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The Reading Quiz Book by Adam Sowan 9781901677768
RRP: $11.60$8.18Local historian Adam Sowan has explored the town of Reading has to offer, and presents here a challenging set of questions to stimulate the reader's curiosity and develop a deeper acquaintance with this much-maligned town.Book InformationISBN... -
The Little History of Cornwall by Paul Wreyford 9780750984430
RRP: $19.34$14.55There 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 Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time: The brand new book in the Sunday Times bestselling puzzle series! by Ordnance Survey
RRP: $21.92$14.89Join the nation's favourite puzzle brand as we take a journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book in the bestselling Ordnance Survery series, take a trip through time - from the earliest recorded footsteps of humans in Britain,... -
Home Waters: Discovering the submerged science of Britain’s coast by David Bowers
RRP: $14.18$9.18A fascinating and original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its history - for thousands of years. Being an island nation is a core part of the British identity. An estimated two thirds of the world's population have... -
The First Kingdom: Britain in the age of Arthur by Max Adams
RRP: $14.18$9.69The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British history known as 'the age of Arthur'. 'Not just a valuable book, but a distinctive one as well' Tom Holland, Sunday Times 'An accessible and... -
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson’s Navy by Patrick O’Brian 9780008355999
RRP: $12.89$8.57Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself. What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like,... -
The Power of the Outsider: A Journey of Discovery by Samuel Kasumu
RRP: $25.80$17.22'Samuel Kasumu has written an important - and very moving - book about the outsider phenomenon.' - Robert Peston' I loved reading about your childhood and your anxieties as a father. The personal is so well mixed with the analytical. Thank you for... -
Mission France: The True History of the Women of SOE by Kate Vigurs 9780300264814
RRP: $14.18$12.09The full story of the thirty-nine female SOE agents who went undercover in France"The freshness and honesty of Mission France make it an ideal book for taking a new look at the secret war, at a time when knowledge of these brave women's exploits is... -
Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish by Francesca Peacock 9781837930173
RRP: $36.11$25.30'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: $14.18$13.89Exam 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: $174.15$151.29The 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... -
Conspiracy on Cato Street: A Tale of Liberty and Revolution in Regency London by Vic Gatrell
RRP: $32.25$23.63Shortlisted 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... -
Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir by Pamela Hartshorne 9781785511349
$8.84Buckingham Palace is instantly recognisable as a symbol of the monarchy, of London and of Britain itself. But what goes on behind the famous facade? Buckingham Palace is much more than a stone backdrop to pomp and pageantry. Since Queen Victoria's time... -
Snakes and Ladders: The great British social mobility myth by Professor Selina Todd
RRP: $14.18$10.02'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
$4.37 - $8.77'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: $23.21$15.74This 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... -
Allied Tanks at El Alamein 1942 by William E. Hiestand
RRP: $16.76$11.73Examines 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... -
The Normans: Power, Conquest and Culture in 11th Century Europe by Judith A. Green
RRP: $16.76$14.78A 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,... -
Victorians Undone: Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum by Kathryn Hughes
$4.88 - $12.51'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... -
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: $12.89$8.77Richard 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: $25.80$18.95Agincourt 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
$45.42Ingenious 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: $27.09$17.03Apologies 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 -
Aston Villa on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by Brian Beard
RRP: $12.89$4.62Aston Villa On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Villa history - with an entry... -
Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII by Jane Marguerite Tippett 9781399723930
RRP: $32.25$21.65''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: $23.87$17.66The 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... -
Welsh History: Strange but True by Geoff Brookes
$6.26 - $9.46Sir John Pryce of Newtown Hall died in 1761. He kept the embalmed bodies of his first two wives on either side of his bed - until his third wife insisted that they were removed. In 1856 Ronald Rhys from the Vale of Neath disappeared for a week after... -
Great Britain's Great War by Jeremy Paxman
$4.37 - $10.02Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.'If there is one new history of the war that you might actually enjoy this is very likely... -
Merseyside at War 1939-45 by Mike Royden 9781473873339
RRP: $19.34$14.64Merseyside 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: $16.76$11.73In 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... -
Philip's Skye and Lochalsh: Leisure and Tourist Map: Leisure and Tourist Map by Philip's Maps
RRP: $9.02$7.95Brand new edition from Philip's of this information-packed sheet map of Skye and Lochalsh, giving detailed coverage of the road network, and featuring all the major places of tourist, cultural and historic interest.From the colourful town of Portree to... -
Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year by Eleanor Parker 9781789146721
RRP: $23.22$16.72Winters 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,... -
A Grim Almanac of Sussex by W. H. Johnson 9780752465098
RRP: $23.21$17.20W.H. Johnson digs deep into Sussex's past, presenting the reader with centuries of criminality and vice, of wretched living conditions and blind fate which so often leads to appalling consequences. A Grim Almanac of Sussex chronicles the darker side of... -
Satan in St Mary's (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 1): A thrilling medieval mystery by Paul Doherty
$4.13 - $8.771284 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
$4.88 - $8.77'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: $19.34$12.29A 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
$12.27 - $16.36As 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: $14.18$10.02One 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: $19.34$14.13On 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: $19.34$17.27Apologies 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.