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King James VI and I: Political Writings by James VI and I,King
RRP: $58.48$52.01James VI and I united the crowns of England and Scotland. His books are fundamental sources of the principles which underlay the union. In particular, his Basilikon Doron was a best-seller in England and circulated widely on the Continent. Among the most... -
Westhoughton by Ken Beevers
RRP: $25.33$18.76This compilation of over 200 archive photographs of Westhoughton illustrated the changes that have taken place in this part of Lancashire during the twentieth century, and the changing fortunes of a town that once relied heavily on the textile and coal... -
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome by Harry Sidebottom 9780861546855
RRP: $21.43$13.65What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? Discover the scandalous life and times of Rome's worst emperor. 'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old... -
Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe by John H. Arnold 9780340807866
$65.64Religion in medieval Europe was hugely important, and impinged upon the most mundane transactions and everyday experiences. But was the period a uniform 'Age of Faith'? By focussing on the ordinary laity, this fascinating account unlocks the multiple... -
Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth by Adam Zamoyski
RRP: $33.13$22.37'Napoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read' Sir Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original... -
Warsaw 1920: Lenin's Failed Conquest of Europe by Adam Zamoyski
RRP: $21.43$14.14The dramatic and little-known story of how, in the summer of 1920, Lenin came within a hair's breadth of shattering the painstakingly constructed Versailles peace settlement and spreading Bolshevism to western Europe. In 1920 the new Soviet... -
Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: $25.33$16.77Winner of the Costa Biography AwardWhat makes a Stalin? Was he a Tsarist agent or Lenin's bandit? Was he to blame for his wife's death? When did the killing start? Based on revelatory research, here is the thrilling story of how a charismatic... -
Closing the Ring: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: $37.03$26.54Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally... -
The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871 by Geoffrey Wawro 9780521617437
RRP: $48.73$38.88The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 violently changed the course of European History. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring... -
Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain by Len Deighton
RRP: $19.48$12.71'The most honest attempt yet to tell how the Battle of Britain really was' Andrew Wilson, ObserverHistory is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940. In his gripping history of... -
The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works: Gallic War, Civil War, Alexandrian War, African War, and Spanish War by Kurt A. Raaflaub
RRP: $58.50$42.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307455444Author Kurt A. RaaflaubFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties by Peter Hennessy
RRP: $38.98$28.63Winner of the Orwell Prize The second part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy, Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties captures Britain in an extraordinary decade, emerging from the shadow of war into growing affluence.'If the Gods gossip,... -
Siege of Malta 1940-42: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Rogers 9781784384593
RRP: $29.23$21.35For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another. The Mediterranean island was effectively beleaguered, reliant for defence on anti-aircraft guns and often-outnumbered fighter... -
Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 by Ian Kershaw
RRP: $37.03$26.54A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020'Brilliant ... a historical masterpiece' The Times Literary SupplementFrom one of Britain's most distinguished historians and the bestselling author of Hitler, this is the definitive... -
Their Finest Hour: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: $37.03$26.54Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally... -
The Jewish Revolt AD 66-74 by Si Sheppard
RRP: $31.18$22.64In AD 66 a local disturbance in Caesarea caused by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue exploded into a pan-Jewish revolt against their Roman overlords. Gaining momentum, the rebels successfully occupied Jerusalem and drove off an... -
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes by Tariq Ali
RRP: $48.75$48.52The subject of numerous biographies and history books, Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today, Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magisterial, has adopted many of his hero's mannerism! And,... -
The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815 by Tim Blanning
RRP: $38.98$27.85'The Penguin History of Europe series ... is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New StatesmanThe Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered, introvert continent after the... -
The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin
RRP: $66.20$56.57"To great writers," Walter Benjamin once wrote, "finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they labor their entire lives." Conceived in Paris in 1927 and still in progress when Benjamin fled the Occupation in 1940, The Arcades Project... -
Orderly and Humane: The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War by R. M. Douglas
RRP: $42.90$36.97More than 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe were driven from their homes in the wake of WWII, yet barely anyone noticed or remembers Immediately after the Second World War, the victorious Allies authorized and helped to carry out the forced... -
The Horse of Pride: Life in a Breton Village by Pierre-Jakez Helias 9780300025996
$66.30"A marvelous chronicle of Breton lives and life, seen largely through the eyes of a child grown old, remembering how it used to be, in the years between the two world wars. The memoirs are magnificent. . . . The affectionate and touching portraits... -
The Gardens of the British Working Class by Margaret Willes
RRP: $27.28$24.67This magnificently illustrated people's history celebrates the extraordinary feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they toiled, planted, and loved was not their own. Spanning more than four centuries, from the earliest... -
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Martyn Rady
RRP: $17.53$12.58The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands... -
Common People: The History of An English Family by Alison Light
RRP: $27.28$19.01Shortlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize'Part detective story, part Dickensian saga, part labour history. A thrilling and unnerving read' Observer 'Mesmeric and deeply moving' Daily Telegraph 'Remarkable, haunting, full of wisdom' The TimesFamily... -
Russia Under the Old Regime by Richard Pipes
RRP: $25.33$17.73This study analyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the 9th century to the 1880s, and its unique role in managing Russian society. The development of Russia was different from that of the rest of Europe. The natural poverty of geographical... -
Hitler: A Life by Peter Longerich
RRP: $72.13$53.29Tyrant, psychopath, and implementer of a ruthless programme of racial extermination, Adolf Hitler was also the charismatic Fuhrer of millions of dedicated followers. In this major new biography, internationally acclaimed German historian Peter Longerich... -
Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion by Peter Heather 9780141988535
RRP: $37.03$26.54'A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Superb storytelling ... captivating and profound' Literary Review'A page-turner' The SpectatorIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of... -
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: $25.33$16.77A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth... -
The Western European Union: International Politics Between Alliance and Integration by Sally Rohan 9780367669416
RRP: $81.88$72.44This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe’s search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day. Establishing the WEU as a support organization,... -
Mecca of Revolution: Algeria, Decolonization, and the Third World Order by Jeffrey James Byrne 9780190053772
RRP: $64.33$52.07Mecca of Revolution traces the ideological and methodological evolution of the Algerian Revolution, showing how an anticolonial nationalist struggle culminated in independent Algeria's ambitious agenda to reshape not only its own society, but... -
The Penguin History of Europe by J. Roberts 9780140265613 [USED COPY]
RRP: $37.03$5.17Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the... -
The Penguin History of Europe by J. Roberts
RRP: $37.03$26.54Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning with prehistory and the early civilizations of the Aegean, The Penguin History of Europe traces the... -
A Concise History of Switzerland by Clive H. Church
RRP: $44.83$34.34Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural... -
Europe: A History by Norman Davies
RRP: $58.50$43.97Europe - and the question of whether to stay in or leave - has dominated British politics for the last three years. Yet how much do you really know about the Continent?From the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret... -
Beyond Empire by John T. Ducker
$86.83Beyond Empire looks at three decades of British colonial administration to assess the capacity of the independent governments of Africa to achieve independence. A wealth of archival material and a unique review of British press over those decades brings... -
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings by Jean Manco
RRP: $25.33$16.77Who are the Europeans? Where did they come from? In recent years scientific advances have yielded a mass of new data, turning cherished ideas upside down. The idea of migration in prehistory, so long out of favour, is back on the agenda. Visions of... -
The Flame of Resistance: American Hero. French Hero. British Spy. by Damien Lewis
RRP: $39.00$35.14'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it turns out I didn't know the half of it. Lewis' story-telling blew my mind. Again.' Dan SnowDuring WW2, Josephine Baker, the world's richest and most... -
The Grand Alliance: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: $37.03$26.54Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally... -
Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British by Jeremy Paxman
RRP: $21.43$15.15From the bestselling author of The English comes Empire, Jeremy Paxman's history of the British Empire accompanied by a flagship 5-part BBC TV series, for readers of Simon Schama and Andrew Marr.The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from... -
The Western Rising of 1549 by Mark Stoyle 9780300276886
RRP: $25.33$22.35"Compelling."-Mathew Lyons, Times (UK) "Authoritative."-Marcus Nevitt, Spectator "A sympathetic portrayal of communities fighting for all they held dear."-Lucy Wooding, Times Literary SupplementThe fascinating story of the so-called "Prayer Book...