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At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime by A. Roger Ekirch
RRP: £10.99£7.40A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every... -
On Christian Teaching by Edmund Augustine
RRP: £8.99£6.45`There are certain rules for interpreting the scriptures which, as I am well aware, can usefully be passed on to those with an appetite for such study...' On Christian Teaching is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition... -
Spying and the Crown: The Secret Pact Between British Intelligence and the Royals by Rory Cormac
RRP: £12.99£8.56A Daily Mail Book of the Year and a The Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2021'Monumental.. Authoritative and highly readable.' Ben Macintyre, The Times'A fascinating history of royal espionage.' Sunday Times'Excellent... Compelling' GuardianFor the... -
Somerled by John Marsden
RRP: £20.00£14.05Through most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variously denounced as an intractable rebel against his rightful king and esteemed as the honoured ancestor of the later medieval Lord of the Isles, but he can be recognised now as a much... -
The European Game: The Secrets of European Football Success by Daniel Fieldsend 9781909715486
RRP: £21.99£15.00The European Game is an adventure. Over three months Dan Fieldsend travelled the continent discovering the methods for success used at some of the biggest clubs in Europe, from Ajax and Juventus, to Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Bayern Munch, Benfica, Athletic... -
The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845-1849 by Cecil Woodham-Smith
RRP: £12.99£9.09The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British... -
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba
RRP: £12.99£8.60Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis SimpsonOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a... -
Access to History: The Unification of Italy 1789-1896 Fourth Edition by Andrina Stiles
£25.21Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
The Final Year of Anne Boleyn by Natalie Grueninger
RRP: £22.00£16.02Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bases of Bomber Command Then and Now by Roger A. Freeman
RRP: £40.00£33.37Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. The tenure of the majority of the bases was brief - some six years - but during that time more than 55,000 men lost their... -
The Little Ice Age (Revised): How Climate Made History 1300-1850 by Brian Fagan
RRP: £14.99£8.54The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources ranging from the dates of long-ago wine harvests and the business records of medieval monasteries to... -
For Two Thousand Years by Mihail Sebastian
RRP: £9.99£7.11'Nothing I have read is more affecting than Mihail Sebastian's magnificent, haunting 1934 novel, For Two Thousand Years' - Philippe Sands, Guardian Books of the YearA prescient interwar masterpiece, available in English for the first time'Absolutely,... -
Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw by Norman Davies
RRP: £20.00£14.88Rising '44 is a brilliant narrative account of one of the most dramatic episodes in 20th century history, drawing on Davies' unique understanding of the issues and characters involved. In August 1944 Warsaw offered the Wehrmacht the last line of defence... -
Mary Queen Of Scots by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: £16.99£11.94'Ground-breaking ... One of the greatest international bestsellers of the post-war period' Andrew Roberts, Daily Telegraph'Reads like an engrossing novel' Sunday TimesAn infant queen. A teenage widow. Beautiful, flamboyant Mary Queen of Scots had a... -
The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood 9780500288313
RRP: £19.99£13.75In a series of 54 stunning full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book, newly available in paperback, comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day... -
Moorish Spain by Richard Fletcher
RRP: £14.99£9.80A clear, intelligently-written guide to a crucial period of Spanish historyWritten in the same tradition as John Julius Norwich's engrossing accounts of Venice and Byzantium, Richard Fletcher's Moorish Spain entertains even as it enlightens. He tells the... -
The Norse Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Carolyne Larrington
RRP: £20.00£13.75A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, infiltrating art, opera, film, television and books,... -
Fascist Italy by Chris Hinton
£35.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780719573415Author Chris HintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Hodder MurrayPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm) 276mm * 216mm *... -
The Dukes Cut: The Bridgewater Canal by Cyril J. Wood
RRP: £14.99£11.55The Bridgewater Canal is distinguished as England's first canal and its development marked the beginning of a transport revolution that provided a crucial foundation for industrial and commercial development in England. Since its completion in 1765, the... -
Romania: An Illustrated History by Nicolae Klepper 9780781809351
RRP: £10.99£8.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Tribes of Britain by David Miles
RRP: £14.99£10.20Who are we? The story of the peoples of Britain and Ireland, drawing on new genetic discoveries, language, buildings and landscape.The diverse peoples of Britain and Ireland are revealed not only by physical characteristics but also through structures... -
The Connell Guide To The French Revolution by David Andress 9781907776823
RRP: £8.99£7.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907776823Author David AndressFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Connell GuidesPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD -
Fife Folk Tales by Sheila Kinninmonth 9780750967532
RRP: £12.99£9.62Storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Scottish Kings and Queens, saints and sinners,... -
Annie of Ainsworth's Mill: A moving and dramatic Victorian saga of star-crossed lovers by Katie Hutton
RRP: £7.99£5.60A gripping and emotional cross-cultural love story for readers of Dilly Court and Glenda Young.1897Young Annie Maguire is leaving the only home she has ever known, the family farm in County Down, Ireland. Driven away by poverty and the death of Annie's... -
Chalfont St Peter & Gerrards Cross by Colin Seabright 9780752424934
RRP: £14.99£11.55A history of Chalfont St Peter & Gerrards CrossBook InformationISBN 9780752424934Author Colin J. SeabrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Palaces of Restoration: The Palaces, Lives and Loves of the Stuart Kings by Simon Thurley 9780008389963
RRP: £25.00£16.83The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England. Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been... -
Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction by Steven Beller
RRP: £8.99£6.45Antisemitism, as hatred of Jews and Judaism, has been a central problem of Western civilization for millennia, and its history continues to invite debate. This Very Short Introduction untangles the history of the phenomenon, from ancient religious... -
Bring up the Bodies (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel
RRP: £9.99£7.14Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction 'Simply exceptional...I envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' Daily Mail ... -
Secrets Of Churchills War Rooms Compact Ed by J. Asbury 9781912423149
RRP: £14.99£10.80This magnificent volume, now in a smaller paperback format, gives you exclusive access to behind the glass partition at Churchill War Rooms, bringing you closer than ever before to where Churchill not only ran the war - but won it. Go behind closed doors... -
The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy by Tom Nairn 9781844677757
RRP: £27.99£21.25In this acclaimed study of British statehood, identity and culture, Tom Nairn deftly dispels the conviction that the Royal Family is nothing more than an amusing relic of feudalism or a mere tourist attraction. Instead, he argues that the monarchy is... -
Man and the Natural World: Changing Attitudes in England 1500-1800 by Keith Thomas
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Man and the Natural World, an encyclopaedic study of man's relationship to animals and plants, is completely engrossing ... It explains everything - why we eat what we do, why we plant this and not that, why we keep pets, why we like some animals and... -
Edward Elgar and His World by Professor Byron Adams 9780691134468
RRP: £32.00£25.16Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, important, and influential figures in the history of British music. He rose from humble beginnings and achieved fame with music that to this day is beloved by audiences in England, and... -
Love of Country: A Hebridean Journey by Madeleine Bunting 9781847085184
RRP: £10.99£7.32The Hebrides hold a remarkable place in the imaginations of Scotland and England. On the outer edge of the British Isles and facing the Atlantic Ocean, these iconic islands form part of Europe's boundary. Because of their unique position, they have been... -
The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster by Helen Carr
RRP: £10.99£7.12War, revolution, treason and love - the thrilling tale of Sir John of Gaunt brought to life by medieval history's rising star. 'The Red Prince announces Helen Carr as one of the most exciting new voices in narrative history.' Dan Jones Son of... -
The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders 9780571239795
RRP: £14.99£9.80A gripping account of the life and fate of the woman who almost assassinated Benito Mussolini. 7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the... -
Literacy and Popular Culture: England 1750-1914 by David Vincent 9780521457712
RRP: £40.99£34.23In l750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by l9l4 England, together with a handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why... -
The Domestic Revolution by Ruth Goodman
RRP: £20.00£13.98'Ruth is the queen of living history - long may she reign.'Lucy WorsleyA large black cast iron range glowing hot, the kettle steaming on top, provider of everything from bath water and clean socks to morning tea: it's a nostalgic icon of a Victorian way... -
Never Again: Germans and Genocide after the Holocaust by Andrew I. Port
RRP: £29.95£23.64Germans remember the Nazi past so that it may never happen again. But how has the abstract vow to remember translated into concrete action to prevent new genocides abroad?As reports of mass killings in Bosnia spread in the middle of 1995, Germans faced a... -
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker
RRP: £20.00£13.34A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is a... -
The Naked Hermit: A Journey to the Heart of Celtic Britain by Nick Mayhew-Smith
RRP: £22.99£16.68Descending into the darkness of a long-abandoned hermit's cave, wading naked into an icy sea to pray, spending the night on a sacred mountain, Nick Mayhew-Smith recounts an extraordinary one-man mission to revive the ancient devotions of Britain's most...