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Edinburgh Castle by Peter Yeoman 9781849171601
RRP: $7.74$5.53Dominating the city from its volcanic rock, Edinburgh Castle is one of the oldest fortified places in Europe. This natural stronghold has been occupied for thousands of years, shifting its shape as it was adapted for new uses and against new threats. ... -
Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes
RRP: $25.79$17.71A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. Shelley, the most neglected of all the great... -
Island on the Edge: A Life on Soay by Anne Cholawo
RRP: $12.89$8.64Anne Cholawo was a typical 80s career girl working in a busy London advertising agency, when in 1989, holidaying in Skye, she noticed an advert for a property on the Isle of Soay - 'Access by courtesy of fishing boat'. She had never heard of Soay before,... -
Borough Market: Edible Histories: Epic tales of everyday ingredients by Mark Riddaway
RRP: $21.92$15.84* Shortlisted for Debut Food Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2021 *One of The Times Books of the Year 2020_____________'Fascinating and entertaining - a pleasure to read.' Claudia RodenAs a nation of food-lovers we have been... -
Richard III's Books: Ideals and Reality in the Life and Library of a Medieval Prince by Anne F. Sutton 9781803996318
RRP: $25.80$19.92Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This characteristic, among others, has enabled Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs to reconstruct his library,... -
Those Must Be The Guards: The Household Division in Peace and War, 1969–2023 by Paul de Zulueta 9781472863645
RRP: $38.70$28.95The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023. It is the biography of a family of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant social and geostrategic change. The story of the... -
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman
RRP: $19.34$12.51Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The... -
Elizabeth, the Queen by Alison Weir
RRP: $19.34$14.13Elizabeth the Queen begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign - both a woman and a queen, Elizabeth's story is an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age.From Elizabeth's intriguing,... -
Me, Me, Me: The Search for Community in Post-war England by Jon Lawrence 9780198779544
RRP: $23.21$20.02Many commentators tell us that, in today's world, everyday life has become selfish and atomised-that individuals live only to consume. But are they wrong? In Me, Me, Me, Jon Lawrence re-tells the story of England since the Second World War through the... -
Promised You A Miracle: Why 1980-82 Made Modern Britain by Andy Beckett
RRP: $16.76$11.73A vivid, seminal portrait of early 1980s Britain: a period that changed Britain foreverThe early 1980s in Britain were a time of hope, and of dread: of Cold War tension and imminent conflict, when crowds in the street could mean an ecstatic national... -
Operation Black Buck 1982: The Vulcans' extraordinary Falklands War raids by Andrew Bird 9781472856661
RRP: $21.92$15.84'The definitive account of the Vulcan raids... taught me something new on every page' - Rowland White, author of the bestselling Vulcan 607 A newly researched, fully illustrated account of how RAF Vulcan bombers flew a series of the world's longest... -
Out of Town: A Life Relived on Television by Jack Hargreaves 9780946159468
RRP: $11.55$10.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946159468Author Jack HargreavesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 130mm * 11mm -
Tyne and Weird by Rob Kilburn
RRP: $16.76$12.41'Since man uttered his first word he has been telling stories for entertainment, to serve as warnings and to simply pass the time.'Huddled up against the end of Hadrian's Wall, the county of Tyne and Wear is known for its wealth of historical sites, for... -
The Guide to Mysterious Skye and Lochalsh by Geoff Holder 9780752449890
RRP: $20.63$15.80From the dark corries of the mighty Cuillin Hills to the dramatic caves and cliffs of its stunning coastline, the beautiful Isle of Skye is alive with tales of ghosts, fairies, clan battles, Celtic mythology and witchcraft, and they are all collected in... -
The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court by Gareth Russell 9780008436988
RRP: $32.25$21.32'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts' PHILIPPA GREGORY ... -
Churches: An Architectural Guide by Simon Bradley
RRP: $19.34$16.81This compact and accessible book is for anyone who would like to understand more about the architectural history of English churches. Clear and easy to use, the text explains the key components of church architecture-stylistic developments, functional... -
The Secret Life of the Savoy: and the D'Oyly Carte family by Olivia Williams
RRP: $16.76$11.09'A real triumph, beautifully written, with many wonderful stories of the Savoy.' Lady Anne Glenconner, author of Lady in Waiting'An elegantly crafted, yet spritely and sparkling book, perfectly befitting its subject.' - Ophelia Field, author of The... -
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 by Angus Konstam 9781849080798
RRP: $16.76$12.63With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This was quickly followed by others, including the... -
The Origins of the British: The New Prehistory of Britain by Stephen Oppenheimer
RRP: $19.34$12.64'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of CambridgeStephen Oppenheimer's extraordinary scientific detective story combining genetics, linguistics, archaeology and historical record shatters the myths we... -
Scotland: Defending the Nation: Mapping the Military Landscape by Carolyn Anderson
RRP: $38.70$27.48Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in the 18th century, 20th-century defences and the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, all resulted... -
Terror on the Tube: Behind the Veil of 7/7 -- An Investigation by Nick Kollerstrom 9781615777723
RRP: $32.24$20.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615777723Author Nick KollerstromFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 584g -
The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot
RRP: $10.31$7.47'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is wholly altered.' Walter Bagehot's The English... -
William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner by William Hague
RRP: $21.92$14.80William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Hague shows how Wilberforce, after his agonising conversion to evangelical Christianity, was able... -
The 1930s Home by Greg Stevenson
$7.16The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centres found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a... -
Manchester United on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by Mike Donovan 9781908051783
RRP: $12.89$7.92Manchester United 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 Red Devils history -... -
Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford
RRP: $25.79$22.41The first modern biography of the most powerful politician in late Tudor England William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), was the closest adviser to England's Queen Elizabeth I and-as this revealing and provocative biography shows-he was the driving... -
Portrait Of A Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson by Nigel Nicolson
RRP: $12.89$9.17The classic story of the relationship between Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and a unique portrait of the Bloomsbury Group.'A brilliantly structured account of the dramas, infidelities and deep emotional attachments' GUARDIAN'An intimate and... -
Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs): A Study in Insecurity by Helen Castor
RRP: $11.60$8.32'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history' In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a... -
Old English Lives of Saints, Volume III by Aelfric
RRP: $38.64$30.52Old English Lives of Saints, a series composed in the 990s by the Benedictine monk Aelfric in his distinctive alliterative prose, portrays an array of saints-including virgin martyrs, married virgins, aristocrats, kings, soldiers, and bishops-for a late... -
The Victorian Public School by Trevor May 9780747807223
RRP: $11.60$9.55Public schools were in the business of producing leaders - in national government, in the Empire, and in the armed forces. Their impact on society was immense, and they provided the vehicle by which the sons of the middle classes could be assimilated... -
A History of Norfolk in 100 Objects by John A. Davies 9780752461625
RRP: $19.34$14.90Compiled by two highly respected authors and museum curators, this richly illustrated book features 100 objects - ranging from a Viking Thor's Hammer and Lord Nelson's funeral drape, to the whistle used during the Christmas truce of 1914. Norfolk has... -
A-Z Secret Edinburgh Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: $9.02$6.19Discover hidden gems around Edinburgh 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,... -
When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies by Andy Beckett
RRP: $19.34$12.64The seventies encompass strikes that brought down governments, shock general election results, the rise of Margaret Thatcher and the fall of Edward Heath, the IMF crisis, the Winter of Discontent and the three-day week. When the Lights Went Out goes in... -
The Last British Battleship: HMS Vanguard, 1946-1960 by Burt, R A
RRP: $45.15$32.62The ninth HMS _Vanguard_, bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honours from the Armada to Jutland, was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946/. Her design evolved from of the King George V... -
The Women of the Cousins' War: The Real White Queen And Her Rivals by Philippa Gregory
RRP: $12.89$8.27Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen(2009), Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen(2010), and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Lady of the Rivers (2011) are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series, and of the three... -
One Fine Day by Ian Marchant 9781914613555
RRP: $16.76$11.09A time-travelling, genealogical adventure, bringing pre-industrial, rural, eighteenth-century England vividly to life on the page. One day Ian Marchant decided, as all men of a certain age must, to have a dig around his family history. Surprisingly... -
The National Trust Miscellany: Secrets, Surprises & Strange Things Of All Kinds by Ian Allen
RRP: $11.60$7.64Staggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and distinctly curious characters. * Who needs an upside-down lighthouse? * How... -
The Great Fire of London: The Essential Guide by Adrian Tinniswood
RRP: $9.02$6.622 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city... -
Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England by Eleanor Parker
RRP: $20.63$16.07Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and... -
Squares of London by John Coulter
RRP: $64.50$50.77Its garden squares distinguish London most clearly from other great cities. All have their ceremonial and market squares, but none the quantity, quality, and variety of residential squares that sets London apart. The history of the London square begins...