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Gloster Aircraft Company: Images of England by Derek N. James
RRP: £14.99£11.55Today it is difficult to imagine that the parishes of Hucclecote and Brockworth once were home to one of Britain's major manufacturers. Gloster Aircraft Company, with its forebears H.H.Martyn & Company and Gloucestershire Aircraft Company, produced some... -
Crime and Justice since 1750 by Barry Godfrey
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book provides a comprehensive, introductory text for students taking courses in crime and criminal justice history. It covers all of the key historical topics central to an understanding of the current criminal justice system, including the... -
The Bletchley Park Codebreakers in Their Own Words by Greenberg, Joel 9781784388119
RRP: £25.00£17.62A fascinating anthology which sheds new light on the Bletchley Park story and shows that there is still more to tell.' - Tony Comer OBE, formerly Departmental Historian at GCHQ This important volume tells the story of Bletchley Park through countless... -
The Dawn of Aviation: The Pivotal Role of Sussex People and Places in the Development of Flight by Roy Brooks 9781526786340
RRP: £25.00£17.62Shoreham airport, founded in 1910, is the oldest airport in the UK and the oldest purpose-built commercial airport in the world. Yet aviation began in Sussex far earlier, with balloonists making landfall at Kingsfold near Horsham in 1785. These early... -
The Ghost of Galileo: In a forgotten painting from the English Civil War by J.L. Heilbron
RRP: £29.49£21.61In 1643/4 the once-famous Francis Cleyn painted the unhappy young heir of Corfe Castle, John Bankes, and his tutor, Dr Maurice Williams. The painter is now almost forgotten,the painting much neglected, and the sitters themselves have left little to mark... -
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
£14.38In this follow-up to the bestselling "Sex with Kings" we discover the truth about what goes on behind the closed door of the Queen's boudoir. After all, Queen Victoria, that bastion of virtue, had nine children! You'll read about the notorious Catherine... -
Dancing in the English Style: Consumption, Americanisation and National Identity in Britain, 1918-50 by Allison Abra
RRP: £25.00£17.92Dancing in the English style explores the development, experience, and cultural representation of popular dance in Britain from the end of the First World War to the early 1950s. It describes the rise of modern ballroom dancing as Britain's predominant... -
THE PARAS IN IRAQ: Operation Telic 1 by Craig Allen
RRP: £14.99£10.95For Operation Telic, the 2003 campaign in Iraq, the UK was the junior partner alongside their American allies but still contributed a substantial force. This was based around the 1st Armoured Division consisting of 7th Armoured Brigade, 16 Air Assault... -
Nightmare at Scapa Flow: The Truth About the Sinking of HMS "Royal Oak" by H.J. Weaver
RRP: £7.99£5.69"The place where the German U-boat sank the British battleship Royal Oak was none other than the middle of Scapa Flow, Britain's greatest naval base! It sounds incredible..." - William L Shirer, journalist, 18 October 1939 Sinking the battleship HMS... -
These Distinguished Corps: British Grenadier and Light Infantry Battalions in the American Revolution by Don N. Hagist
RRP: £25.00£17.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059841Author Don N. HagistFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Rebellion's Message by Michael Jecks
RRP: £13.99£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780295695Author Michael JecksFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm *... -
Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography by Marion Meade
RRP: £12.99£8.60Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age.A comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King... -
Revolution and Rebellion: State and Society in England in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by J. C. D. Clark 9780521337106
RRP: £38.99£32.28This iconoclastic and satirical book provides a radical reconstruction of the recent historiography of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It creates an alliance between those revisionist historians who have rewritten the received account of the... -
Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway: Chesterfield to Langwith: Junction, the Beighton Branch and Sheffield District Railway by Chris Booth 9781781556283
RRP: £18.99£14.72In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington to a new dock near the small east coast village of Sutton-on-Sea. Grandly titled The Lancashire,... -
Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography by June Purvis
RRP: £28.99£25.49Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the twentieth century. Today her name is synonymous with the 'votes for women' campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspirational suffrage leader in history. In this absorbing... -
Wellington and the Vitoria Campaign 1813: Never a Finer Army by Divall, Carole 9781526774026
RRP: £25.00£17.62Over two hundred years ago, on 21 June 1813, just southwest of Vitoria in northern Spain, the British, Portuguese and Spanish army commanded by the Duke of Wellington confronted the French army of Napoleon's brother Joseph. Hours later Wellington's... -
Unmanageable Revolutionaries: Women and Irish Nationalism, 1880-1980 by Margaret Ward 9781851322565
RRP: £29.95£26.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851322565Author Margaret WardFormat PaperbackImprint Arlen HousePublisher Arlen House -
London Tube 101: History, Culture, and Travel on London's Transport Network by Anglotopia LLC 9781955273237
RRP: £19.99£15.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955273237Author Anglotopia LLCFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Anglotopia, LLCPublisher Anglotopia, LLCWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
The Way It Was: A History of Gigha by Catherine Czerkawska
RRP: £12.99£8.56The island of Gigha is a small gem, the most southerly of the true Hebridean islands, lying just off Tayinloan on Scotland's Kintyre peninsula. Gigha's good harbours, fertile land, mild climate and strategically useful position have given it a... -
Lost Tramways of Scotland: Glasgow North by Peter Waller 9781914079542
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914079542Author Peter WallerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 200mm * 5mm -
The Surrender of Silence: A Memoir of Ironfoot Jack, King of the Bohemians by Ironfoot Jack
RRP: £15.99£12.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222658Author Ironfoot JackFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Scottish Society 1707-1830: Beyond Jacobitism, Towards Industrialisation by Christopher A. Whatley 9780719045417
RRP: £19.99£18.01Scottish Society, 1707-1830 challenges much conventional wisdom and provides readers with many new insights into Scottish social and economic history.. Argues that the Union of 1707 was vital for Scottish success, but in ways which have hitherto been... -
Birmingham Canals by Ray Shill 9780752488561
RRP: £14.99£14.10Birmingham is famously reputed to have more miles of canals than Venice. These canals contributed much to the city's growth, bringing coal and merchandise from the surrounding areas. As the city prospered economically, it continued to grow and absorb... -
Edinburgh: Landscapes in Stone by Alan McKirdy 9781780273716
RRP: £6.99£4.84An ancient and long-extinct volcano lies at the heart of Scotland's capital. It roared into life some 350 million years ago and has been a source of fascination since it was first studied in earnest during the Enlightenment by James Hutton, one of the... -
Elizabeth I by David Loades 9781852853044
RRP: £80.00£78.97Elizabeth I, who reigned over Shakespeare's England and defeated the Spanish Armada, is familiar both from her portraits and as Gloriana, the Virgin Queen. Yet the reality of her character and her personal attitudes are harder to detect behind the public... -
The A-Z of Curious Flintshire by David Rowe
RRP: £14.99£11.55Flintshire, the northern gateway to Wales, is a county rich in heritage. It is home to ancient artefacts, medieval buildings and country houses, and has had many fascinating residents such as the grand old man of politics, W.E. Gladstone, and the famous... -
Medieval Canon Law by James Brundage
RRP: £36.99£32.53It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This book examines its development from its beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages, updating its... -
Glint in the Sky, A: German Air Attacks on Folkstone, Dover, Ramsgate, Margate by Martin Easdown 9781844151196
RRP: £12.99£9.09Martin Easdown's compelling account of the German air raid on Folkestone in 1917 and its appalling aftermath is the first comprehensive history of an episode to be published. He gives a dramatic description of the event, relying heavily on the eyewitness... -
Tracing Your Docker Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ombler, Alex 9781526744043
RRP: £14.99£10.95Alex Ombler's handbook is the first practical guide for family historians who wish to find out about family members who worked in British docks. In a series of concise, informative chapters he takes readers through the history of British ports and... -
Scotland's Land Girls: Breeches, Bombers and Backaches by Elaine Edwards
RRP: £8.99£7.40An introduction about the Women's Land Army in the First and Second World Wars is followed by reminiscences, recorded recently by the editor, of ten ex-Land Girls. It is co-published by NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing and the European Ethnological... -
The Lion's Share: A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present by Bernard Porter 9780367426989
£38.28Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its 'imperial' implications, the sixth edition of The Lion's Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for... -
Medieval Ireland by Clare Downham 9781107651654
RRP: £26.99£21.65Medieval Ireland is often described as a backward-looking nation in which change only came about as a result of foreign invasions. By examining the wealth of under-explored evidence available, Downham challenges this popular notion and demonstrates what... -
Stonehenge by Rosemary Hill
RRP: £10.99£7.77Stonehenge is woven into the earliest Arthurian legends and has been analysed by everyone from archaeologists, to town planners, to the Druids who have made it their spiritual home. By refusing to adopt one theoretical position, Rosemary Hill provides... -
Towton: The Battle of Palm Sunday Field by Timothy Venning 9781783461929
RRP: £12.99£9.09'An astonishingly complete account of this most significant battle in the Wars of the Roses. Impeccable research, clear, concise and fascinating maps, and a narrative that persuades you you're an onlooker at the very time these astounding events took... -
Wellington and the British Army's Indian Campaigns 1798 - 1805 by Martin R Howard 9781473894464
RRP: £25.00£17.62The Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars across Europe are subjects of such enduring interest that they have prompted extensive research and writing. Yet other campaigns, in what was a global war, have been largely ignored. Such is the case for the war... -
The Pre-Civil War Stuart Trained Bands; 1603 - 1642: A Perfect or Imperfect Militia? by BSc Leadbetter 9781914059728
RRP: £25.00£17.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059728Author BSc LeadbetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Norbury, Thornton Heath & Broad Green by Raymond Wheeler 9780752421643
RRP: £12.99£9.62A history of Norbury, Thornton Heath & Broad Green.Book InformationISBN 9780752421643Author Raymond WheelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Chedworth Roman Villa: Excavations and Re-Imaginings from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries by Professor Simon Esmonde Cleary
RRP: £100.00£93.51Ten years in the planning and with contributions by 27 expert authors, this is a comprehensive record of archaeological research at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire (now in the care of the National Trust), from the nineteenth to the twenty-first... -
Haunted Hartlepool & East Durham by Paul Screeton
RRP: £12.99£9.62From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with phantoms, spirits and ghouls, this collection of spooky sightings from around Hartlepool and East Durham is guaranteed to make your blood... -
Thomas Becket by Anne Duggan 9780340741382
£32.28The construction and deconstruction of Becket's reputation is central to this provocative new study. The cult of Becket has remained enduring: it was the centerpiece of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; and in our own time it has carried powerful enough...