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Gosport by Ian Edelman 9780752403007
RRP: $16.76$12.41In this fascinating new collection of about two hundred old photographs compiled by Ian Edelman, curator of Gosport Museum, the recent history of the ancient town of Gosport is once again brought to life. Once surrounded by a moated rampart and boasting... -
Devonshire Folk Tales by Michael Dacre 9780752455051
RRP: $12.89$9.74This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Some of the stories have been gleaned from residents of the county, whilst others have been developed by the... -
The Blue Water War: The Maritime Struggle in the Mediterranean and Middle East, 1940-1945 by Brian E. Walter
RRP: $38.69$27.53For three millennia the Mediterranean Sea served as the center of western civilization and the scene of many colossal wars and naval battles. In the early summer of 1940, this ancient body of water again played host to a new and extensive conflict as the... -
Girls in Khaki: A History of the ATS in the Second World War by Barbara Green 9780752463506
RRP: $19.34$14.90At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain's manpower crisis forced them to turn to a previously untapped resource: women. For years it was thought women would be incapable of serving in uniform, but the ATS was to prove everyone wrong. Formed in... -
Futures of Socialism: ‘Modernisation', the Labour Party, and the British Left, 1973–1997 by Colm Murphy 9781009278812
RRP: $109.65$99.33The transformation of the Labour Party by 1997 is among the most consequential political developments in modern British history. Futures of Socialism overhauls the story of Labour's modernisation and provides an innovative new history. Diving into the... -
The Times Second World War: The history of the global conflict from 1939 to 1945 by Peter Chasseaud
$36.25The perfect gift for history fans. Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including material from the archives of the... -
By Permission Of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London by Adrian Tinniswood
RRP: $16.76$11.73There had, of course, been other fires, Four Hundred and fifty years before, the city had almost burned to the ground. Yet the signs from the heavens in 1666 were ominous: comets, pyramids of flame, monsters born in city slums. Then, in the early hours... -
Britain and Europe in a Troubled World by Vernon Bogdanor
RRP: $24.50$20.87The history of Britain's complex relationship with Europe, untangled"The best short introduction to both the political realignment that produced the 2016 Referendum result and the immense fallout since."-CapX, "Books of the Year" (2020)"[A] cool-headed,... -
Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car by Ant Anstead
RRP: $14.18$9.35TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and... -
Jews by the Seaside: The Jewish Hotels and Guesthouses of Bournemouth by Pam Fox 9781912676934
RRP: $25.74$20.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912676934Author Pam FoxFormat PaperbackImprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd -
Western Isles Folk Tales by Ian Stephen 9780752499116
RRP: $16.76$12.41Western Isles Folk Tales is a representative collection of stories from the geographical span of the long chain of islands known as the Outer Hebrides. Some are well-known tales and others have been sought out by the author, but all are retold in the... -
Women'S Leisure in England 1920-60 by Claire Langhamer 9780719057373
RRP: $25.79$22.72This insightful book offers a timely assessment of the complex relationship between women and leisure in England, drawing upon recent feminist theory. Departing from approaches which focus on particular activities or institutions, it places everyday... -
Mr Crippen, Cora and the Body in the Basement by Matthew Coniam
RRP: $32.25$22.73It was an 'open and shut' case. Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American quack doctor, had murdered his wife, the music hall performer Belle Elmore, and buried parts of her body in the coal cellar of their North London home. But by the time the remains were... -
Paris-London Connection: The Assassination of Princess Diana by John Morgan 9780980740752
RRP: $11.55$8.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980740752Author John MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint John MorganPublisher John MorganWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm -
Winchester Curiosities by David Hilliam
RRP: $20.63$15.80Winchester, ancient capital of Wessex, is a crucial part of Britain's heritage. In his latest book, David Hilliam condenses the city's long and fascinating history into a collection of memorable 'curiosities' that are still to be seen today. Visitors -... -
Stone Voices: The Search For Scotland by Neal Ascherson
RRP: $12.89$8.64Neal Ascherson is one of Britain's finest writers in an undefinable genre that fuses history, memoir, politics and meditations on places. His books on Poland and his collected essays on the strange Britain to which he returned from Europe in the... -
Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time by Hilary Spurling
RRP: $12.89$9.17BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 in The Sunday Times, Spectator, Mail on Sunday, Observer and Financial Times'A landmark biography' The Times, Books of the Year'One of our generation's greatest biographers' London Review of Books'Witty, spirited, richly crowded... -
Churchill's Last Wartime Secret: The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History by Adrian Searle 9781399077705
RRP: $19.34$14.13Its been a State secret for more than seventy years. The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during the Second World War (the Channel... -
Charleston: Past and Present: The Official Guide to One of Bloomsbury's Cultural Treasures by Professor Quentin Bell 9780156167734
RRP: $19.29$14.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156167734Author Professor Quentin BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 197mm *... -
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II by Joanna Lumley
RRP: $14.18$9.55'Lovely... delivers the warmest of glows' - Telegraph 'Who wouldn't love this chocolate-box delight of insights and snapshots of The Queen...A treasure chest' - Good Housekeeping In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated seventy years as Queen and Head of... -
Hoax: The Catholic Plot that Never Was by Victor Stater
RRP: $25.80$21.90The extraordinary story of the Popish Plot and how it shaped the political and religious future of Britain "Stater tells a complex and convoluted story with absolute clarity. . . . As a work of historical scholarship, Hoax is terrific."-Robert G... -
Shakespeare's Britain by Jonathan Bate
RRP: $12.89$8.77From the common playgoers to the royal patrons, this book explores Britain from the perspective of Shakespeare's audience - revealing how the significant issues of the day were explored at the playhouse through objects and quotations from Shakespeare's... -
The Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror's Subjugation of England by Teresa Cole
RRP: $16.76$10.941066 saw three kings of England, the last of whom was William, Duke of Normandy. Tradition tells us the conquest of England by the powerful Normans was inescapable, and suggests England benefited almost at once from closer links with Europe. But new... -
The Hayling Island Branch: The Hayling Billy by John Scott-Morgan 9781526726810
RRP: $32.25$23.25The Hayling Island Branch was one of Britain's most iconic sea side lines, connecting Havant with Hayling Island via Langston Harbour. Opening in 1865 for freight and 1867 to passenger traffic, it was after a few years of local control, managed and... -
The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings: A medieval ghost story by Dan Jones
RRP: $12.89$10.53A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on... -
A Military History of Scotland by Edward M. Spiers
RRP: $51.60$44.35This is a magisterial work of Scots military history. The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. This illustrated pean to his rich heritage explores both the detail of battles and the cultural history of war, devoting eight separate... -
Reshaping Rural England: A Social History 1850-1925 by Alun Howkins
RRP: $49.01$43.06First Published in 1991. Reshaping Rural England covers the crucial period of English rural history from the high point of Britain's agricultural power in the 1850s and 1860s through to the grim years of the inter-war period. Uncovering many of the myths... -
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family by Alison Bashford
RRP: $19.34$14.13SHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE'A masterpiece of biography ... a vivid account of a family at the heart of some of the great cultural shifts of the modern era' John Gray, New Statesman'The whole of British intellectual life seems accessible... -
Divine Rascal: On the Trail of LSD's Cosmic Courier, Michael Hollingshead by Andy Roberts
RRP: $24.50$15.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222788Author Andy RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Life in 1940s London by Mike Hutton
RRP: $14.18$9.35The most momentous decade in London's colourful history was one of huge contrasts. The war provided a heady brew of fear, bravery, stoicism, cowardice and crime, set to a background of popular music from Glenn Miller and Vera Lynn. To some, London was... -
Bygone Clydebank by John Hood 9781840333503
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840333503Author John HoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 240mm * 4mm -
Britain's Coast at War: Invasion Threat, Coastal Forces, Bombardment and Training for D-Day by Neil R Storey
RRP: $32.25$23.25The whole of Britain's coastline was involved in the struggle against the Nazis. In the early days invasion was the main threat and the Channel counties and cities such as Plymouth, Portsmouth and Brighton suffered grievously from aerial attack. Dover... -
The Angels of Englemere Wood: The uplifting and inspiring true story of a children’s home during the Blitz by Karen Farrington
RRP: $14.18$10.02The inspiring, uplifting true story of a group of London girls dispatched to a children's home in rural England during the Blitz, and meet the formidable nurse and Lady in Waiting who transformed their lives forever . . .'A heartwarming story of hope and... -
A Taste for Treason: The Letter That Smashed a Spy Ring by Andrew Jeffrey
RRP: $19.34$12.64A gripping true story of wartime espionage. Dundee, 1937. When housewife Mary Curran became suspicious of hairdresser Jessie Jordan's frequent trips to Nazi Germany, she had no idea that she was about to be drawn into an international web of espionage... -
Agincourt 1415: Triumph against the odds by Matthew Bennett
RRP: $21.92$18.19A concise illustrated study of one of the most iconic battles in English history. Henry V's forces were tired, hungry, and faced a French army three to six times more numerous. However, they possessed several advantages, and English success resulted... -
The Naval History of Wales: Unleashing Britannia's Dragon by J.D. Davies 9781803994857
RRP: $20.63$15.80Based on extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a compelling story that spans nearly 2,000 years, from the Romans to the present.Many Welsh men and women have served in the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries. Welshmen played major... -
A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition): Walpole to Cameron by Dick Leonard 9781137574381
RRP: $257.99$92.05Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Nineteenth-Century British Premiers,... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain by Martin Millett 9780198854890
$61.82This book provides a twenty-first century perspective on Roman Britain, combining current approaches with the wealth of archaeological material from the province. This volume introduces the history of research into the province and the cultural changes... -
Poole Past & Present: Britain in Old Photographs by Ian Andrews 9780752452869
RRP: $19.34$14.90This absorbing collection of photographs, containing many rare and unpublished images of Poole, illustrates the changes that have been seen in this picturesque seaside town as it has evolved over the years. Featuring scenes from work and home life to the... -
Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England by Caroline Grigson 9780198714712
RRP: $19.34$14.13Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo -- a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarre. From...