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The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits by Simon Schama 9780670922291
€18.14Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibition Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough... -
Voices of Petersfield & District by Pamela Payne 9780752431277
RRP: €17.84€13.74This fascinating book brings together the memories of people who have lived and worked in the market town of Petersfield and surrounding villages, including Buriton, Liss, Stroud, Sheet, Steep, Harting and Longmoor during the last century. Recollections... -
Gants Hill: A History in Photographs by Vincent Goodman
RRP: €17.84€13.74Gants Hill, a suburb of the London Borough of Redbridge, Essex, has long been a thriving community and shopping area, all centred around the famous and, at times, difficult to negotiate roundabout. Home to the iconic Moscow Metro-inspired underground... -
The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: Early Prehistory to 1500 BC by Tony Morigi 9780954962784
RRP: €41.64€41.20A review of the rich and diverse evidence for understanding past climate and environmental change in the Thames Valley, and the effects on plant and animal populations and the challenges and opportunities these presented to early humans. Part 1 of... -
The Slums of Leicester by Ned Newitt
€16.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859839331Author Ned NewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
The Invention of the Modern Dog: Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain by Michael Worboys 9781421426587
RRP: €41.65€37.18The story of the thoroughly Victorian origins of dog breeds.For centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times that breeders started to produce discrete,... -
The Elizabethan Mind: Searching for the Self in an Age of Uncertainty by Helen Hackett
RRP: €29.75€24.89The first comprehensive guide to Elizabethan ideas about the mind What is the mind? How does it relate to the body and soul? These questions were as perplexing for the Elizabethans as they are for us today-although their answers were often startlingly... -
The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell
RRP: €15.46€10.82The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. In his twenty-first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell - Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 - 2007 -... -
Spinoza, Life and Legacy by Prof Jonathan I. Israel 9780198857488
RRP: €47.59€42.64A biography of the boldest and most unsettling of the early modern philosophers, Spinoza, which examines the man's life, relationships, writings, and career, while also forcing us to rethink how we previously understood Spinoza's reception in his own... -
Quinn by Trevor Birney
€30.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785373992Author Trevor BirneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Spanish National Identity, Colonial Power, and the Portrayal of Muslims and Jews during the Rif War (1909-27) by Elisabeth Bolorinos Allar
RRP: €95.20€91.17How were Moroccan Muslim and Jewish cultures depicted in Spanish literature, journalism, and photography during the Rif War and what did this portrayal reveal about conflicting visions of Spanish identity? Runner-up for the 2017-18 AHGBI-Spanish... -
Stasi: The Untold Story Of The East German Secret Police by John O. Koehler
RRP: €20.22€17.48In this gripping narrative, John Koehler details the widespread activities of East Germany's Ministry for State Security, or Stasi." The Stasi, which infiltrated every walk of East German life, suppressed political opposition, and caused the... -
London: City of Cities by Phil Baker
RRP: €18.98€14.27City of cities, the modern world's first great metropolis, London has shaped everything from clothing to youth culture. It has a unique place in the world's memory, even as its role has changed from the capital of the planet to its playground, and as its... -
The Dream of Europe: Travels in a Troubled Continent by Geert Mak
RRP: €15.46€10.78'Mak is the history teacher everyone should have had' Financial TimesFrom the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium.How did... -
The Mortimers of Wigmore, 1066–1485: Dynasty of Destiny by Paul Dryburgh 9781910839652
RRP: €29.75€25.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839652Author Paul DryburghFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books LtdWeight(grams) 1180gDimensions(mm) 242mm *... -
Georgian London: The West End by Pat Dargan
RRP: €19.03€12.91The eighteenth and early nineteenth century saw the dramatic expansion of London - wide and elegant boulevards, formal landscaped squares, crescents, blocks of tall redbrick terraced houses, and stone-built Classical public buildings all appeared in... -
Snakes and Ladders: The great British social mobility myth by Professor Selina Todd 9781784740818
RRP: €29.75€11.79Politicians claim social mobility is real - a just reward for ambition and hard work. This book proves otherwise.From servants' children who became clerks in Victorian Britain, to managers made redundant by the 2008 financial crash, travelling up or down... -
Society and Culture in Early Modern France: Eight Essays by Natalie Zemon Davis by Natalie Zemon Davis 9780804709729
RRP: €33.31€31.51These essays, three of them previously unpublished, explore the competing claims of innovation and tradition among the lower orders in sixteenth-century France. The result is a wide-ranging view of the lives and values of men and women (artisans,... -
A Night of Flames by Matthew Harffy
RRP: €11.89€9.22In the wild lands of Norway, Hunlaf must quell a violent revolt in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure. Northumbria, AD 794. Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None know the truth of this more than the Vikings. To compete with the seafaring... -
A Gift of Poison by Bella Ellis
RRP: €20.22€13.73Haworth 1847 - Anne and Emily Bronte have had their books accepted for publication, while Charlotte's has been rejected everywhere, creating a strained atmosphere at the parsonage.At the same time, a shocking court case has recently concluded, acquitting... -
The Eastern Front, 1941-45, German Troops and the Barbarisation of Warfare by Omer Bartov 9780333949443
RRP: €65.44€59.32Based largely upon unpublished sources, Omer Bartov's study looks closely at the background of the German army on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. He describes the physical hardship, the discipline and morale at the front, and analyses the... -
CCEA AS-level History Student Guide: Germany (1919-1945) by Fin Lappin
€14.43Build, reinforce and assess students' knowledge throughout their course; tailored to the 2016 CCEA specification and brought to you by the leading History publisher, this study and revision guide combines clear content coverage with practice questions... -
King Arthur: The Making of the Legend by Nicholas J. Higham
RRP: €15.46€13.64A prominent scholar explores King Arthur's historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime... -
Learning from the Germans: Confronting Race and the Memory of Evil by Susan Neiman
RRP: €13.08€9.25'An ambitious and engrossing investigation of the moral legacies which stubbornly refuse to pass' Brendan Simms As the western world struggles with its legacies of racism and colonialism, what can we learn from the past in order to move forward?Susan... -
The Highland Clans by Alistair Moffat
€14.59The story of the Highland clans is a gripping one, full of celebrated names and heroic deeds. It is also, as Alistair Moffat reveals, the story of a fearless people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Here, he traces... -
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History by Edward Wilson-Lee
RRP: €29.75€20.03A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective... -
Marie-Antoinette: The Making of a French Queen by John Hardman
RRP: €15.46€13.64A new look which fundamentally overturns our understanding of this famously "out of touch" queen"Presents [Marie-Antoinette] as much more than a symbol whose meaning is in the eye of her beholder . . . neither martyr nor voluptuary but rather a serious... -
The Immeasurable Wilds: Travellers to the Far North of Scotland, 1600 - 1900 by Alastair Mitchell 9781849954921
RRP: €22.60€18.62Towards the end of the 18th century the attention of mapmakers, explorers and travellers turned to the north of Scotland. The mountains that rise north of Stirling formed a formidable barrier for anyone wanting to visit the Highlands, and travellers to... -
Your Neighbour Kills Puppies: Inside the Animal Liberation Movement by Tom Harris 9780745348698
RRP: €21.41€14.45For many people, the name 'Huntingdon Life Sciences' will live forever in infamy. In the early 2000s, Europe's largest animal testing laboratory provoked public outrage, and sparked a resistance movement like no other. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty... -
Georgian Arcadia: Architecture for the Park and Garden by Roger White
RRP: €47.60€44.27An exploration of the origins and evolution of Georgian landscape architecture, a period of innovative and diverse garden structures in which some of the era's greatest architects experimented with form, style, and technology The invention and... -
Eduqas GCSE (9-1) History: The Development of Germany, 1919-1991 by Rob Quinn
€28.70Exam board: EduqasLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed by EduqasHelp every student to achieve their best, with bespoke support for Eduqas GCSE History from the leading History publisher for secondary... -
Norse Mythology: Tales of the Gods, Sagas and Heroes by Various Authors 9781789506556
RRP: €15.46€10.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789506556Author Various AuthorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Arcturus EditionsPublisher Arcturus EditionsWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 234mm *... -
Mastering Modern British History by Norman Lowe
RRP: €40.45€37.24The new edition of this best-selling text includes a new section on the final years of the Labour government after Blair's resignation and a new chapter on the subsequent Coalition and Conservative governments. It is the ideal companion for students... -
Beastly Fury: The Strange Birth Of British Football by Richard Sanders
RRP: €19.03€13.82"Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence", wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and violent, but it has also become the most popular sport on the planet.This is the story of... -
The Family Tree Detective: Tracing Your Ancestors in England and Wales by Colin Rogers 9780719071263
RRP: €17.84€16.23The long-awaited fourth edition of this best-selling manual continues to offer up-to-date guidance both to newcomers and to the more experienced, on how to make best use of the labyrinth of genealogical sources in England and Wales. It takes into account... -
Young Reading Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Davidson
RRP: €8.32€5.03The Queen was Britain's longest-reigning monarch and one of the most famous women in the world. But what was she really like? This enthralling story of the life of Queen Elizabeth II is full of photographs and facts that capture the drama and grandeur of... -
Gosport: Conservation and Heritage by Louis Murray
RRP: €17.85€13.74Gosport is an ancient Hampshire borough that borders the Solent - the sheltered part of the English Channel that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland, an area vital in Britain's defence.Geographically unique and home to many historically... -
The Kings and Queens of Britain by John Cannon
RRP: €16.65€12.90This authoritative and accessible guide to the British monarchy spans the Romano-British rulers of 55 BC to the present day House of Windsor. Generously illustrated with maps, photos, paintings, and genealogies, it contains a wealth of information on the... -
The Penguin Book of Hell by Scott G. Bruce
RRP: €14.27€10.03Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern AmericaFrom the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us... -
Image Matters: Archive, Photography, and the African Diaspora in Europe by Tina M. Campt
RRP: €24.98€22.34In Image Matters, Tina M. Campt traces the emergence of a black European subject by examining how specific black European communities used family photography to create forms of identification and community. At the heart of Campt's study are two...