eduqas GCSE History: The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603 by R. Paul Evans
$47.03Exam Board: EduqasLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Endorsed by EduqasBring out the best in every student, enabling them to develop in-depth subject knowledge and historical skills with the market-leading... -
The Great Train Robber: My Autobiography: The Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Heist by Chris Pickard 9781789465976
RRP: $19.48$13.36The day is 8 August 1963. It is the early hours of the morning, and a group of men are waiting at a railway bridge in Buckinghamshire. They are about to rob a mail train, on its way to London from Glasgow, and they have no idea that on board they will... -
Orkney's Italian Chapel: The True Story of an Icon by Philip Paris
RRP: $29.23$21.35Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. The story of who built the chapel and how it... -
The Western European Union: International Politics Between Alliance and Integration by Sally Rohan 9780367669416
RRP: $81.88$72.44This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe’s search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day. Establishing the WEU as a support organization,... -
In Sicily by Norman Lewis
RRP: $25.33$16.77In Sicily is a loving take on an extraordinary island, based on Norman Lewis's sixty-yearlong fascination with all things Sicilian! Few places on earth have escaped the singular eye of Norman Lewis, but always, in the course of his long career, he has... -
Gloucestershire Folk Tales by Anthony Nanson
RRP: $19.48$14.72Gloucestershire's stories go back to the days of Sabrina, spirit of the Severn, and the Nine Hags of Gloucester. Tales tell of sky-ships over Bristol, the silk-caped wraith of Dover's Hill, snow foresters on the Cotswolds, and Cirencester's dark-age... -
Power and Identity in the Middle Ages: Essays in Memory of Rees Davies by Huw Pryce 9780199285464
RRP: $268.13$231.86Collecting sixteen thought-provoking new essays by leading medievalists, this volume celebrates the work of the late Rees Davies. Reflecting Davies' interest in identities, political culture and the workings of power in medieval Britain, the essays range... -
Thatcher and Sons: A Revolution in Three Acts by Simon Jenkins 9780141006246
RRP: $31.18$22.64Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Paras: The Inside Story of Britain's Toughest Regiment. by John Parker
$24.59Formed at the personal insistence of Winston Churchill after the Nazi Blitzkrieg of Western Europe, the Parachute Regiment quickly acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers; it was the Germans themselves who christened then the 'Red... -
The Penguin History of Europe by J. Roberts
RRP: $37.03$26.54Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the... -
A Concise History of Switzerland by Clive H. Church
RRP: $44.83$34.34Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural... -
Politics, Poverty and Belief: A Political Memoir by The Rt Hon Frank Field
RRP: $39.00$29.72'For the past half-century Frank Field has been an outstanding parliamentarian, social reformer and champion of the disadvantaged. He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16 and was expelled from it at the age of 78.' -Brian & Rachel Griffiths 'Frank... -
Burke and Hare by Owen Dudley-Edwards
RRP: $29.23$19.11In a boarding house in West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert... -
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings by Jean Manco
RRP: $25.33$16.77Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning cherished ideas upside down. The idea of migration in prehistory, so long out of favour, is back on the agenda. Visions of... -
No Future: Punk, Politics and British Youth Culture, 1976-1984 by Matthew Worley
RRP: $38.98$30.07'No Feelings', 'No Fun', 'No Future'. The years 1976-84 saw punk emerge and evolve as a fashion, a musical form, an attitude and an aesthetic. Against a backdrop of social fragmentation, violence, high unemployment and socio-economic change, punk... -
Britain's War Against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy s West Africa Squadron, 1807 1867 by Anthony Sullivan 9781399000017
RRP: $29.23$27.87Long before recorded history, men, women and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across... -
The Crossing: Conquering the Atlantic in the World's Toughest Rowing Race by James Cracknell 9781843545125
RRP: $35.08$25.25'Read this... Two very different men fight, play games and nearly lose their lives.' The TimesWhen James Cracknell and Ben Fogle decided to compete in the Atlantic Rowing Race, they thought they knew what awaited them: nearly three thousand miles of... -
The Flame of Resistance: American Hero. French Hero. British Spy. by Damien Lewis
RRP: $39.00$35.14'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' story-telling blew my mind. Again.' Dan SnowDuring WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most... -
Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British by Jeremy Paxman
RRP: $21.43$15.15From the bestselling author of The English comes Empire, Jeremy Paxman's history of the British Empire accompanied by a flagship 5-part BBC TV series, for readers of Simon Schama and Andrew Marr.The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from... -
The Death Ship of Dartmouth (Knights Templar Mysteries 21): A fascinating murder mystery from 14th-century Devon by Michael Jecks
RRP: $19.48$13.26When a body is found lying in the road, many in Dartmouth assume that a drunk had fallen and killed himself. At the same time, the town is on alert because a ship has been found ravaged by pirates out at sea, the crew killed or captured. Is this the... -
God's Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland by Dr. Micheal O Siochru
RRP: $25.33$16.69Cromwell spent only nine months of his eventful life in Ireland, yet he stands accused there of war crimes, religious persecution and ethnic cleansing. In a century of unrelenting, bloody warfare and religious persecution throughout Europe, Cromwell was,... -
The Secret Forest by Sandra Dieckmann 9780702308376
RRP: $19.48$12.50A stunning nature search and find book, perfect for sharing with little ones. "THE SECRET FOREST is dreamily beautiful and sure to enchant any child at bedtime." - David Walliams Written and illustrated...