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Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire by Felix Driver 9780631201120
RRP: $48.96$44.12Geography Militant is a compelling account of the relations between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire.About the AuthorFelix Driver is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of Power and... -
The Seaside: England's Love Affair by Madeleine Bunting
RRP: $25.80$17.88"...a fascinating barometer of the state of the nation right now, in the wake of austerity, Brexit and Covid." - Travis Elborough England's seaside is made up of a striking variety of coastlines including cliffs, coves, pebbled shore, wide sandy... -
Ring of Fire: Liverpool into the 21st century: The Players' Stories by Simon Hughes
RRP: $14.18$10.02Following the success of Simon Hughes' Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC's domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled... -
Making Sense of History: 1509-1745 by Alec Fisher
$32.52Deliver engaging, enquiry-driven lessons and help pupils gain a coherent chronological understanding of and across periods studied with this complete offering for Key Stage 3 History. Designed for the 2014 National Curriculum this supportive learning... -
Bagels & Bacon: The Post War East End by Jeff Rozelaar 9780752458700
RRP: $19.34$14.55Jeff Rozelaar was born into a Jewish family and raised in an East End bombarded by Hitler's V2s. Fortunate enough to be one of the lucky survivors of the Nazi menace, he was able to play in the streets among the resultant debris with his schoolmates... -
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World by Peter Moore
RRP: $19.34$12.29**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - recently discovered off the coast of America- Endeavour is an alluring combination of history, adventure and science. From Johnson's Dictionary to... -
Wellington: The Iron Duke by Richard Holmes
RRP: $19.34$12.51Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's remarkable life and extraordinary... -
The King's Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I by Benjamin Woolley
RRP: $19.34$14.01Now a major TV series, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine.The King's Assassin is the scandalous story of George Villiers, lover - and murderer - of King James I.The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power... -
The Making of the British Landscape: How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today by Francis Pryor
RRP: $25.79$18.94From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. Packed with over 250 maps and photographs, compellingly... -
The History of England by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay
RRP: $16.76$11.73One of the greatest figures of his age, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) was widely admired throughout his life for his prose, poetry, political acumen and oratorical skills. Among the most successful and enthralling histories ever written, his... -
Skara Brae by David Clarke
RRP: $7.74$5.53The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite severe coastal erosion, eight houses and a workshop have survived largely intact, with their stone furniture... -
Out of the Hay and into the Hops: Hop Cultivation in Wealden Kent and Hop Marketing in Southwark, 1744-2000 by Celia Cordle 9781907396045
RRP: $24.50$21.44Based on oral histories and farm books, this account offers a fascinating analysis of some 300 years of hop-cultivation history in the Weald of Kent, a rural area in the South of England, and in the London Borough of Southwark. The diverse processes of... -
The Pocket Book of the GAA by Tony Potter
RRP: $9.02$6.62A fully illustrated history of Ireland's most famous sporting institution, published in association with the GAA museum in Croke Park. This is a fascinating and colourful introduction to Gaelic games, covering football, hurling, camogie and handball... -
Snowdonia National Park Rangers Favourite Walks by National Parks UK
RRP: $9.02$6.19Walking guide to the Snowdonia National Park, with 20 best routes chosen by the park rangers. Each walk varies in length from 2 to 10 km and can be completed in less than 4 hours. 20 best routes chosen and written by National Park rangers ... -
English Food: A People's History by Diane Purkiss 9780007255566
RRP: $38.70$26.48'An absolute gem' Sunday Times 'A mouthwatering history' The Guardian In this delicious history of Britain's food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the... -
Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism by Catherine Hall 9781009098854
RRP: $45.15$41.22Why does Edward Long's History of Jamaica matter? Written in 1774, Long's History, that most 'civilised' of documents, attempted to define White and Black as essentially different and unequal. Long deployed natural history and social theory, carefully... -
If War Should Come by Mark Barnes
RRP: $32.19$24.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809457Author Mark BarnesFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Harlow by George Taylor
RRP: $16.76$12.09This book is part of the Archive Photographs series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in Great Britain, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752403304Author... -
Bare-Arsed Banditti: The Men of the '45 by Maggie Craig
RRP: $16.76$11.73'Deftly told' The HeraldThey were modern men, the soldiers of the '45: doctors and lawyers, students and teachers, gardeners and weavers. These are the men often written out of history, or else depicted as gallant but misguided fools. But in reality... -
A-Z Secret Edinburgh Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: $9.02$6.19Discover hidden gems around Edinburgh with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert,... -
Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century England by Keith Thomas
RRP: $24.50$18.07Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover... -
Jigsaw Murders: The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics by Jeremy Craddock
RRP: $19.34$14.55'Absolutely gripping. Impeccably researched and written with the pace and narrative drive of a thriller, but attentive too to the dignity of the victims.' - Daragh Carville, creator of ITV's The BayThe true story of the shocking 1930s murder case, and... -
Henry VIII by J. J. Scarisbrick 9780300071580
RRP: $32.25$28.28Henry VIII's forceful personality dominated his age and continues to fascinate our own. In few other reigns have there been developments of such magnitude-in politics, foreign relations, religion, and society-that have so radically affected succeeding... -
The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There by Sinclair McKay 9781845136338
RRP: $12.89$8.77Bletchley Park was where one of the war's most famous - and crucial - achievements was made: the cracking of Germany's "Enigma" code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside... -
King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta by Marc Morris
RRP: $19.34$14.13The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly,... -
A Brief History of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley
RRP: $16.76$11.09Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a... -
Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis
RRP: $14.18$9.37'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice... -
The Guns of August: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $16.76$11.73Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war.War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted to fend it off. It was no use . . .Barbara... -
Rot at the Core: The Serious Crimes of a Detective Sergeant by Graham Satchwell 9780750996181
RRP: $20.63$15.43In March 1972, four young black men were arrested by a specialist pickpocket squad at Oval Underground Station and charged with theft and assault of police officers. Sentenced to two years in prison, the case seemed straightforward and credible to the... -
Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain by Ronald Hutton
RRP: $24.50$21.39Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent... -
Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend: 200th Anniversary Edition by Mark Bostridge
RRP: $16.76$11.73Winner of the Elizabeth Longford prize for Historical Biography 'Engrossing' Claire Tomalin / 'Superb' Sunday Times / 'A triumph' Daily Mail Whether honoured and admired or criticized and ridiculed, Florence Nightingale has invariably been... -
Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts by Tracy Borman
RRP: $16.76$11.73September 1613.In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England's great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is 'tormented' with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he will suffer an excruciating death. Soon the whole family... -
Spirit of Place: Artists, Writers and the British Landscape by Susan Owens
RRP: $16.76$11.09When we look at the landscape, what do we see? Do we experience the view over a valley or dappled sunlight on a path in the same way as those who were there before us? We have altered the countryside in innumerable ways over the last thousand years, and... -
A new focus on...Black Lives in Britain, c.1500–present for KS3 History by Robin Whitburn
$24.07Meet the people, visit the places and hear the stories that do justice to Black British history.This is the first school textbook of this century that focuses solely on the history of Black people in Britain - and approaches that history with the rigour,... -
Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson 9780857524201
RRP: $16.76$11.73Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes,... -
Scotland: The Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw it Happen by Rosemary Goring
RRP: $16.76$11.73DISCOVER 2,000 YEARS OF SCOTTISH HISTORY TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT - FROM THE ROMAN INVASION TO THE SNP PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY IN 2007.Featuring writing from Tacitus, Mary Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell, David Livingston and Billy Connolly... -
London Curiosities: The Capital's Odd & Obscure, Weird and Wonderful Places by John Wade 9781473879119
$18.23London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses... -
The Dirty War by Martin Dillon
RRP: $14.18$10.02___________'This excellent book demands the attention of anyone concerned about civil liberties in the United Kingdom' Guardian1969 was a year of rising tension, violence and change for the people of Northern Ireland. Rioting in Derry's Bogside led to... -
The Tudors - Art and Majesty in Renaissance England by Elizabeth Cleland
RRP: $64.50$56.82A fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudors, revealing the dynasty's influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyond Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs changed England indelibly, using the visual... -
The Little Book of Yorkshire by Geoffrey Howse
RRP: $12.89$9.46The Little Book of Yorkshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. The county's most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants,...