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The Silk House: The thrilling new historical novel from the bestselling author of The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn 9781398700185
RRP: £9.99£6.80'Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you' Woman'Utterly spellbinding' Natasha Lester'Exquisitely written, this vivid story may just bewitch you' Woman's WeeklyAn enchanting mystery kept hidden for hundreds of years... 1700s Rowan... -
This Is Your Everest: The Lions, the Springboks and the Epic Tour of 1997 by Tom English
RRP: £17.99£12.60'A rollicking read and a mighty achievement' - Donald McRae, The Guardian 'Magnificent' - Owen Slot, The Times The 1997 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa is one of the most iconic in rugby history. Written off at home and abroad, Martin... -
The Men Who Made the SAS: The History of the Long Range Desert Group by Gavin Mortimer
RRP: £11.99£8.00Established in June 1940, the Long Range Desert Group was the inspiration of scientist and soldier Major Ralph Bagnold, a contemporary of T.E Lawrence who, in the inter-war years, explored the North African desert in a Model T Ford automobile.Mortimer... -
The Story of Kew Gardens by Lynn Parker
RRP: £15.00£11.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782120599Author Lynn ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
A History of Coventry by David McGrory
RRP: £20.00£15.44The author, well known as the writer of more books on the city than anyone, explores Coventry's history from Roman times through Earl Leofric, Godiva and the Norman castle, to monastic houses, including St Mary's priory. Coventry has a rich medieval... -
Cloven Country: The Devil and the English Landscape by Jeremy Harte 9781789148336
RRP: £10.99£7.77According to legend, the English landscape - so calm on the surface - is really the Devil's work. Cloven Country, now in paperback, tells of rocks hurled into place and valleys carved out by infernal labour. The Devil's hideous strength laid down great... -
The Cecils: Privilege and Power Behind the Throne by David Loades
£14.59For over 50 years one family dominated England's high offices of state. William and Robert Cecil, father and son, held unparalleled power as statesmen, diplomats, counsellors and spymasters throughout Elizabeth's reign and long beyond. From Privy... -
Malmesbury Abbey 670-1539: Patronage, Scholarship and Scandal by Tony McAleavy 9781783277148
RRP: £60.00£57.15Malmesbury Abbey was an institution of national significance throughout the Middle Ages and this book is the first full-length study of its history. Drawing upon particularly rich surviving documentary sources, it describes the monastery's evolution from... -
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: Winston Churchill's Famous Speeches by Winston Churchill
RRP: £12.99£9.09The most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time - phrases such as 'iron curtain', 'business as usual', 'the few', and 'summit meeting' passed quickly into everyday use - Winston Churchill used language as his most powerful weapon at a time when... -
Prisoners on Cannock Chase: Great War PoWs and Brockton Camp by Pursehouse, Richard
RRP: £19.99£14.68Over the course of many years Richard Pursehouse has painstakingly unravelled the story of a First World War prisoner of war camp which held captured German personnel in the very heart of the English countryside. He first became aware of the existence... -
You'll Never See Me Again by Lesley Pearse
RRP: £9.99£7.11Betty is running for her life . . . The gripping Sunday Times bestseller about one woman doing whatever it takes to survive'You are in the story within minutes of opening the book . . . A brilliant story full of twists and turns' 5***** Reader... -
The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660 by Blair Worden
RRP: £9.99£6.80A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the... -
The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England by Graham Robb
RRP: £12.99£8.78'A book worth reading' Andrew Marr, Sunday TimesThe Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII,... -
Marlborough: Britain's Greatest General by Richard Holmes
RRP: £16.99£11.47Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain's finest soldier, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory, cementing... -
A Century of Barnsley: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Brian A. Elliott
RRP: £14.99£11.55A Century of Barnsley offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Barnsley's recent history are... -
Scottish Folk Tales for Children by Judy Paterson 9780750968447
RRP: £9.99£8.17A giant sea monster ... trees that can dance ... a water-horse ... a girl so clever she outwits a giant ... Welcome to the world of the Scottish folk tale - a world of talking animals, mischief-making witches, giants, trolls, bold girls, reckless boys... -
The Last Reunion: The thrilling and achingly romantic new historical novel from the international bestselling author by Kayte Nunn
RRP: £9.99£3.51*THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAYTE NUNN!*'Absolutely magnificent' NATASHA LESTER'Hugely engaging' DAILY MAILWar would bring them together.But would it ultimately tear them apart?Burma, 1945.Bea, Plum, Bubbles, Joy and... -
Scotland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced and Misunderstood by Alistair Moffat
RRP: £14.99£9.80A charming, lively and often amusing tour of 36 forgotten episodes and overlooked people and places of Scottish history. While Scotland's history cannot be separated from its kings and queens, saints and warriors, there is a rich story to tell about the... -
London, A Fourteenth-Century City and its People by Warner, Kathryn 9781526776372
RRP: £19.99£14.29For the medieval period that was witness to a legion of political and natural disasters, the rise and fall of empires across the globe and one of the most devastating and greatest pandemics human kind has ever experienced, the fourteenth century was... -
A Mad, Bad, and Dangerous People?: England 1783-1846 by Boyd Hilton
RRP: £52.00£40.11This was a transformative period in English history. In 1783 the country was at one of the lowest points in its fortunes, having just lost its American colonies in warfare. By 1846 it was once more a great imperial nation, as well as the world's... -
Twilight of the Godlings: The Shadowy Beginnings of Britain's Supernatural Beings by Francis Young
RRP: £30.00£26.35Throughout the recorded history of Britain, belief in earthbound spirits presiding over nature, the home and human destiny has been a feature of successive cultures. From the localised deities of Britannia to the Anglo-Saxons' elves and the fairies of... -
Forgotten Voices of the Falklands: The Real Story of the Falklands War by Hugh McManners
RRP: £15.99£11.61The Falklands War was a turning point in modern British history. On the one hand, it was what some considered to be the 'last of the great Elizabethan adventures', with the Royal Navy pulling off an incredible feat of maritime warfare, under the most... -
Measly Middle Ages (newspaper edition) by Terry Deary 9780702311260
RRP: £6.99£4.64Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages with history's most horrible headlines. All the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages are ready to uncover, including: why chickens had... -
Edmund Burke: The Visionary who Invented Modern Politics by Jesse Norman
RRP: £12.99£8.48Longlisted for the Orwell Prize and the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction; both conservative and subversive, Burke's beliefs have never been more relevant, as MP Jesse Norman explains. Philosopher, statesman, and founder of modern... -
Fulham by Patrick Loobey 9780752432311
RRP: £14.99£11.55This collection of over 200 photographs depicts how Fulham has developed from an area renowned for its rich and fertile soil, producing fruit and vegetables for the London markets, into the densely populated and vibrant centre it is known as today. Once... -
London's Docklands: An Illustrated History by Geoff Marshall 9780750987790
RRP: £20.00£15.04London has always been a bustling place of trade; once the docks teemed with men, ships and goods from all over the world. Now all has been transformed: starting at Canary Wharf and continuing at the Royal Docks, a vibrant new area has sprung into... -
When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson 9780007431007
RRP: £10.99£7.25A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland - now James I of England - came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to... -
Victorian Cities: Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Melbourne, London by Asa Briggs
RRP: £14.99£10.95In 1837, in England and Wales, there were only five provincial cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. By 1891 there were twenty-three. Over the same period London's population more than doubled.In this companion volume to Victorian People and Victorian... -
Wigan Coalfield by Alan Davies 9780752417240
RRP: £14.99£11.55Through documents, the Wigan area can trace its coal mining activities as far back as 650 years, and for a brief spell in the late nineteenth century Wigan itself was proudly known as 'Coalopolis'. Mining machinery such as ventilation fans, winding... -
The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Sir Winston S. Churchill 9780486474748
RRP: £14.49£9.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486474748Author Sir Winston S. ChurchillFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
There She Goes: Liverpool, A City on Its Own. The Long Decade: 1979-1993 by Simon Hughes
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916278448Author Simon HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint De Coubertin BooksPublisher De Coubertin Books -
The Lost King: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley
RRP: £12.99£8.60Previously published as The King's Grave.NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN.The official inside story of the discovery of history's most controversial monarch.On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field,... -
William Armstrong: Magician of The North by Henrietta Heald 9780857160423
RRP: £15.99£11.61William Armstrong was a brilliant and charismatic figure of the 19th Century - a self-made man whose achievements are now being more widely recognised. Inventor, scientist, engineer, and an early advocator of renewable energy, he built a pioneering house... -
Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age by Stephen R. Platt
RRP: £14.99£10.20SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA Financial Times Book of the YearA Sunday Times Book of the Year ________________________________________'Entertaining and well-paced... Platt's compelling book is a sobering read that should focus the minds... -
Girl in the Tunnel: My Story of Love and Loss as a Survivor of the Magdalene Laundries by Maureen Sullivan 9781785374524
RRP: £14.99£12.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374524Author Maureen SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity by Kwasi Kwarteng 9781137032232
RRP: £27.99£25.45Britain is at a cross-roads; from the economy, to the education system, to social mobility, Britain must learn the rules of the 21st century, or face a slide into mediocrity. Brittania Unchained travels around the world, exploring the nations that are... -
The 1960s Home by Paul Evans
RRP: £7.99£5.79The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and... -
The Victorians: A Beginner's Guide by David Gange
RRP: £9.99£7.11The Victorian era was a time of unprecedented transformation, yet it is often understood only through the stereotypes of crowded factories, child labour and emotional repression. In this entertaining and scholarly introduction, Dr David Gange explores... -
A-Z Secret York Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around York with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z... -
Spanish Galleon vs English Galleon: 1550–1605 by Mark Lardas
RRP: £13.99£9.75Between 1550-1600, Europe witnessed a rapid evolution in the art of ship design which enabled safer and more efficient transatlantic travel. This was the pinnacle of the Age of Discovery and Exploration for the European powers, in which the galleon...