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Rotherham at War and Peace by Margaret Drinkall 9780752462950
RRP: £15.99£12.25In 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: £12.99£9.62Describing 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: £15.99£11.61It 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: £15.99£12.25In 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... -
Remembering Refugees: Then and Now by Tony Kushner 9780719068836
RRP: £19.99£17.82Refugee crises are one of the gravest problems facing the modern world. This book explores the paradox of why countries such as Britain pride themselves on their past treatment of refugees yet are suspicious and hostile towards asylum seekers trying to... -
Welsh in the Old West: Illustrated by Lorin Morgan-Richards 9780983002093
RRP: £21.00£12.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983002093Author Lorin Morgan-RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Raven Above PressPublisher Raven Above PressWeight(grams) 122g -
Conservative Revolutionary: The Lives of Lewis Namier by David Hayton
RRP: £30.00£21.71Acclaimed after the Second World War as England's greatest historian, Sir Lewis Namier was an eastern European immigrant who came to idealise the English gentleman and enjoyed close friendship with leading figures of his day, including Winston Churchill... -
The Brunels: Father and Son by Burton, Anthony 9781526786999
RRP: £25.00£17.62Isambard Kingdom Brunel has always been regarded as one of Britain's great heroes and an engineering genius. His father Marc Brunel has not received the same degree of adulation, but this book will show just how important a part Marc played in his son's... -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das 9781526615657
RRP: £16.99£13.60WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
Catch That Tiger: Churchill's Secret Order That Launched the Most Astounding and Dangerous Mission of World War II by Noel Botham 9781782194323
£9.38With exclusive access toprivate diariesand dozens of photographs, this is theincredible story of one of the most dangerous and thrilling secret missions of World War IIUnleashed by Hitler in 1942, the German Tiger tank was by far the most powerful tank... -
The Rose Demon: A terrifying tale of medieval England by P. C. Doherty
RRP: £9.99£6.80Matthias Fitzosbert is the illegitimate son of the parish priest of the village of Sutton Courteny. Despite the recent spate of murders, each day he braves the dark woods to visit his friend, a mysterious hermit who shows him many strange and beautiful... -
Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside: An Illustrated Guide by Geoffrey R. Sharpe 9781845118419
£28.01No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures await discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for... -
Fortress Britain: All the Invasions and Incursions since 1066 by Ian Hernon 9780752497129
RRP: £14.99£11.55As Stuart Laycock's book All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: and the Few We Never got Round to shows, the British have not been backward in coming forward when it comes to aggressive forays abroad. But it hasn't all been one way. In 1193 for example,... -
Class 66 by Fred Kerr 9781526776259
RRP: £30.00£21.95When British Railways (BR) was privatised in April 1994 some of the freight companies were bought by English Welsh Scottish Railways (EWSR), which immediately reviewed the mixed locomotive fleet and led to the decision to purchase 250 locomotives from... -
Edward Lhwyd: c. 1660-1709, Naturalist, Antiquary, Philologist by Brynley F. Roberts
RRP: £16.99£13.09Lhwyd, the illegitimate son of a father ruined by the Civil War, had to make his own way in the world. A competent botanist before going up to Oxford as a student, he spent much time there at the Botanical Garden before being appointed to the newly... -
The Newcastle Book of Days by Jo Bath 9780752468662
RRP: £9.99£7.55Taking you through the year day by day, The Newcastle Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the city. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you... -
Around Mold: O Amgylch Yr Wyddgrug: Britain in Old Photographs by David Rowe
RRP: £12.99£9.62This fascinating new book presents some of the events and people who have made up the life of the historic market town of Mold. From Roman times the town's strategic position ensured its regular involvement in Border warfare, while the extensive... -
A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual Freedom in the English Revolution by Nigel Smith
RRP: £28.99£18.80The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642-1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of the historian Christopher Hill, 'the... -
Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War by Tammy M. Proctor
RRP: £23.99£20.84When the Germans invaded her small Belgian village in 1914, Marthe Cnockaert's home was burned and her family separated. After getting a job at a German hospital, and winning the Iron Cross for her service to the Reich, she was approached by a neighbor... -
Haunted Berwick by Darren W. Ritson 9780752455488
RRP: £14.99£11.55This fascinating book contains a terrifying collection of true-life tales from around Berwick. Take a tour of this ancient town from Berwick Castle to the town walls and discover an unnerving assortment of poltergeists, spectres and myths, including a... -
Dublin: The Story of a City by Stephen Conlin
RRP: £27.99£22.54Dublin has taken many forms over the last millennium: first a Scandinavian settlement, linked by kinship to Norway; then a medieval town that formed part of a Norman sphere of influence across Western Europe. By the eighteenth century, it was a 'polite'... -
County Community in Seventeenth Century England and Wales by Jacqueline Eales
RRP: £14.99£13.64Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everitt-who advanced the fruitful notion of the ""county community"" during the 17th century-this volume proposes some modifications to Everitt's influential hypotheses in the light of the best recent scholarship... -
Life and Reign of Edward the Fourth: King of England and France and Lord of Ireland: Volume 2 by Cora L. Scofield 9781781554760
RRP: £20.00£15.44Edward IV, (1442-1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death on 9 April 1483. In a turbulent world marred by civil war, Edward, 4th Duke of York-with good title to the throne-overthrew... -
Baggy Pants and Warm Beer: The Brief Sojourn of 504 Parachute Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division in Leicestershire UK, 1944 by Peter Outridge 9781846830419
£15.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846830419Author Peter OutridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm)... -
The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge by Adam Sisman
RRP: £16.99£13.09The first book to explore the extraordinary story of the legendary friendship - and quarrel - between Wordsworth and Coleridge, two giants of English Romanticism. Wordsworth and Coleridge's passionate intimacy, shared ambition and subsequent... -
Eminent Churchillians by Andrew Roberts
RRP: £12.99£8.60A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous' OBSERVERThis highly praised book by the Wolfson History Prize-winning author of SALISBURY tackles six aspects of... -
Milner: Last of the Empire Builders by Richard Steyn
RRP: £25.00£16.99'Engagingly written, as unputdownable as a biography gets' Financial Mail'A rich and beautifully nuanced portrait of Milner ... a great feat, given all the paradoxical complexities of the man's life and character.' Duncan Campbell-Smith, former Financial... -
The History of Wargrave, Berks, ... in Which Is Included the Legend of Queen Emma, Etc. [With Photographic Illustrations.] by Herbert J Reid 9781241318833
RRP: £15.99£14.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241318833Author Herbert J ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library, Historical Print... -
The Last Days of Empire and the Worlds of Business and Diplomacy: An Inside Account by Charles Cullimore
RRP: £19.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526789044Author Charles CullimoreFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Pen and Sword HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword HistoryWeight(grams) 152g -
A Matter of Obscenity: The Politics of Censorship in Modern England by Christopher Hilliard
RRP: £32.00£24.76A comprehensive history of censorship in modern BritainFor Victorian lawmakers and judges, the question of whether a book should be allowed to circulate freely depended on whether it was sold to readers whose mental and moral capacities were in doubt, by... -
The Pilgrims' Way: Fact and Fiction of an Ancient Trackway by Derek Bright 9780752460857
RRP: £22.50£16.79Winding its way from Winchester to Canterbury, through the counties of Hampshire, Surrey and Kent, can still be found one of England's most ancient trackways. Well trodden and beloved of walkers throughout southern England, the Pilgrims' Way serves as a... -
Isle of Thanet in the Great War: Margate Broadstairs Ramsgate by Stephen Wynn 9781473834057
RRP: £14.99£10.95Because of the geographical location of the Isle of Thanet, it was always going to play a part in the First World War. For some wounded British and Commonwealth troops returning from the fighting in France and Belgium, it was their first sight of England... -
RAF WWII Operational and Flying Accident Casualty Files in The National Archives: Exploring their Contents by Mary Hudson 9781526783523
RRP: £25.00£17.62At its height during the Second World War, the RAF totalled 185,000 personnel. Men and women, from home and overseas, served alongside members of Dominion Air Forces, and those members of the air forces of occupied Europe who had escaped to fight on. All... -
Headstart In History: Power & People 1066-1485 by Rosemary Rees
£32.11Aiming to provide challenge and stimulus for more able pupils, the "Headstart in History" books have high narrative content; extended writing opportunities and suggestions videos and historical fiction.Book InformationISBN 9780435323028Author Rosemary... -
The Forgotten Giant of Bletchley Park by Liberty, Harold 9781399089616
RRP: £20.00£14.29In recent years, the work of the Bletchley Park codebreakers has caught the public's imagination with books and films. While men such as Alan Turing and Dilly Knox have been recognised, Brigadier John Tiltman has been hardly mentioned. This overdue... -
Criminal Women 1850-1920: Researching the Lives of Britain's Female Offenders by Lucy Williams 9781526718617
RRP: £14.99£10.95Women are among the hardest individuals to trace through the historical record and this is especially true of female offenders who had a vested interest in not wanting to be found. That is why this thought-provoking and accessible handbook by Lucy... -
The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey Through Britain's Remarkable Recent Archaeology by Francis Pryor 9780007299119
RRP: £10.99£8.29From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is... -
A Century of Doncaster: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Brian Elliot 9780752488639
RRP: £14.99£11.55This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Doncaster during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
Suvla: August Offensive - Gallipoli by Chambers Stephen 9781848845435
RRP: £14.99£10.95The landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a mismanaged affair that quickly... -
Sex, Sects and Society: 'Pain and Pleasure': A Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945 by Russell Davies 9781786832139
RRP: £19.99£15.23In an extended account of national identity, this companion volume to People, Places and Passions provides the first detailed study of the sexual and spiritual life of Wales in the period 1870-1945. The author argues that whilst Wales and its people...