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Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England by Anthony Julius
RRP: $44.49$33.73Trials of the Diaspora presents the long and troubling history of anti-Semitism in England, from the middle ages to the twenty-first century. Anthony Julius identifies four distinct versions of English anti-Semitism, which he then investigates in... -
An Alternative History of Britain: The English Civil War by Timothy Venning 9781473827820
RRP: $25.79$8.93With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so... -
Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book: An Englishwoman's Life During the Civil War by Lucy Moore
RRP: $12.89$4.13'Fascinating... A vivid account' - Philippa Gregory, The TimesIn the mid-seventeenth century, England was divided by Civil War, but inside the home domestic life continued as it always had done. Lady Ann Fanshawe's 'receipt book' was a treasured and... -
Wolverhampton: Britain in Old Photographs by Heidi McIntosh 9780752463568
RRP: $18.05$14.00This fascinating collection of over 200 archive images traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in Wolverhampton during the last century, as many old agricultural communities were swallowed up by the development of modern... -
Difference Is Born on the Lips: Reflections on sexuality, stigma and society by Michael Handrick
RRP: $21.92$18.19In this shockingly raw but beautifully written book, Michael Handrick unpicks the toxic narratives and myths built up by society of what it means to be a man, gay and working class. Moving through time and memory, from a rural council estate surrounded... -
Fish and Chips and the British Working Class, 1870-1940 by John K. Walton 9780718521202
$103.25Unlike other institutions of central importance to working-class life, the fish-and-chip trade has not yet been rescued from what the author of this book regards as "the massive condescension of posterity". In attempting to begin this process,... -
The Cheltenham Book of Days by Michael Hasted 9780752465449
RRP: $12.89$9.74Taking you through the year day by day, The Cheltenham Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of Britain... -
Northamptonshire at War 1939 - 1945 by Kevin Turton 9781473876675
RRP: $16.76$5.61When the Second World War was declared in September 1939, Northamptonshire was better prepared for the years that followed than it had been twenty-five years earlier. Lessons had been learned from the First World War, and people were far more aware of... -
Castles of Wales by Davis, John Paul 9781399018876
RRP: $32.25$23.25In 1277, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd, met with Edward I of England in Aberconwy to finalise a treaty that would change the fate of both nations. His hand forced by Edward's invasion earlier that year, Llywelyn's acceptance of the terms... -
Last Years of the London Titan by Matthew Wharmby 9781526749710
RRP: $32.25$16.23Already depleted by withdrawals in the London Buses Ltd era, the Leyland Titan fleet of T class was divided upon privatisation between three new companies; London Central, Stagecoach East London and Stagecoach Selkent. Together with a host of smaller... -
The Few: July-October 1940 by Alex Kershaw
RRP: $11.60$8.32In the summer of 1940 a handful of volunteer pilots defied their country to fight when we needed them most. This is the story of their Battle of Britain.In the early days of World War Two when Britain stood alone against the terror of Hitler's... -
Town Planning in Britain Since 1900: The Rise and Fall of the Planning Ideal by Gordon E. Cherry 9780631199946
RRP: $48.96$44.12This book examines town and country planning policy in twentieth-century Britain as an important aspect of state activity. Tracing the origins of planning ideals and practice, Gordon Cherry charts the adoption by state, both at the central and local... -
Old Airdrie by Campbell McCutcheon 9781840334685
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334685Author Campbell McCutcheonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 171gDimensions(mm)... -
Cambridgeshire at War 1939-45 by Glynis Cooper 9781473875838
RRP: $16.76$11.51Few could believe that within twenty years of the war to end all wars being won the world was once again at war. Veterans of the Great War feared going through the same thing again and, even worse, many knew that this time their children would also be... -
North Shields by Eric Hollerton 9780752407302
RRP: $16.76$12.41This collection of over 200 photographs draws on the archives of North Tyneside Libraries which have been built up through the donations of local people. The majority of the old scenes are from within living memory, but before the redevelopments of the... -
Alfred the Great: War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England by Richard Abels 9780582040472
RRP: $61.91$59.31This biography of Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons (871-899), combines a sensitive reading of the primary sources with a careful evaluation of the most recent scholarly research on the history and archaeology of ninth-century England. Alfred... -
Where There’s Muck, There’s Bras: True Stories of the Amazing Women of the North by Kate Fox
RRP: $12.89$8.57From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden. ... -
The Story of Shrewsbury by Mary De Saulles
RRP: $20.63$17.72Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906663681Author Mary De SaullesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
I am Minded to Rise: The Clothing, Weapons and Accoutrements of the Jacobites from 1689 to 1719 by Jenn Scott 9781912866632
RRP: $25.74$18.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866632Author Jenn ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Outside In by Peter Hain 9781849544108
RRP: $16.76$11.95Peter Hain has lived an extraordinary life. Formerly an 'outsider' he became an 'insider', one of the last Labour government's most effective ministers. He held an array of glittering posts in the British political establishment, from key roles in the... -
A Freeborn People: Politics and the Nation in Seventeenth-Century England by David Underdown 9780198206125
$107.38A Freeborn People is a provocative exploration of the ways in which the political cultures of the elite and of common people intersected during the seventeenth century. David Underdown shows that the two worlds were not as separate as historians have... -
Hidden Aberdeenshire: The Coast by Fiona-Jane Brown
RRP: $12.89$9.74Following on from the bestselling Hidden Aberdeen, Fiona-Jane Brown now presents a brand new volume, Hidden Aberdeenshire: The Coast, exploring the rich history and the most fascinating, quirky stories from the windswept lands beside the North Sea... -
Valentine Ackland: A Transgressive Life by Frances Bingham
RRP: $20.63$14.24'One November evening in 1925, two young women from London arrived at the village of Chaldon, in Dorset. They brought with them two suitcases, a gramophone, and a wooden boxful of records; the bare necessities. Both wore trousers and had Eton-cropped... -
The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $21.92$15.84William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England. Arbella Stuart, their granddaughter, was a heartbeat away... -
The Lawn Road Flats - Spies, Writers and Artists by David Burke 9781783274703
RRP: $25.79$22.41The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writers The Isokon building, also know as Lawn Road Flats, in London... -
The Everyday Life of the Clans of the Scottish Highlands by Michael Steven Newton 9780971385825
RRP: $15.47$11.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971385825Author Michael Steven NewtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Michael NewtonPublisher Michael NewtonWeight(grams) 152g -
March Past: The Memoir of a Commando Leader, From Lofoten to Dieppe and D-Day by Lord Lovat 9781399068581
RRP: $32.25$23.25At the outbreak of war in 1940, Simon Frazer, the 15th Lord Lovat and a former Guards officer, was mobilized from the reserve list to join the Lovat Scouts, the British Army's first sniper unit that had been formed by his father during the Boer War. The... -
Queen Victoria and the Discovery of the Riviera by Michael Nelson
$20.79Queen Victoria fell in love with the Riviera when she discovered it on her first visit to Menton in 1882 and her enchantment with this 'paradise of nature' endured for almost twenty years. Victoria's visits helped to transform the French Riviera by... -
Tavistock: A History by Gerry Woodcock
RRP: $23.21$17.60Tavistock has cast its spell over generations of visitors. Attractively set between two significant natural barriers, the River Tamar to the west and Dartmoor to the east, residents and visitors today would still recognise the truth of what one impressed... -
The Long Eighteenth Century: British Political and Social History 1688-1832 by Frank O'Gorman
$54.64This long-awaited second edition sees this classic text by a leading scholar given a new lease of life. It comes complete with a wealth of original material on a range of topics and takes into account the vital research that has been undertaken in the... -
Pictorial History of Paisley by David Rowland 9781840334357
RRP: $28.32$24.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840334357Author David RowlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 274mm... -
Portmahomack: Monastery of the Picts by Martin Carver
RRP: $42.56$35.11This book deals with a key archaeology of one of the prime Pictish settlements in north east Scotland. This updated 2nd edition continues and develops the interpretation of a prime Pictish settlement site in north east Scotland, with new chapters... -
RAF Bomber Command Losses: v. 9: Roll of Honour, 1939-1947 by W R Chorley
RRP: $25.79$19.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857801958Author W. R ChorleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint Midland PublishingPublisher Crecy PublishingDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 2mm -
'kill All The Gentlemen': Class struggle and change in the English countryside by Martin Empson 9781910885697
RRP: $19.34$12.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910885697Author Martin EmpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications -
The Culture of Sensibility: Sex and Society in Eighteenth-Century Britain by G.J.Barker- Benfield 9780226037141
RRP: $61.92$59.84G. J. Barker-Benfield documents the emergence of the culture of sensibility that transformed British society of the eighteenth century. His account focuses on the rise of new moral and spiritual values and the struggle to redefine the group identities of... -
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry Viii's Sister by Beth-Sarah Watkins 9781785356766
RRP: $12.89$11.08Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII's older sister and became the Queen of Scotland after her marriage to James IV in 1503. Her life was troubled and fraught with tension. She was continually caught between her country of birth and the country she ruled. After... -
Percy Maylam's The Kent Hooden Horse by Richard Maylam 9780752449975
RRP: $19.34$14.90In 1909, Canterbury antiquarian Percy Maylam published his research and remarkable photographs of the fascinating Kent tradition of the hooden horse. He caught the custom in its last traditional phase, but his work inspired a revival after the Second... -
Station 43: Audley End House and SOE's Polish Section by Ian Valentine
RRP: $16.76$12.41Audley End House in Essex - or Station 43 as it was known during the Second World War - was used as the principal training school for SOE's Polish Section between 1942 and 1944. Polish agents at the stately home undertook a series of arduous training... -
The History of the Communist Party of Great Britain: v.5: Cold War, Crisis and Conflict: The CPGB 1951-68 by John Callaghan 9780853159582
RRP: $23.22$22.47This is Volume Five of a comprehensive history of the British Communist Party in the twentieth century, and covers the period from 1951 to 1968. The cold war was at its most intense during this period, and it was also the time of the dramas of 1956 -... -
Spitfire Down: Fighter Boys Who Failed to Return by Sarkar, Dilip S 9781399089470
RRP: $32.25$22.73Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.