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Rorke's Drift: A New Perspective by Neil Thornton 9781781555538
RRP: $32.25$23.25The battle of Rorke's Drift is established in history as one of Britain's most incredible actions where approximately 155 defenders held off a Zulu force of over 4,000 warriors, in a savage, bloody conflict with no quarter given by either side. The... -
Deserter: A Hidden History of the Second World War by Charles Glass
RRP: $16.76$12.51A poet, a gangster and an agent of the Resistance; 'Deserter' details three astonishing lives shaped by the decision to flee during WWII. During the Second World War, the British lost 100,000 troops to desertion, and the Americans 50,000... -
Lonely Teardrops by Freda Lightfoot
RRP: $14.18$12.37Blood is thicker than water...It's a rainy day on Champion Street as Harriet attends the funeral of her beloved father. But then her grandmother drops a bombshell on her out of nowhere and she can hardly take in the words for shock and grief.Joyce, the... -
Essex Dogs by Dan Jones
RRP: $21.92$17.98The BBC History 2022 Book of the Year and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick from Sunday Times bestselling author Dan Jones. July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs... -
It's a London Thing: How Rare Groove, Acid House and Jungle Remapped the City by Caspar Melville
RRP: $20.63$15.22This book is a record of the Black music culture that emerged in post-colonial London at the end of the twentieth century; the people who made it, the racial and spatial politics of its development and change, and the part it played in founding London's... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Medicine in Britain, c1250-present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914-18 by Sam Slater
$6.44Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Endorsed for EdexcelTarget success in Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Key content coverage... -
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery 9780300102222
RRP: $18.05$15.80What was the life of an eighteenth-century British genteel woman like? In this lively and controversial book, Amanda Vickery invokes women's own accounts of their intimate and their public lives to argue that in the eighteenth and early nineteenth... -
The Covent Garden Ladies: the book that inspired BBC2’s ‘Harlots’ by Hallie Rubenhold
RRP: $14.18$10.02***By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE***'A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Rubenhold's pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian Soho'... -
Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 by Dan Jones
RRP: $16.76$11.73Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is one of the... -
Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile by Andrew Lownie
RRP: $32.25$20.95THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week''Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N... -
LOTE by Shola von Reinhold
RRP: $11.60$8.32WINNER of the James Tait Black Prize 2021.WINNER of The Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021.Lush and frothy, incisive and witty, Shola von Reinhold's decadent queer literary debut immerses readers in the pursuit of aesthetics and beauty, while... -
If Walls Could Talk: An intimate history of the home by Lucy Worsley
RRP: $16.76$11.04Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two 'dirty centuries'? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint?... -
Anson's Navy: Building a Fleet for Empire 1744-1763 by Brian Lavery 9781399002882
RRP: $51.60$37.91Despite a supreme belief in itself, the Royal Navy of the early eighteenth century was becoming over-confident and outdated, and it had more than its share of disasters and miscarriages including the devastating sickness in Admiral Hosier's fleet in... -
Disrupt and Deny: Spies, Special Forces, and the Secret Pursuit of British Foreign Policy by Rory Cormac
RRP: $18.05$12.58Disrupt and Deny is the untold story behind Britain's secret scheming against both enemies and friends from 1945 to the present day. British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. Since... -
The Levelling Sea: The Story of a Cornish Haven and the Age of Sail by Philip Marsden
RRP: $14.18$8.41The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Within the space of few years, during the 1560s and 1570s, a maritime revolution took place in England that would contribute... -
Jet Man: The Making and Breaking of Frank Whittle, Genius of the Jet Revolution by Duncan Campbell-Smith
RRP: $14.18$10.02The story of Frank Whittle - RAF pilot, mathematician of genius, inventor of the jet engine and British hero. 'Wonderful' David Edgerton, TLS 'A fascinating account' Aeroplane Monthly 'Casts new light on the intense, heroic character of Frank... -
Kings & Queens of England and Scotland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry
RRP: $12.89$8.41Discover the vivid stories of Britain's iconic rulers, from 600 CE to the present day.From the Saxons to the Windsors, Britain's royal lineage is brought to life in the pages of this visual guide. Confused about which Henry had six wives and which was... -
King Arthur: The True Story by Graham Phillips
RRP: $20.63$14.98For fifteen hundred King Arthur has remained a mystery. For the first time, King Arthur - The True Story discovers the historical King Arthur, his Camelot and his final resting place. The authors uncover vital evidence for Arthur's historical existence... -
Harvest by Jim Crace
RRP: $14.18$9.69Winner of the 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardWinner of the 2014 James Tait Black PrizeShortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the 2013 Goldsmiths PrizeShortlisted for the 2014 Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionAs... -
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century London - by BBC New Generation Thinker 2022 by Oskar Jensen
RRP: $14.18$9.52Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted portrait by a rising-star historian and New Generation Thinker Until now, our view of bustling late Georgian and Victorian London has been filtered through... -
Wandsworth by Patrick Loobey 9780752400266
RRP: $19.34$14.55This book is part of the Images of London series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752400266Author Patrick... -
British History For Dummies by Sean Lang 9780470978191
RRP: $27.08$18.52Royally confused about kings and queens? Never sure what happened when? Or where - England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Learn the people and events that shaped British history British History For Dummies, 3rd Edition is full of rip-roaring stories of... -
The Discovery of Sussex by Peter Brandon
RRP: $32.25$19.47There is a greater difference between life in Sussex today and life one hundred years ago than there was between the times of our great-grandparents and of Queen Elizabeth, for in 1900 Sussex away from the seaside resorts had more in common with the... -
Mr Barry's War: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the Great Fire of 1834 by Caroline Shenton
RRP: $35.46$26.03When the brilliant classical architect Charles Barry won the competition to build a new, Gothic, Houses of Parliament in London he thought it was the chance of a lifetime. It swiftly turned into the most nightmarish building programme of the century... -
A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of sadness and hope - Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman, Ruth Jones, J.K. Rowling, Sandi Toksvig and others by Frank Cottrell Boyce
RRP: $14.18$10.04How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic... -
Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House by Adrian Tinniswood 9781529111439
RRP: $16.76$11.73From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend: a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values.'Preposterously entertaining' Observer'Brilliant'... -
St Aidan's Way of Mission: Celtic insights for a post-Christian world by Ray Simpson
RRP: $10.31$6.75Surveying the life and times of Aidan of Lindisfarne, this book draws insights into missional approaches to inspire both outreach and discipleship for today's Church. As in his previous BRF book, Hilda of Whitby, Ray Simpson shows that such figures from... -
Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies by Hayley Nolan
RRP: $11.60$7.91A bold new analysis of one of history's most misrepresented women. History has lied. Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented... -
Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn by Gabriel Pogrund
RRP: $12.89$9.17'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Tim ShipmanA blistering narrative expose of infighting, skulduggery and chaos in Corbyn's Labour party, now revised and updated.* A Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times and i Newspaper Book of the Year *Left Out... -
Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 5: Never Really Left, 2003 - 2005 by Alastair Campbell
RRP: $32.25$23.04THE ALL-NEW DIARIES; "Alastair Campbell's diaries have the quality of Pepys ...people will be looking for insights and finding them in 100 years' time." Lord Alex CarlileLaunched to a blaze of critical acclaim, Alastair Campbell's explosive diaries... -
The Tunnel Through Time: A New Route for an Old London Journey by Gillian Tindall
RRP: $16.76$11.73Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline.Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through... -
The Crown Jewels: The Official Illustrated History by Anna Keay
RRP: $19.34$13.93The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This paperback edition of the official illustrated history of the Crown Jewels, the most famous jewelry collection in the world, incorporates spectacular... -
Haunted Sheffield by Darren Johnson-Smith 9780752441955
RRP: $19.34$14.55Everyone loves a good ghost story and the city of Sheffield seems to have plenty of them. The tales contained in this book are told by the Steel City Tours ghost walkers themselves, Mr and Mrs P. Dreadful, collected over the years and now brought... -
Where are the Women?: A Guide to an Imagined Scotland by Sara Sheridan
RRP: $12.89$8.76For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built environment after themselves. Now is the time to look unflinchingly at Scotland's heritage and bring those women who have been ignored to light. Can... -
Courtiers by Valentine Low
RRP: $25.80$18.95'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising . . . Low's conclusion is a valuable one.' The TelegraphThe gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times... -
Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack by Josh Lacey
RRP: $10.31$7.22Twins, Scarlett and Tom, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Tom’s struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Tom is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and... -
Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93 for OCR Second Edition by Vivienne Sanders
$33.04Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
50 Things About Us: What We Really Need to Know About Britain by Mark Thomas
RRP: $16.76$11.20In 50 Things About Us, Mark Thomas combines his trademark mix of storytelling, stand-up, mischief and really, really well-researched material to examine how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United Kingdom. Based on... -
Kings & Queens: The Concise Guide by Richard Cavendish
RRP: $16.76$11.07This best-selling title is a handy-format, fully comprehensive guide to the rulers of the British nations and their chequered histories, from pre-Roman times to the present day. From King Kenneth I and Henry VIII through to Princess Diana, the Queen... -
Vikings by Neil Oliver
RRP: $16.76$11.09The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their blood-thirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, which stretches from their Scandinavian origins to...