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Money For Nothing: The South Sea Bubble and the Invention of Modern Capitalism by Thomas Levenson 9781784973940
RRP: £20.00£17.62A Financial Times Economics Book of the Year A brilliant narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 - and paradoxically led to the birth of modern... -
Conquered: The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England by Eleanor Parker
RRP: £25.00£18.88"Outstanding." - The Sunday Times "Beautifully written." The Times "Superbly adroit." The Spectator "Excellent." BBC History Magazine The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England - so what... -
Never Shaken, Never Stirred: The Story of Ann Fleming and Laura, Duchess of Marlborough by Christopher Reindorp
RRP: £22.99£17.52Glamorous, fun and packed with scandalous anecdotes and exclusive interviews, Never Shaken, Never Stirred tells the story of two extraordinary sisters, Ann and Laura Charteris, who made marrying well an art form.While Laura eventually became the Duchess... -
The London Compendium by Ed Glinert
RRP: £14.99£10.95The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, anarchy and grisly murders, to Rolling Stones gigs, gangland drinking dens, Orwell's Fitzrovia and Lenin's haunts. Ed Glinert has... -
Game of Thrones versus History: Written in Blood by Brian Alexander Pavlac 9781119249429
RRP: £12.95£8.58Since it first aired in 2011, Game of Thrones galloped up the ratings to become the most watched show in HBO's history. It is no secret that creator George R.R. Martin was inspired by late 15th century Europe when writing A Song of Ice and Fire, the... -
Unfortunate Ends: On Murder and Misadventure in Medieval England by Soren Lily
RRP: £10.99£7.47Thomas, son of Henry Robekyn, died 1286 after cutting off his left foot and then his left hand in a frenzy.Henry Debordesle, died 1343. Long sick with diseases, smote himself in the belly with a knife worth one penny.On 11 August 1267, Henry Constentin... -
Enjoying Claret in Georgian Ireland: A history of amiable excess by Patricia McCarthy
£35.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801510134Author Patricia McCarthyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press LtdWeight(grams)... -
Hms Bristol by Rob Griffin
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658757Author Rob GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 355g -
The Oxford Companion to Irish History by S. J. Connolly
RRP: £17.49£12.61'A companion to be cherished', 'judicious and authoritative', 'informative and entertaining', an 'invaluable work of reference' - these are just some of the phrases used by reviewers to describe the Oxford Companion to Irish History. The history of... -
The Prince of Darkness (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 5): A gripping medieval mystery of intrigue and espionage by Paul Doherty
RRP: £9.99£6.80It is 1301 and a fragile peace exists between Edward of England and Philip IV of France. In the fetid alleys and slums of London and Paris it is a different matter. Here the secret agents of both countries still fight their own, silent, deadly battles... -
The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain by Ron Ramdin
RRP: £30.00£24.57This is the first comprehensive historical perspective on the relationship between Black workers and the changing patterns of Britain's labour needs. It places in an historical context the development of a small black presence in sixteenth-century... -
At Home with the Queen: Life Through the Keyhole of the Royal Household by Brian Hoey
RRP: £10.99£7.25Behind the scenes of the private world at the heart of royalty, as revealed by a distinguished royal commentator. This is the real story of what goes on inside the royal palaces, as witnessed by members of the royal staff and household past... -
Meccano by Roger Marriott 9780747810568
RRP: £8.99£7.40It has now been over a century since Frank Hornby invented a toy to amuse his sons and called it Meccano, coining a word which has entered the dictionary as a term in common usage and is now known all over the world. Hornby's vision of an educational toy... -
A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith's Edinburgh by Alexander McCall Smith
RRP: £14.99£10.93'I love this city, and always shall. I write about it. I dream about it. I walk its streets and see something new each day - traces of faded lettering on the stone, still legible, but just; some facade that I have walked past before and not noticed; an... -
Brits: The War Against the IRA by Peter Taylor
RRP: £16.99£12.28The third part of the trilogy documenting modern-day Northern Ireland, by the author of Provos and Loyalists In the final part of his trilogy exploring 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, Peter Taylor talks to undercover agents of the British state... -
On History by Eric Hobsbawm
RRP: £12.99£8.60In these essays, about a quarter of them previously unpublished, Eric Hobsbawm reflects upon the theory, practice and development of history and its relevance to the modern world. These wide-ranging papers reflect Professor Hobsbawm's lifelong concern... -
Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore
RRP: £10.99£7.40The struggle for the soul of England after the death of Henry VIIIIn the death of Henry VIII, the crown passed to his nine-year-old son, Edward. However, real power went to the Protector, Edward's uncle, the Duke of Somerset. The court had been a hotbed... -
Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen by Giles Tremlett
RRP: £16.99£12.28'Packed with vivid character sketches and lyrical description, Tremlett has told a gripping story, full of beauty and darkness' The Times WINNER OF THE 2018 ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of... -
A-Z Brighton Hidden Walks: Discover 20 routes in and around the city by Ric Morris
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around Brighton with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z... -
Wolf Hall: Winner of the Man Booker Prize (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel 9780007230204
RRP: £9.99£7.26Winner of the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the the Orange Prize Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award `Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail 'Our most... -
Elizabeth Stride and Jack the Ripper: The Life and Death of the Reputed Third Victim by Dave Yost 9780786433186
RRP: £21.99£17.97As soon as the newspapers hit the streets on October 1st, 1888, Elizabeth Stride became world renowned as the third victim of Jack the Ripper. Reportedly, Stride was killed only an hour before fellow victim Catherine Eddowes, becoming a key player in the... -
The Poltergeist Prince of London: The Remarkable True Story of the Battersea Poltergeist by Clark James
RRP: £12.99£9.62It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings' bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying,... -
Eleni by Nicholas Gage
RRP: £12.99£9.09A son's quest to avenge his mother's murder.In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the... -
Forgotten Voices of The Holocaust: A new history in the words of the men and women who survived by Lyn Smith
RRP: £14.99£10.95Following the success of Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Lyn Smith visits the oral accounts preserved in the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, to reveal the sheer complexity and horror of one of human history's darkest hours. The great majority of... -
Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 by Adam Hochschild
RRP: £10.99£7.93From the moment it began in 1936, the Spanish Civil War became the political question of the age. Hitler and Mussolini quickly sent aircraft, troops and supplies to the right-wing generals bent on overthrowing Spain's elected government. Millions of... -
The Hales Brothers and the Irish Revolution by Liz Gillis 9781781173756
RRP: £16.99£16.31The story of the Hales family from Bandon epitomises the whole revolutionary period in Ireland. They were involved from the establishment of the Irish Volunteers in West Cork and were closely associated with well-known revolutionary figures, including... -
Loyalty and Identity: Jacobites at Home and Abroad by Paul Kleber Monod 9780230222571
RRP: £44.99£44.97This collection of essays provides a series of fresh approaches to a fascinating subject: Jacobitism. The contributors focus on issues of identity and memory among Jacobites in Scotland, Ireland, England and Europe. They examine Jacobitism as an integral... -
Cnut (Penguin Monarchs): The North Sea King by Ryan Lavelle
RRP: £7.99£5.79'A reputation as a ruthless ruler was sealed that would last beyond his lifetime. In that respect, at least, Cnut had succeeded...'Cnut, or Canute, is one of the great 'what ifs' of English history. The Dane who became King of England after a long... -
AEthelstan: The First King of England by Sarah Foot
RRP: £18.99£16.18"AEthelstan was perhaps the most important king of tenth-century England, but we know very little about him, and he has no modern biography. Sarah Foot triumphantly fills this gap, and adds to the richness of our understanding of the period in a way that... -
Chester: A History by Simon Ward
RRP: £17.99£13.64Chester has a long and fascinating history, dating from the arrival of the Roman army around AD 74. Their fortress was the stimulus for the growth of a prosperous town with such attributes of classical civilisation as bathhouses, central heating and an... -
Martin McGuinness: A Life Remembered by Henry McDonald
RRP: £17.99£15.87To look at Martin McGuinness' life is to follow Northern Ireland's own transition from conflict to peace. Martin McGuinness: A Life Remembered tells the remarkable story of McGuinness' journey from IRA leader to deputy first minister of Northern Ireland,... -
British Passenger Liners in Colour: The 1950s, '60s and Beyond by William H. Miller
RRP: £27.50£20.28At a time when everything is constantly changing, it can be comforting to look back. British Passenger Liners in Colour is just that: a look back at a time when the British-flag passenger fleet spanned the world from Southampton to South America.Using... -
An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove: The Life of Joan Rhodes by Triona Holden
RRP: £16.99£12.94Joan Rhodes would leave audiences speechless as she bent steel bars with her teeth, ripped large phone books into quarters, and lifted two men at a time. But what she did was real. Joan had a superstrength, forged out of desperation to survive. Born into... -
Parliament: The Biography (Volume I - Ancestral Voices) by Chris Bryant
RRP: £16.99£12.28The history of Parliament is the history of the United Kingdom itself. It has a cast of thousands. Some were ambitious, visionary and altruistic. Others were hot-headed, violent and self-serving. Few were unambiguously noble. Yet their rowdy... -
100 Years of London: Twentieth Century in Pictures by Ammonite Press 9781781453582
RRP: £9.99£7.20Hub of finance, home of the Royal Family, seat of government, centre for the arts, host to international sporting events: London is all of these but also home and workplace to over 8 million people, who go about their lives amid the celebrations and... -
Old Currie, Balerno and Juniper Green by George Monies 9781840331639
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840331639Author George MoniesFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 165mm * 237mm * 4mm -
The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth
RRP: £8.99£6.08The Emperor's Tomb is a magically evocative, haunting elegy to the vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and to the passing of time and the loss of youth and friends. Prophetic and regretful, intuitive and exact, Roth's acclaimed novel is the... -
Calcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot
RRP: £14.99£9.70The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the... -
Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War by David Edgerton 9780141026107
RRP: £12.99£9.09GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEARThe familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy... -
Great and Glorious Days: Marlborough's Battles 1704-09: Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet by James Falkner 9781862274181
RRP: £16.99£12.94Armies led by John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough met and defeated general and army that King Louis XIV of France could put against them. This book brings soldierly understanding of the trials and tribulations of the fateful days of battle and...