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HSTs: Around Britain, 1990 to Present by Mark Pike
RRP: $20.63$14.98For almost 50 years, High Speed Trains (HSTs) have been the mainstay for express services for many operators in the UK. While they were used extensively by British Rail - even being dubbed the saviour of British Rail' - these trains have been used by... -
Queen Anne (Revised) by Edward Gregg 9780300090246
$58.54The reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, was a period of significant progress for the country: Britain became a major military power on land, the union of England and Scotland created a united kingdom of Great Britain, and the economic and... -
Blood Sisters: Can a pledge made for life endure beyond death? by Julie Shaw 9780008142797
RRP: $14.18$10.69It's 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they'll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy. Lucy has fallen... -
Haunted West End by Gilly Pickup 9780752499437
RRP: $12.89$9.74The West End of London has long been popular with theatre-goers and tourists to the capital, but this historic area is also home to a multitude of terrifying ghosts. From the theatre where a female spectre cradles a severed head in her lap and the... -
Clachtoll: An Iron Age Broch Settlement in Assynt, North-west Scotland by Graeme Cavers 9781789258479
RRP: $45.15$41.58Clachtoll broch is one of the most spectacular Iron Age settlements on the northern mainland of Scotland. When it became clear that the structure was threatened by coastal erosion, community heritage group Historic Assynt launched a major programme of... -
The Lowdown On Witches: True Stories of Scottish Witch Trials by Leonard Low
RRP: $19.35$17.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911486732Author Leonard LowFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Guardbridge BooksPublisher Guardbridge Books -
Burnley and Pendle Archaeology: Part two: Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age by John A. Clayton 9780957004344
$26.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957004344Author John A. ClaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 209Imprint Barrowford PressPublisher Barrowford Press -
The Little Book of Warwickshire by Lynne Williams
RRP: $12.89$9.74Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and the legendary Lady Godiva, boasts a rich and engaging history. Revealed within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Warwickshire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns... -
Bilston, Bradley & Ladymoor: A Seventh Selection: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752466095
RRP: $16.76$12.41This is Ron Davies's seventh book about the Black Country townships of Bilston, Bradley & Ladymoor. The area has a rich industrial heritage, which forged a strong sense of community among its residents, many of whom worked in the factories, foundries and... -
Women of Moray by Susan Bennet
RRP: $21.92$16.60Women have been sidelined throughout history in the rush to tell the stories of great wars, great battles and the achievements of great men. But in Moray - a part of Scotland encompassing both Highland and Lowland areas btween Inverness and Aberdeen - a... -
Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England by Sharon Bennett Connolly 9781526745255
RRP: $32.25$23.25Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. This clause in Magna Carta was in... -
Foundations: How the Built Environment Made Twentieth-Century Britain by Dr Sam Wetherell
RRP: $45.15$35.78An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation’s politicsFoundations is a history of twentieth-century Britain told through the rise, fall, and reinvention of six different types of urban space: the industrial estate,... -
The A-Z of Curious Nottinghamshire by Frank Earp
RRP: $19.34$14.90Weird, spooky, gruesome, humorous, and strange but true stories come alive in The A-Z of Curious Nottinghamshire. 'Curious' is perhaps not the first word you would use to label Nottinghamshire. But 'curiouser and curiouser' it becomes when you dig below... -
A Strange Business: Making Art and Money in Nineteenth-Century Britain by James Hamilton
RRP: $19.34$12.64Britain in the nineteenth century saw a series of technological and social changes which continue to influence and direct us today. Its reactants were human genius, money and influence, its crucibles the streets and institutions, its catalyst time, its... -
Kingswood and Two Mile Hill by Hugh Willmott 9780752433110
RRP: $16.76$12.41A history of Kingswood.Book InformationISBN 9780752433110Author Jill WilmottFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 8mm -
London Local Trains in the 1950s and 1960s by Kevin McCormack 9781473827219
RRP: $32.25$19.89The picture below of a Castle class locomotive, since preserved, illustrates Kevin McCormack's first love: the Great Western Railway and the Western Region of British Railways. Living almost all his childhood on the Western in Ealing, it was perhaps... -
The Little Book of Newcastle by John Sadler 9780750990035
RRP: $12.89$9.74The Little Book of Newcastle 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. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric... -
Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History 8000 BC - AD 1000 by Kevin J. Edwards
RRP: $47.73$44.39This book charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the ice age in an empty land 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9,000 years later. When the icefields and glaciers disappeared forests covered... -
Medieval York by Gareth Dean 9780752441160
RRP: $29.03$21.66York is one of the most visited cities in England - above all for its medieval heritage: the Minster, the city walls and the streets where many elements of the medieval city are still visible. Drawing on a mass of unpublished excavations over the last 35... -
Citizenship and Immigration in Postwar Britain: The Institutional Origins of a Multicultural Nation by Randall Hansen 9780199240548
RRP: $129.00$108.81In this ground-breaking book, the author draws extensively on archival material and theortical advances in the social sciences literature on citizenship and migration. Citizenship and Immigration in Postwar Britain examines the transformation since 1945... -
A Song for Jenny: A Mother's Story of Love and Loss by Julie Nicholson 9780007250813
RRP: $14.18$10.69On 7 July 2005, Julie Nicholson's life was changed forever. Her daughter, Jenny, was killed on her way to work in the London bombings, shaking Julie's beliefs. With heartbreaking honesty and integrity, Julie tells her story of love, tragedy and heartache... -
The Fall and Rise of the Stately Home by Peter Mandler 9780300078695
RRP: $49.02$47.85How much do the English really care about their stately homes? In this pathbreaking and wide-ranging account of the changing fortunes and status of the stately homes of England over the past two centuries, Peter Mandler melds social, cultural, artistic,... -
Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters by Jane Dunn
RRP: $18.05$9.18Celebrated novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her sisters, eclipsed by her fame, are revealed in all their surprising complexity in this riveting new biography. The middle sister in a famous artistic dynasty, Daphne du Maurier is one of the master... -
'The Hotties': Excavation and Building Survey at Pilkingtons' No 9 Tank House, St Helens, Merseyside by M. Krupa 9780904220322
$35.62The remains of Pilkingtons' No 9 Tank House represent a unique survival from the 19th century, an period of rapid development within the glass industry characterised by innovative but short-lived design. These remains are now recognised as the most ... -
Aspects of Housing Law by Jill Morgan 9781845680145
RRP: $64.49$56.63Aspects of Housing Law provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and readable account of what is often regarded as a complex and technical area of the law. It is essential reading for students of housing law and those taking courses in housing studies.With... -
Scotland's Early Silver by Alice Blackwell
RRP: $25.79$22.47The breadth of National Museums Scotland's collections, together with the support of The Glenmorangie Company, puts National Museums in a unique position to reveal the role of silver in the development of the first kingdoms of Scotland. It was silver,... -
East Lancashire Mining Memories by Jack Nadin
RRP: $24.50$18.47With the closure of the coalmines around East Lancashire went a comradeship that few other industries could ever boast. Today the dry and dusty coal seams with death and danger ever present are but a memory for those whose unique recollections contribute... -
Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard: On the Trail of ‘Kitty’ Marshall and the Met Police ‘Cats’ by Emelyne Godfrey
RRP: $29.66$22.08'Beautifully told, this book brings a fascinating and compelling story to a wider public. A "must read" for those interested in women's lives in the past.' - June Purvis, Professor (Emerita) of Women's and Gender History, University of Portsmouth,... -
Black Country Canals by Paul Collins
RRP: $21.92$16.69The Black Country has more miles of canal than Venice. During the industrial revolution this transport system developed to serve the steel, coal, lime and glass industries that grew up so extensively. Now much of the area's heavy industry has... -
Castlebar: Ireland in Old Photographs by Joe Curtis 9781845887902
RRP: $21.92$16.69Castlebar derived its name from Barry's Castle (Castle Barry), which was located in the open square of the present Army Barracks, up until the time of "The Races of Castlebar" in 1798. Later on, the Bingham family, also known as Lord Lucan, became the... -
Health and Society in Twentieth Century Britain by H. Jones 9780582004597
$68.22Few things tell us more of a nation's general well-being than the development of the life-expectancy of its citizens; the rising standards of health that they come to demand; and how evenly that improvement is shared throughout society. Helen Jones... -
The National Gallery in Wartime by Suzanne Bosman 9781857094244
RRP: $16.76$15.30On August 23, 1939, with World War II looming, the National Gallery, London, was forced temporarily to close its doors to the public to evacuate the bulk of its collection to secret locations in Wales for safe-keeping. By May 1940, the collection had... -
Roman Towns in Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere 9780752429199
RRP: $38.70$28.93Today, Britain's Roman Town survive in numerous different forms: from the earthworks of small roadside settlements in Lincolnshire, to the unending new discoveries from deep beneath London's busy modern streets, and the great ruins at Leicester and... -
A Long Week in March: The 36th (Ulster) Division in the German Spring Offensive, March 1918 by Michael James Nugent
RRP: $25.74$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390571Author Michael James NugentFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Textual Magic: Charms and Written Amulets in Medieval England by Katherine Storm Hindley
RRP: $46.44$39.69An expansive consideration of charms as a deeply integrated aspect of the English Middle Ages. Katherine Storm Hindley explores words at their most powerful: words that people expected would physically change the world. Medieval Europeans often... -
Avro Vulcan: The Early Years 1 by David W Fildes
RRP: $20.63$14.98Advances in aerodynamics and jet engine technology after World War Two led to the RAF Air Staff producing an Operating Requirement (OR229) for a bomber that could use these new technologies. To meet this requirement, the Avro Initial Projects team... -
Rotherham at War and Peace by Margaret Drinkall 9780752462950
RRP: $20.63$15.80In July 1922 the Rotherham Advertiser requested that the people of Rotherham remember the impact which the First World War had on the town and the changes which had been made. They recommended that: 'it be placed on record how the town was transformed... -
Newcastle Ragged School by Wendy Prahms 9780752440880
RRP: $16.76$12.41Describing daily triumphs and disasters at the Ragged School in 1847.Book InformationISBN 9780752440880Author Wendy PrahmsFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 235mm *... -
Vickers 1911-77 by Key Publishing
RRP: $20.63$14.98It seems incredible that a mere 33 years separates the maiden flights of the Barnes Wallis-designed R.100 airship from the beautiful VC10 airliner. It is also remarkable that, in 2013, the latter is still in service, albeit in dwindling numbers, but... -
A History of Amersham by Julian Hunt 9780750990882
RRP: $20.63$15.80In this entertaining book the author identifies each of the old coaching inns which provide ample evidence of Amersham's importance as a stopping place on the great coach road from London to the Midlands. He traces the history of all the town's tanneries...