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George IV by E. A. Smith 9780300088021
$38.20This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king's... -
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes by Barnaby Phillips 9780861543137
RRP: $14.18$10.02A Prospect Best Book of 2021 'A fascinating and timely book.' William Boyd 'Gripping...a must read.' FT 'Compelling...humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.' Evening Standard '[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.' The Times ... -
Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics by Ed Balls
RRP: $14.18$10.02THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA life in and out of politics - from the despatch box to the stage on Strictly - by one of Britain's most influential and well-loved political figures. 'Full of anecdote, insight and authenticity' Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE... -
Sevenoaks 1790-1914: Risk and choice in West Kent by Iain Taylor 9781912260614
RRP: $19.34$17.60This book offers a fresh perspective on British history in the long nineteenth century through the lens of a study of Sevenoaks and the surrounding area of West Kent. It considers, in particular, how the risks faced by the people of this region, and the... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-88 by Esther Arnott
$29.70Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the... -
Churchill'S Abandoned Prisoners: The British Soldiers Deceived in the Russian Civil War by Rupert Wieloch 9781612007533
$27.00Winner of the Britain at War Book of the Month Award for May 2019.Churchill's Abandoned Prisoners tells the previously suppressed story of fifteen British prisoners captured during the Russian civil war. The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 seriously... -
War Paths: Walking in the Shadows of the Clans by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $24.50$16.55Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans and their definitive conflicts. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. As he recounts the military prowess of the... -
That Place We Call Home: A journey through the place names of Ireland by John Creedon
RRP: $20.63$14.98John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from growing up in Cork City as a young boy to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show. In this brilliant new book, he peels back the layers of meaning of familiar place names... -
A Rustle of Silk by Alys Clare 9780727886569
RRP: $27.08$22.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727886569Author Alys ClareFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 202gDimensions(mm) 225mm * 145mm * 25mm -
The North Will Rise Again: In Search of the Future in Northern Heartlands by Alex Niven 9781399414012
RRP: $16.76$11.73"Incorporating sharp questions and big ideas, Niven shifts deftly between history, politics, culture and literature to offer a fascinating and provocative analysis of the marginalisation of the North." Madeleine Bunting, author of Labours of Love: the... -
Cold War: Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989 by Wayne D. Cocroft 9781873592816
$44.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873592816Author Wayne CocroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Historic EnglandPublisher Liverpool University PressWeight(grams) 1240g -
Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and Their Place in History by Louise Raw
$38.18This is the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East... -
The Canal Boat Girl by Sheila Newberry
RRP: $10.31$7.47Previously published as The Summer Season and The Canal Girl. For fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, The Canal Boat Girl is a heartwarming novel from the queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret. Wales, 1883.Young Ruth Owen, a... -
The Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714 by Mark Kishlansky
RRP: $14.18$10.02The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. It charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as... -
The Fabulous Frances Farquharson: The Colourful Life of an American in the Highlands by Caroline Young 9781803992532
$26.90Born in 1902 in Seattle, Washington, Frances Lovell Oldham left her hometown in her early twenties to pursue a journalism career in Europe. At a time when women rarely found independent success, Frances transcended boundaries as a working woman in... -
Women in the First World War by Neil R. Storey 9780747807520
$8.98As millions of young men marched off to war, they left behind mothers, wives, sisters, and sweethearts who were determined to contribute to the British cause. Women enrolled as nurses to treat wounded soldiers, and over 700,000 became workers in... -
Textus Roffensis: The Rochester Book - One of England's Greatest Hidden Treasures by Pitkin
RRP: $5.81$4.50Textus Roffensis was written out by a scribe in 1122 - he was copying out a code of law that had first been issued by Ethelbert, the first Christian King of Kent, in about 607. These were the first laws to be written in English for Englishmen. Today,... -
East Devon: People and Places by Ted Gosling 9780750928274
RRP: $16.76$12.41This collection of photographs presents a picture of life around the towns and villages of East Devon from the nineteenth century right up to the present day. It shows the people of East Devon, residents as well as visitors, local events, and some of the... -
The End of the Road: A journey around Britain in search of the dead by Jack Cooke
RRP: $14.18$9.35A wonderfully quixotic, charming and surprisingly uplifting travelogue which sees Jack Cooke, author of the much-loved The Treeclimbers Guide, drive around the British Isles in a clapped-out forty-year old hearse in search of famous - and not so famous -... -
History and the Law: A Love Story by Carolyn Steedman 9781108736985
RRP: $32.24$27.32Focusing on everyday legal experiences, from that of magistrates, novelists and political philosophers, to maidservants, pauper men and women, down-at-heel attorneys and middling-sort wives in their coverture, History and the Law reveals how people... -
A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain by Tamasin Cave
RRP: $14.18$10.02Q. What's worth GBP2,000,000,000, answers to no-one and operates out of public sight? A. Britain's influence industry The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory - it's happening, and it affects every aspect of our... -
The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor
RRP: $12.89$9.17A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on... -
Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803-1805 by Alan Schom 9781099344138
RRP: $19.34$15.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781099344138Author Alan SchomFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 127g -
A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: $19.34$12.51The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce... -
The Glasgow Girl at War: The new heartwarming saga from the author of the G.I. Bride by Eileen Ramsay
RRP: $10.31$7.22The next heartwarming saga novel from Eileen Ramsay, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Donna Douglas.1930s Scotland.Growing up in a convent in Glasgow, Ferelith Gallagher dreams of bigger and better things. With no money behind her, and no family to... -
What Lies Buried by Margaret Kirk
RRP: $11.60$8.00'Shadow Man is a harrowing and horrific game of consequences' Val McDermid THE BRILLIANTLY COMPELLING SECOND NOVEL IN THE DI LUKAS MAHLER SERIESA missing child. A seventy-year-old murder. And a killer who's still on the loose.Ten year-old Erin is... -
Middlesbrough: A Century of Change by Ian Stubbs 9780752437200
RRP: $19.34$14.90Middlesbrough grew up enitrely as a new Victoriain enterprise around the new industries of iron making, shipbuilding and later, chemical manufacuries that accumulated along the banks of the Tees during the nineteenth century.This splendid selection of... -
The Pinecone by Jenny Uglow
RRP: $21.92$14.94The Pinecone is set in the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, where a masterpiece in Victorian architecture stands - the strangest and most magical church in England. This vivid, original book tells the story of its builder, Sarah Losh, strong-willed and... -
Bizarre Scotland by David Long
RRP: $16.76$11.73From the world's oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland shows there's a lot more to the place than tartan, haggis and tossing the caber. Inside you'll find: The... -
The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel by David Gange 9780008225148
RRP: $14.18$9.35COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown by Valentine Low
RRP: $14.18$8.35FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important... -
Voices from Barrow and Furness by Alice Leach
RRP: $16.76$12.41Barrow-in-Furness grew from a tiny hamlet into the largest iron and steel centre on the world, as well as a major shipbuilding centre, in just forty years. Still home to the busiest shipyard in England, Barrow retains many of the spacious streets and... -
Scotland the How?: The Hows and Whys of Scottish History by John and Noreen Hamilton
RRP: $19.34$14.90How much do you know about Scottish history?We all know bits of it. This book by the authors of Scottish History: Strange but True sets out to show how these 'bits' fit together - how the characters and events of Scottish history made the country of... -
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents by Dominic Selwood
RRP: $19.34$11.02From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie language - this is Britain's past. But, today, Britain is experiencing an acute trauma of identity, pulled... -
Old Ireland in Colour 3 by John Breslin 9781785374715
RRP: $29.66$24.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374715Author John BreslinFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
The Royal Wardrobe by Rosie Harte 9781035404285
$19.67A WHOLE NEW ROYAL HISTORY, WITH A VERY STYLISH TWISTWhy did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts in the Elizabethan era?What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic hair wig?How did Princess Diana's revenge dress become so iconic?Fashion for... -
A Century of Bexley including Erith, Crayford & Sidcup: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Malcolm Barr-Hamilton
RRP: $12.89$9.74This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Bexley during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
A Survey of London by John Stow
RRP: $25.79$19.89John Stow first published his "Survey of London" in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever... -
Britain Begins by Sir Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $37.40$27.45The last Ice Age, which came to an end about 12,000 years ago, swept the bands of hunter gatherers from the face of the land that was to become Britain and Ireland, but as the ice sheets retreated and the climate improved so human groups spread slowly... -
A History of Britain in Just a Minute by Gyles Brandreth
RRP: $21.92$16.98The story of us - without hesitation, repetition or deviation.Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From...