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Liverpool Blitzed: Seventy Years On by Neil Holmes 9780857040794
RRP: $38.98$33.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857040794Author Neil HolmesFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher HalsgroveWeight(grams) 210g -
#FutureGen, Lessons from a Small Country by Jane Davidson
RRP: $29.23$19.11'What Wales is doing today, the world will do tomorrow.' -Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary General '...the story of this revolutionary engine for change holds enormous possibility and is a true beacon of hope.' -Michael Sheen OBE, actor and UNICEF... -
Roscommon Folk Tales by Pat Watson 9781845887841
RRP: $25.33$18.76Legend has it that the magical Tuatha De Danann came on the wind from Tir na nOg (The Land of Youth) and landed in Roscommon, on the Curlew Mountains. It was from here that they spread throughout Ireland and some say that it is they who created the soul... -
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph by Jan Swafford
RRP: $58.50$40.37Jan Swafford's biographies of composers Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of... -
British Goats by Tiffany Francis-Baker
RRP: $15.58$12.19A lively, engaging introduction to the history of goats in Britain, and the recent renaissance of goat-related products. Ever wondered why a goat's eyes have rectangular pupils? Or what happened to Thor's goats each day after they finished pulling his... -
Money For Nothing: The South Sea Bubble and the Invention of Modern Capitalism by Thomas Levenson
RRP: $19.48$13.86A 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... -
Life after Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career by Patricia Fara
RRP: $61.41$42.78The story of Isaac Newton's decades in London - as ambitious cosmopolitan gentleman, President of London's Royal Society, Master of the Mint, and investor in the slave trade. Isaac Newton is celebrated throughout the world as a great scientific genius... -
Napoleon and Wellington by Andrew Roberts
RRP: $33.13$22.50A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian.'Thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched' ObserverOn the morning of the battle of... -
Glencoe: The Story of the Massacre by John Prebble
RRP: $25.33$17.73'You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy.' This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts... -
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors by National Archives 9781780276335
RRP: $25.33$16.69This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit. Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research, and now that the National Records of Scotland are... -
The Politics of Cultural Despair: A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology by Fritz R. Stern
RRP: $58.50$45.42This is a study in the pathology of cultural criticism. By analyzing the thought and influence of three leading critics of modern Germany, this study will demonstrate the dangers and dilemmas of a particular type of cultural despair. Lagarde, Langbehn,... -
France: A Short History by Jeremy Black 9780500252505
RRP: $33.13$23.95Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France's sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history, which fascinates the world and attracts millions each year to visit its chateaux and cathedrals, boulevards and vineyards... -
Hotel Portofino by John O'Connell
RRP: $17.53$11.35Romance, intrigue, and dangerous ambitions combine to create the perfect escape: welcome back to the beautiful Hotel Portofino on the magical Italian Riviera. HOTEL PORTOFINO: LOVERS AND LIARS IS OUT NOW! ***NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA*** A heady historical... -
The Other Renaissance: From Copernicus to Shakespeare by Paul Strathern 9781838955182
RRP: $25.33$16.69'Enlightening and fascinating' John Banville, Wall Street JournalThrough the lives of major figures from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, including Copernicus, Gutenberg, Luther, Catherine de Medici, Rabelais, van Eyck and Shakespeare, Paul... -
The Secret History of Georgian London: How the Wages of Sin Shaped the Capital by Dan Cruickshank
RRP: $33.13$23.95Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife, houses of ill repute widespread, and many tens of thousands of people dependent in some way or other on the wages of sin. The sex... -
The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas by Dominic Legge 9780198829096
RRP: $59.46$51.29The Trinitarian Christology of St Thomas Aquinas brings to light the Trinitarian riches in Thomas Aquinas's Christology. Dominic Legge, O.P, disproves Karl Rahner's assertion that Aquinas divorces the study of Christ from the Trinity, by offering a... -
The Crusades by Hans Eberhard Mayer 9780198730972
RRP: $101.40$85.55See hardback fileBook InformationISBN 9780198730972Author Hans Eberhard MayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams) 461g -
Oxford: Mapping the City by Daniel MacCannell
RRP: $58.50$41.54Over the past four and a half centuries, the magnificent city of Oxford has been mapped for many reasons, few of which have involved the mere finding of one's way through the streets. Maps were produced as part of schemes to defend Oxford from rampaging... -
Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November): The History of Britain in Bite-Sized Chunks by Judy Parkinson
RRP: $15.58$10.92'Claiming there are only 150 key things you really need to know that have shaped in the story of Britain, this book delivers them in easy to swallow, bite-sized chunks' - Best of British____________________A bestseller in 2008, Remember Remember has... -
The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre 9780691168463
RRP: $35.08$25.14The Coming of the French Revolution remains essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of this great turning point in the formation of the modern world. First published in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, and suppressed by the Vichy... -
Richard lll: In Fact and Fiction by Matthew Lewis 9781526727978
RRP: $25.33$16.22King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognisable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional... -
Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History by Gretchen Gerzina
RRP: $39.00$26.81'This book brings history alive' BERNADINE EVARISTOWITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH'Black England is a book that will be relevant for ever' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH----------------The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a... -
The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction by Miri Rubin
RRP: $17.53$12.58The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the... -
Forgotten Voices of the Secret War: An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War by Roderick Bailey
RRP: $29.23$21.35'The Gestapo kept me three days in this interrogation house. They especially wanted to know what I did after my escape, and precise things on the organisation of the SOE. And just for fun I suspect, because I had really not much to tell them, they pulled... -
Inside the Deal: How the EU Got Brexit Done by Dr Stefaan De Rynck
RRP: $48.75$46.16As a close aide to Michel Barnier, Stefaan De Rynck had a front row seat in the Brexit negotiations. In this frank and uncompromising account, De Rynck tells the EU's side of the story and seeks to dispel some of the myths and spin that have become... -
The Habsburg Empire: A New History by Pieter M. Judson
RRP: $46.70$38.10A EuropeNow Editor's PickA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"Pieter M. Judson's book informs and stimulates. If his account of Habsburg achievements, especially in the 18th century, is rather starry-eyed, it is a welcome corrective to the... -
Henry V (Penguin Monarchs): From Playboy Prince to Warrior King by Anne Curry
RRP: $15.58$11.29The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political... -
A Century of Railway Travel by Paul Atterbury
$9.28From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, the railway has captured the hearts and imaginations of the British people like no other mode of travel. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains have... -
Germany 1923: Hyperinflation, Hitler's Putsch, and Democracy in Crisis by Volker Ullrich 9781324093466
RRP: $48.75$41.57The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: "I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions." He was referring to Germany in 1923, a "year... -
Queens' Play: The Lymond Chronicles Book Two by Dorothy Dunnett
RRP: $21.43$15.15Before George R. R. Martin there was Dorothy Dunnett . . . PERFECT for fans of A Game of Thrones.'She is a brilliant story teller, The Lymond Chronicles will keep you reading late into the night, desperate to know the fate of the characters you have come... -
The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton: A 19th Century Heroine Who Wanted Justice for Women by Lady Antonia Fraser 9781474610926
RRP: $48.75$34.36'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday TimesCAROLINE NORTON, a nineteenth-century heroine who wanted justice for women.Poet, pamphleteer and artist's... -
The Border Reivers by Godfrey Watson 9780957286054
RRP: $23.38$18.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957286054Author Godfrey WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Northern HeritagePublisher Northern Heritage ServicesWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm)... -
Russian Revolution, The Paper by Chris Culpin
$40.40Covering popular topics and containing sharply focused material, Longman History in Depth is ideal for AS/A Level or higher Still students of all abilities. Introduces students to each topis through a narrative supported by charts, maps, timelines,... -
A Century of Newport: Events, People & Place over the 20th Century by John O'Sullivan
RRP: $29.23$22.52This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Newport during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
Visit Britain's Cathedrals: A guidebook and logbook for visiting 97 cathedrals in England, Wales and Scotland: 2023 by Heritage Hunter 9781905315802
$17.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905315802Author Heritage HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Heritage HunterPublisher Prepare to Publish Ltd -
Dreamworlds of Race: Empire and the Utopian Destiny of Anglo-America by Duncan Bell
RRP: $48.75$38.20How transatlantic thinkers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries promoted the unification of Britain and the United StatesBetween the late nineteenth century and the First World War an ocean-spanning network of prominent individuals... -
A New History of Ireland Volume VII: Ireland, 1921-84 by J.R. Hill 9780199592821
$112.83A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and... -
24 Hours at Agincourt by Michael Jones
RRP: $33.13$23.95Agincourt was an astonishing clash of arms, a pivotal moment in the Hundred Years War and the history of warfare in general.King Henry V's exhausted troops were preparing for certain defeat as they faced a far larger French army. What was to take place... -
Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain by Amy Jeffs
RRP: $48.75$33.89A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, January 2022A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA BBC HISTORY MAG BOOK OF THE YEARA DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Expressive, bold and quite beautiful' The Lady'[a] delight... -
Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587 by Jane E. A. Dawson 9780748614554
RRP: $50.68$41.85From the death of James III to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, Jane Dawson tells story of Scotland from the perspective of its regions and of individual Scots, as well as incorporating the view from the royal court. Scotland Re-formed shows how...