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The Partition of Ireland: 1918-1925 by Robert Lynch
RRP: $46.78$37.13Partition represents the most fundamental revolution in modern Irish history. By 1925 the country had been divided into two states embodying rival religious and political identities, an outcome unthinkable only a decade before. While often analysed... -
The French Revolution, 1789-1804: Authority, Liberty and the Search for Stability by Nigel Aston
$73.46What was the appeal of the values of the Revolution? When did disillusionment set in, and why? Why did so few women identify with the Revolution? These are some of the questions which recur in this fresh study which focuses on some of the major themes... -
Beyond the Tower: A History of East London by John Marriott
RRP: $31.18$26.95From Jewish clothing merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, the area east of the City has always played a crucial role in London's history. The East End, as it has been known, was the home to Shakespeare's first... -
Hayling Island: Britain in Old Photographs by John Rowlands 9780752486239
RRP: $27.28$21.16Although small, Hayling Island has a rich and diverse history, greatly influenced by the Saxon, Roman and Norman invasions. The latter in particular has left its influence on its people and their fortunes. This book features a collection of photographs,... -
Gainsborough: A Portrait by James Hamilton
RRP: $25.33$16.77** Selected as a Book of the Year in The Times, Sunday Times and Observer **'Compulsively readable - the pages seem to turn themselves' John Carey, Sunday Times 'Brings one of the very greatest [artists] vividly to life' Literary Review Thomas... -
The Angel of Death (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 4): Murder and intrigue from the heart of the medieval court by Paul Doherty
RRP: $19.48$11.62In 1298, Edward I of England invaded Scotland and brutally sacked the town of Berwick, razing to the ground the Red House of the Flemings who had permission to trade there. He little knew his action would have far-reaching repercussions.A year later,... -
Loco Spotter's Guide by Stuart Black
RRP: $13.63$10.00Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation's affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain... -
Europe and the People Without History by Eric R. Wolf 9780520268180
RRP: $58.50$46.20Offering insight and equal consideration into the societies of the "civilized" and "uncivilized" world, "Europe and the People Without History" deftly explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. In this foundational text about... -
A History of London County Lunatic Asylums & Mental Hospitals by Brandon, Ed 9781399008730
RRP: $33.13$23.95From the Middle-Ages onwards, London's notorious Bedlam lunatic hospital saw the city's mad' locked away in dank cells, neglected and abused and without any real cure and little comfort. The unprecedented growth of the metropolis after the Industrial... -
From Punt to Plough: A History of the Fens by Rex Sly
RRP: $31.18$23.89A superb examination of the history of the Fens, containing a great deal of stunning photographs.About the AuthorRex Sly's family has been living in the Fens since 1545 and as Huntingdon the name Sly can be traced back to 1273. He is a farmer at... -
Seeking Sanctuary: A History of Refugees in Britain by Jane Marchese Robinson 9781526739612
RRP: $29.23$21.35"Seeking Sanctuary" explores the history of people looking for refuge in this country. It starts with those protestant refugees fleeing oppression and persecution from Catholic Spain who ruled the Netherlands in the 16th century. It traces successive... -
The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland by Crawford Gribben 9780198868262
RRP: $33.13$28.68The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland describes the emergence, long dominance, sudden division, and recent decline of Ireland's most important religion, as a way of telling the history of the island and its peoples. Throughout its long history,... -
The Making of British Socialism by Mark Bevir
RRP: $58.50$46.20The Making of British Socialism provides a new interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late nineteenth century, demonstrating that it was not a working-class movement demanding state action, but a creative campaign of political hope... -
The King's Henchman: Henry Jermyn by Anthony Adolph 9781908096654
RRP: $19.48$18.74Charles II's succession to the throne came at a time of national turbulence: his father had been beheaded, Oliver Cromwell had usurped his right to reign. England was at sea among Europe's constantly shifting allegiances. But Henry Jermyn, a Suffolk... -
As Good as a Marriage: The Anne Lister Diaries 1836–38 by Jill Liddington
RRP: $48.75$35.72The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail Anne's... -
Handel: The Man & His Music by Jonathan Keates
RRP: $39.00$28.65Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from... -
Fatal Path: British Government and Irish Revolution 1910-1922 by Ronan Fanning 9780571297405
RRP: $25.33$16.69This is a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. It was also the decade of the... -
Gender in Mystical and Occult Thought: Behmenism and its Development in England by Brian J. Gibbons 9780521526487
RRP: $95.53$80.09This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers, tracing the changes in gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, hermeticism and the Cabala. The... -
The Broken House: Growing up under Hitler by Horst Kruger 9781847926340
RRP: $29.23$18.58The Broken House is a rediscovered coming-of-age story that provides an unforgettable portrait of life under the Nazis. In 1965, journalist Horst Kruger attended the Auschwitz trial in Frankfurt, where 22 former camp guards were put on trial for the... -
British Municipal Bus Operators: A Snapshot of the 1960s by Blake, Jim 9781473857186
RRP: $48.75$44.44This book looks at municipal operators in England and Wales in the 1960s. Going back to the very first horse-bus or tram operations in Victorian times, many towns and cities throughout Britain had such operators, owned and run by the town or city... -
Rome by Robert Hughes
RRP: $33.13$22.50A dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING STANDARD.For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates... -
Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Langford 9780192853998
RRP: $17.53$12.58First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted... -
Leith by Tom Wright 9781908373656
RRP: $19.48$14.18The Leith area possesses a highly distinct cultural and social identity, with a contentious history to its relationship with Edinburgh.Tom Wright opens the door to Leith's past by exploring its rich heritage through a comprehensive collection of black... -
An Army of Tribes: British Army Cohesion, Deviancy and Murder in Northern Ireland by Edward Burke
RRP: $58.48$54.17This is the first such study of Operation Banner, the British Army's campaign in Northern Ireland. Drawing upon extensive interviews with former soldiers, primary archival sources including unpublished diaries and unit log-books, this book closely... -
The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft by Claire Tomalin
RRP: $21.43$15.15The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft is the acclaimed bestselling biography by Claire TomalinWinner of the Whitbread First Book PrizeWitty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She... -
Scotland Rising: The Case for Independence by Gerry Hassan 9780745347264
RRP: $29.23$19.11The Scottish independence debate has consequences for Scotland, British politics, the future of the UK - and internationally. In Scotland Rising, Gerry Hassan addresses the key questions in this debate with a deep dive into its history, beyond the... -
Britain's Railway Disasters: Fatal Accidents From the 1830s to the Present Day by Michael Foley 9781526766564
RRP: $29.23$21.35Passengers on the early railways took their lives in their hands every time they got on board a train. It was so dangerous that they could buy an insurance policy with their ticket. There seemed to be an acceptance that the level of danger was tolerable... -
The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West by Tom Holland 9780307278708
RRP: $39.00$28.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307278708Author Tom HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 448gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
Tudor Power and Glory: Henry VIII and the Field of Cloth of Gold by Keith Dowen 9781913013004
RRP: $19.48$13.77The Field of Cloth of Gold was one of the greatest courtly spectacles of the sixteenth century. A carefully-orchestrated meeting outside Calais between Henry VIII and Francis I, it encapsulated Henry's imperial ambitions and confirmed the role of the... -
Royal Bastards by Peter Beauclerk-Dewar 9780752446684
RRP: $25.33$18.76Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of today's... -
Ten Engineers Who Made Britain Great: The Men Behind the Industrial Revolution by Anthony Burton
RRP: $31.18$23.89Samuel Smiles published Lives of the Engineers in 1862. The noted biographer presented his engineers as heroic progress makers who conquered nature and overcame impossible obstacles to drive the Industrial Revolution forward, but included twisted and... -
Annals of the Labouring Poor: Social Change and Agrarian England, 1660-1900 by K. D. M. Snell 9780521335584
RRP: $95.53$80.87Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Other Side of Notting Hill: From Wartime to the Westway by Roger Rogowski 9780750989060
RRP: $33.13$25.23Notting Hill has inspired a large number of books and has often made national news - though not always for the right reasons. It has forever been an area of contrast between rich and poor, and has undergone almost constant change since it was developed... -
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War by Deborah Cohen
RRP: $21.43$14.14'Effervescent' New Yorker Best Books Of 2022 So Far 'Bursts with colour and incident' FT Best Books of Summer Read this prize-winning historian's "immersive" ( New York Times) account of the famous writers who, in the... -
The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281 by Stephen Turnbull 9781846034565
RRP: $31.18$24.12From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime resources necessary for such a major amphibious operation... -
The Albanians: A Modern History by Miranda Vickers
RRP: $48.73$44.56This is the first full account of a country that, following decades of isolation, has undergone unprecedented changes to its political system: the collapse of communism, the progression to multi-party elections and the upheaval that followed the March... -
The 1950s: Ireland in Pictures by Lensmen Photographic Archives
RRP: $29.23$23.52Ireland's premier photographers, The Lensmen, captured the essence of life in Ireland during the 1950s in their stunning and thought provoking images. A beautiful and evocative collection of photographs, capturing a simpler decade in our country's... -
Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in the Middle Ages by Liza Picard
RRP: $25.33$16.77'A holiday in the complex, joyful, indelicate medieval world'John Higgs, author of Watling StreetChaucer's People is an absorbing and revealing guide to the Middle Ages, populated with Chaucer's pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales. These are lives spent... -
Richthofen & Boelcke in Their Own Words by Manfred Freiherr Von 1892 Richthofen 9780857066473
$35.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857066473Author Manfred Freiherr Von 1892 RichthofenFormat HardbackPage Count 188Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 376g -
Porto: Stories from Portugal's Historic Bolhao Market by Gabriella Opaz
RRP: $42.88$30.87Discover the culinary heart of Northern Portugal through the stories, food, and history of Bolhao. Bolhao Market's century-old walls are crumbling as its vendors and visitors wait for the restoration that will return it to its former glory. Though the...