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Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock 9781837930173
RRP: £27.99£19.61'Puts Cavendish back into the literary history books where she belongs' Kate Mosse 'Scholarly, articulate, and never less than fascinating' Alice Loxton A biography of the remarkable, and in her time scandalous, seventeenth-century writer Margaret... -
National 5 History: Preparation and Support for SQA Exams (Leckie Complete Revision & Practice) by Denise Dunlop
RRP: £10.99£10.77Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: History Two books in one! Combining a revision guide and a full set of practice test papers, this fantastic resource is... -
The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty by Frank Barlow
RRP: £135.00£117.28The family of Earl Godwin of Wessex stands among the most famous in English history, whose most famous son was King Harold.Frank Barlow charts the family through to Harold - the last Anglo-Saxon king - and finally the crowning of William the Conqueror... -
British Napoleonic Uniforms by C. E. Franklin 9781862274846
RRP: £60.00£45.73For the first time in print a book identifies each regiment and illustrates the change in uniforms, the colour of the facings and the nature and shape of the lace for the officers, NCOs and private soldiers over the period of the Napoleonic War 1793-1815... -
Conspiracy on Cato Street: A Tale of Liberty and Revolution in Regency London by Vic Gatrell
RRP: £25.00£18.32Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize, and a Daily Telegraph and BBC History Magazine Book of the Year. On the night of 23 February 1820, twenty-five impoverished craftsmen assembled in an obscure stable in Cato Street, London, with a plan to massacre... -
Snakes and Ladders: The great British social mobility myth by Professor Selina Todd
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Intensely readable... A stimulating and necessary redress' David Kynaston, SpectatorPoliticians say social mobility is real... this book proves otherwise.From servants' children who became clerks in Victorian Britain, to managers made redundant by the... -
The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick
RRP: £9.99£6.80'An author who makes history come gloriously alive'The Times Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series.In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered,... -
The Salt Roads: How Fish Made a Culture by John Goodlad
RRP: £17.99£12.20This is the extraordinary story of how salt fish from Shetland became one of the staple foods of Europe, powered an economic boom and inspired artists, writers and musicians. It ranges from the wild waters of the North Atlantic, the ice-filled fjords... -
The Normans: Power, Conquest and Culture in 11th Century Europe by Judith A. Green
RRP: £12.99£11.46A bold new history of the rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty across Europe from Byzantium to England In the eleventh century the climate was improving, population was growing, and people were on the move. The Norman dynasty ranged across Europe,... -
England's Forgotten Past: The Unsung Heroes and Heroines, Valiant Kings, Great Battles and Other Generally Overlooked Episodes in Our Nation's Glorious History by Richard Tames
RRP: £9.99£6.80Richard Tames, the well-known popularizer of English history, offers an entertaining exploration of the bits of English history that have been sidelined, lost or somehow overlooked. Written in an engaging, easy-to-read and often humorous style, Tames... -
Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King by Dr Michael Livingston 9781472855206
RRP: £20.00£14.69Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory. 'It's... -
Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London by Laura Gowing
RRP: £34.99£30.09Ingenious Trade recovers the intricate stories of the young women who came to London in the late seventeenth century to earn their own living, most often with the needle, and the mistresses who set up shops and supervised their apprenticeships. Tracking... -
City of the Beast: The London of Aleister Crowley by Phil Baker
RRP: £21.00£13.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913689322Author Phil BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press -
Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett 9781399723930
RRP: £25.00£16.78''An astonishing account...' --- The Daily Mail '... an extraordinary new portrait of the former King, his recollections and feelings'. --- The Telegraph'Tippett has made a remarkable archival discovery...the most consequential book to appear on Edward... -
London's Statues and Monuments by Peter Matthews
RRP: £18.50£13.69The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events - from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in... -
Merseyside at War 1939-45 by Mike Royden 9781473873339
RRP: £14.99£11.35Merseyside played a unique role during the Second World War, which directly led to the area being a major enemy target in an attempt to put the port completely out of action. Consequently, Merseyside became the most heavily bombed area outside of the... -
The Northern Ireland Troubles: 1969–2007 by Aaron Edwards 9781472857149
RRP: £12.99£9.09In this fully illustrated introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history. Spanning 38 years of the 'Troubles', the British Army's deployment in... -
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker 9781789146721
RRP: £18.00£12.96Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry,... -
Satan in St Mary's (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 1): A thrilling medieval mystery by Paul Doherty
RRP: £9.99£6.801284 and Edward I is battling a traitorous movement founded by the late Simon de Montfort, the rebel who lost his life at the Battle of Evesham in 1258. The Pentangle, the movement's underground society whose members are known to practice the black arts,... -
The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn
RRP: £9.99£6.80'I loved this exquisitely written novel and drank in every word. The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant is a reminder of the redemptive nature of love, and that it can be found in the most unexpected places.' Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The... -
The Little Book of Cornwall by John van der Kiste 9780752480954
RRP: £14.99£9.53A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary,... -
Family Britain, 1951-1957 by David Kynaston
RRP: £18.99£14.01As in Austerity Britain, an astonishing array of vivid, intimate and unselfconscious voices drive this narrative. The keen-eyed Nella Last shops assiduously at Barrow Market as austerity and rationing gradually give way to relative abundance; housewife... -
The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf
RRP: £10.99£7.77One January morning in 1734, cloth merchant Peter Collinson hurried down to the docks at London's Custom House to collect cargo just arrived from John Bartram in the American colonies. But it was not bales of cotton that awaited him, but plants and seeds... -
Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders: Enforcing Abolition at Sea 1808-1898 by Bernard Edwards
RRP: £14.99£10.95On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy's African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas... -
Churchills Hellraisers by Damien Lewis 9780806540757
RRP: £14.99£13.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806540757Author Damien LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. -
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin
RRP: £12.99£9.09From the acclaimed author of Charles Dickens: A Life comes a celebrated biography that casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Samuel Pepys.Samuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a... -
Oh, What a Lovely Century: One man's marvellous adventures in love, war and high society by Roderic Fenwick Owen 9780751583021
RRP: £20.00£5.56A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'A completely extraordinary autobiography. One that reads like the most outlandish, beguiling fiction but that is - amazingly - all true' - William Boyd, Sunday Times bestselling author'Outrageous fun...my goodness there are... -
A History of Norfolk in 100 Places by David Robertson
RRP: £17.99£13.64Norfolk has a wealth of important archaeological sites, historic buildings and landscapes. This guide is the first to use them to tell the county's rich history.Starting with real footprints of people who lived here nearly 1 million years ago, A History... -
The Christmas Castle in Scotland (Romantic Escapes, Book 9) by Julie Caplin
RRP: £9.99£6.64Unwrap this gorgeous gift of a book for an escape to the snow-peaked caps of the Scottish Highlands and a romance that will melt your heart... Izzy McBride had never in a million years expected to inherit an actual castle from her great uncle... -
The Mummy's Curse: The true history of a dark fantasy by Roger Luckhurst 9780199698714
RRP: £22.49£21.30In the winter of 1922-23 archaeologist Howard Carter and his wealthy patron George Herbert, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, sensationally opened the tomb of Tutenkhamen. Six weeks later Herbert, the sponsor of the expedition, died in Egypt. The popular... -
Lakeland: A Personal Journey by Hunter Davies 9781789545586
RRP: £9.99£7.11'I don't know any tract of land in which in so narrow a compass may be found an equal variety of sublime and beautiful features'. So said the poet Wordsworth of England's Lake District, an area as rich in cultural associations as it is in beautiful... -
The Little History of Cornwall by Paul Wreyford 9780750984430
RRP: £14.99£11.55There is nothing 'little' about the history of Cornwall! However, this small volume condenses that fascinating, rich history into a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events the county has witnessed. Discover Henry VIII's... -
The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea by Jon Gower
RRP: £20.00£13.34An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water 'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.' Roddy Doyle 'Remarkable. Lively ... Gower writes beautifully... -
Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain by Robert Winder
RRP: £14.99£9.80The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation... -
The Queen's Castle at Windsor: Fortress, Palace, Home by Elizabeth Newbery
RRP: £6.95£5.05The official children's guide to Windsor Castle, containing fun activities to break up the commentary or enhance a visit -Combines historical accuracy with humor and a lightness of touch appropriate for the 7-11 age range -Illustrations by the... -
Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942 by William E. Hiestand
RRP: £12.99£9.09Examines Eighth Army's 1,000-strong tank force - rebuilt, reorganized, and equipped with brand-new Sherman and Churchill tanks - that secured victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein. When Eighth Army retired into the defensive line at El Alamein on... -
Queer Beyond London by Matt Cook
RRP: £20.00£14.93Where exactly is queer England? There has been much discussion of London as a queer city, but what about the many thousands of queer lives lived elsewhere? From Manchester's bars and nightclubs, to Brighton's seafront, the attractions of Leeds to the... -
Victorians Undone: Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum by Kathryn Hughes
RRP: £14.99£9.70'Victorians Undone is the most original history book I have read in a long while' Daily Mail A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR A groundbreaking account of what it... -
MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two by Helen Fry
RRP: £11.99£10.15A thrilling history of MI9-the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines"A fitting tribute to the hundreds of men and women who risked their lives in assisting Allied escapees."-Giles Milton, Sunday Times... -
Mudlark'd: Hidden Histories from the River Thames by Malcolm Russell
RRP: £25.00£15.87'Beautiful and poignant' The Art Newspaper 'Absorbing... a magnificent book' Mail on Sunday The first illustrated book on mudlarking that tells the captivating stories of forgotten people through objects recovered from the river Thames. Combining...