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Clan Battles: Warfare in the Scottish Highlands by Chris Peers 9781399070034
$26.64Warfare between the clans of the Highlands in the late Middle Ages determined the course of history in this region of Scotland, and Chris Peers's gripping account of it - and of the rivalry between the strongest clans - gives the reader a deep insight... -
The 1940s Home by Paul Evans
RRP: $9.02$7.57The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the Second World War. In the first five years of the decade homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast... -
Politics: Between the Extremes by Nick Clegg
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with... -
The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie
RRP: $21.92$15.84These are the songs that we have listened to, laughed to, loved to and laboured to, as well as downed tools and danced to. Covering the last seven decades, Stuart Maconie looks at the songs that have sound tracked our changing times, and - just sometimes... -
William I (Penguin Monarchs): England's Conqueror by Marc Morris
RRP: $10.31$7.47Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackOn Christmas Day 1066, William, duke of Normandy was crowned in Westminster, the first Norman king of England. It was a disaster: soldiers outside,... -
Wilson: The Origins of the Wilsons and Their Place in History by Iain Gray 9781852172053
RRP: $5.15$4.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852172053Author Iain GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
Charles II's Illegitimate Children: Royal Bastards by Sarah-Beth Watkins 9781399000949
RRP: $28.38$20.15Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Art Deco House Styles by Trevor Yorke 9781846742477
RRP: $8.97$7.55The lively styles of the period are still highly sought after by house buyers and homeowners today. This is the perfect book for those who want to learn more about the artistic influences of these years. Illustrated in full color throughout.Book... -
Voices of the Dead by Ambrose Parry
RRP: $21.92$15.05A SCOTSMAN BOOK OF THE YEAREDINBURGH, 1853.In a city of science, discovery can be deadly . . .In a time of unprecedented scientific discovery, the public's appetite for wonder has seen a resurgence of interest in mesmerism, spiritualism and other... -
Anne Boleyn by Valerie Shrimplin 9781841658391
RRP: $7.74$5.73Anne Boleyn is one of the most divisive figures in British history. Her love-match with Henry VIII and her subsequent execution at the Tower of London after only three years of marriage have made her the subject of heated debate and speculation. Everyone... -
Elizabethans: How Modern Britain Was Forged by Andrew Marr
RRP: $12.89$8.41The Sunday Times bestseller THE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr ... -
Lost Glasgow by Carol Foreman 9781912476558
RRP: $16.76$11.53In this informative and beautifully illustrated book, Carol Foreman traces Glasgow's history through buildings which have been demolished, but which once played a central part in the life of the city. Beginning with the medieval age, she goes on to look... -
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter
RRP: $16.76$11.09I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and... -
A History of Magic and Witchcraft in Wales by Richard Suggett 9780752428260
RRP: $23.21$17.60Wales had a rich gallery of magical specialists (prophets, cunning-men, physicians etc), including many who were suspected of harmful witchcraft. Richard Suggett examines all types of magical specialists, including those regarded as beneficial as well as... -
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $16.76$11.73'Droll, provocative and crammed to busting with startling facts' Simon Callow, GuardianIn this powerful Sunday Times bestseller Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way - through the history and experiences of its gay population.In Roman... -
The Last Gangster: My Final Confession by Charlie Richardson
RRP: $14.18$10.02Charlie Richardson, one of Britain's most notorious gangland bosses, sheds light on his extraordinary life story completed just weeks before his death in September 2012.Notorious Charlie Richardson was the most feared gangster in 1960s London. Boss of... -
Lambeth, Kennington & Clapham: Britain in Old Photographs by Jill Dudman
RRP: $19.34$14.90This book aims to give a visual impression of the northern and western parts of the borough of Lambeth as they appeared in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Starting from the riverside area at the northern end, historically known as... -
Harold Wilson by Ben Pimlott
RRP: $24.50$16.40Reissued with a new foreword to mark the centenary of Harold Wilson's birth, Ben Pimlott's classic biography combines scholarship and observation to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. ... -
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,... -
Treasures of British History: The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents by Peter Snow
RRP: $25.80$14.50Told by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents. With a wealth of experience between them on politics, military history and today's current... -
Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 by Nicholas Rankin
RRP: $19.34$12.64The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So,... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957 by Michael Willis 9780198354598
$44.08Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions, Wars and Welfare has been... -
Cracked Eggs and Chicken Soup - A Memoir of Growing Up Between The Wars: A Memoir of Growing Up Between The Wars by Norman Jacobs
RRP: $10.31$7.22In this revealing memoir of childhood, the author shows not only what affected his family, but also reveals a large slice of social history concerning the lives of all ordinary working-class people struggling to live in the slums of the East End of... -
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 by Kate Summerscale
RRP: $12.89$9.93SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A page-turner with the authority of history' PHILIPPA GREGORY 'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read' SARAH WATERS London, 1938. Alma Fielding, an ordinary young... -
The Dissolution of the Monasteries by Joyce Youings 9781032038506
RRP: $37.40$32.37Originally published in 1971 this book begins with the assumption that the Dissolution of the Monasteries was neither an integral nor an essential part of the English reformation. This book pursues the story chronologically and thus helps students... -
George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
RRP: $19.34$14.13The prequel to The Crown: the first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary, the Queen's grandparents and creators of the modern monarchyShortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography prize and the History Reclaimed Book of the Year... -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das
RRP: $38.70$25.25WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE A SPECTATOR, WATERSTONES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, PROSPECT AND HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism: the... -
Wasted Years Wasted Lives, Volume 2: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1978-79 by Ken Wharton 9781912174157
RRP: $28.32$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174157Author Ken WhartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Disraeli: or, The Two Lives by Rt. Hon Lord Douglas Hurd
RRP: $14.18$9.55Benjamin Disraeli was the most gifted parliamentarian of the nineteenth century and a superb orator, writer and wit - but how much do we really know about the man behind the words?'As Douglas Hurd and Edward Young point out in their splendidly written,... -
Early Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries by Anthony Gibson
$49.82Early Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries presents a corpus and discussion of a group of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy containers dating to the seventh and possibly eighth centuries, and variously described as work boxes, needle cases, amulet containers or... -
The Kingmaker's Women: Anne Beauchamp and Her Daughters, Isabel and Anne Neville by Julia A Hickey 9781399064859
RRP: $32.25$22.73They were supposed to be pious, fruitful and submissive. The wealthiest women in the kingdom, Anne Beauchamp and her daughters were at the heart of bitter inheritance disputes. Well educated and extravagant, they lived in style and splendour but were... -
The Crichel Boys: Scenes from England's Last Literary Salon by Simon Fenwick
RRP: $14.18$9.55In 1945, Eddy Sackville-West, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Eardley Knollys - writers for the New Statesman and a National Trust administrator - purchased Long Crichel House, an old rectory with no electricity and an inadequate water supply. In this... -
Edwardian Scrapbook by Robert Opie 9780954795481
RRP: $19.29$13.91With Edward VII on the throne and the dawn of a new century, Britain embraced the technology of the future. Motor transport began to replace the horse, and by the end of the Edwardian era, the possibilities of the aeroplane could be seen. While the... -
Secret Britain: Unearthing our Mysterious Past by Mary-Ann Ochota 9780711288850
RRP: $24.50$16.96"A cornucopia of our weirdest and most wonderful archaeological sites and artefacts. They make you feel proud to be a citizen of these gloriously intriguing isles." Sir Tony RobinsonAn Ice Age cannibal's skull cup, a hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold, a... -
Kate: The Future Queen by Katie Nicholl
RRP: $24.50$17.56Katie Nicholl, bestselling author and royal correspondent for The Mail on Sunday , gives an inside look into the life of the future Queen of England, Kate Middleton. Since becoming Duchess Catherine of Cambridge in 2011, Middleton has captivated royals... -
Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London by Douglas Model
RRP: $16.76$12.41In this vivid memoir, Douglas Model tells the incredible true story of his wartime childhood in Wembley amidst the horrors of the Blitz. Contrasting his peaceful infant life - which included a hiking holiday to Nazi Germany in 1934 - with the terrors of... -
Cows, Cobs & Corner Shops - The Story of London's Welsh Dairies / Y Ln Laeth i'r Ddinas - Hanes Llaethdai Cymru Llundain by Megan Hayes
RRP: $19.34$14.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784615260Author Megan HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
Jane Austen's Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson 9780300263602
RRP: $32.25$26.10Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world's great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and material world What did Jane Austen wear? Acclaimed dress historian and Austen expert Hilary Davidson... -
The Leveller Revolution: Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640-1650 by John Rees
$44.04The Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the men-including John Lilburne, Richard... -
One of Our Own: The Remarkable Story of Battle of Britain Pilot Squadron Leader Victor Ekins MBE DFC by David Duker 9781399050678
RRP: $28.38$20.15This is the enthralling story of a young man who found himself at the epicentre of one of the biggest turning points in recent history - The Battle of Britain. Guided by the diaries that he meticulously kept throughout his wartime experience and that lay...