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The Fall of Cromwell's Republic and the Return of the King: From Commonwealth to Stuart Monarchy, 1657-1670 by Timothy Venning
RRP: $32.25$22.73This book completes the series of studies of the 'British Revolution of the Three Kingdoms of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland ' and covers the period from the fall of the 'failed state' and Protectorate in 1657 to the restoration of the Stuart... -
Llanelli: Story of a Town by John Edwards 9781859835517
$17.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859835517Author John EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Breedon Books Publishing Co LtdPublisher Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd -
Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession by Susan Owens
RRP: $32.25$19.96Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the glamorous to the disturbing, from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built its sense of self on visions of its past. What does it mean for... -
Around Llanelli Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752445588
RRP: $19.34$14.90This captivating book is the second volume illustrating Llanelli, containing over 200 entirely new images that explore the social history of the town. This wonderful set of rare photographs recalls the people and places that have shaped Llanelli's past... -
The English Electric Lightning by Martin W. Bowman 9781526705563
RRP: $19.34$14.13The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while... -
London Then and Now (R): Revised Second Edition by Vaughan Grylls
RRP: $19.34$13.80Matching archive photos with their modern viewpoint, London Then and Now gives a fascinating insight into the history of Europe's financial capital. London has changed rapidly in the last 150 years. The Luftwaffe helped modify many parts of... -
Now That's What I Call a History of the 1980s: Pop Culture and Politics in the Decade That Shaped Modern Britain by Lucy Robinson
RRP: $19.34$14.34Now that's what I call a history of the 1980s tells the story of eighties Britain through its popular culture. Charting era-defining moments from Lady Diana's legs and the miners' strike to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage and Adam and the Ants, Lucy Robinson... -
Around Norwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Neil Storey 9780752453781
RRP: $16.76$12.41Around Norwich is not just another book on this fine city. Combining many previously unpublished photographs of outstanding quality and interest with well-researched captions, including many new facts and stories, one of the county's foremost local... -
Central Liverpool by David Paul 9780752406404
RRP: $19.34$14.90This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752406404Author David... -
The Emergence of the English by Susan Oosthuizen
RRP: $21.87$21.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891271Author Susan OosthuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Morton
RRP: $25.80$8.93A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most... -
Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir by Pamela Hartshorne 9781785511349
$8.95Buckingham 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... -
The Sister's Secret: A gripping, moving saga of love, lies and family by Jennie Felton
RRP: $16.76$11.09The moving fifth book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.Jennie's heartwarming and heartrending sagas are richly... -
Changing Minds Britain 1500-1750 Pupil's Book by Jamie Byrom
$37.58Powerful narrative hooks pupils into topicsand builds a secureknowledge base fromwhich to learn historicalskills with confidence. Exciting enquiries engage pupils with meaningfulhistorical questions and developimportant historical skills. Access for... -
Robert Bruce: Our Most Valiant Prince, King and Lord by Colm McNamee
RRP: $14.18$9.44The life of Robert Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, briefly 'king of summer' and then a desperate fugitive who nevertheless returned from exile to recover the kingdom he claimed, Bruce became... -
The Kings & Queens of Scotland by Timothy Venning
RRP: $16.76$10.94The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity. Alone of the 'Celtic' nations, it was not absorbed into England by conquest. James VI of Scotland came to the throne of England in 1603, and when... -
SOE: Churchill's Secret Agents by Terry Crowdy
RRP: $11.60$8.32The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. Its mission was to export resistance, subversion and sabotage to occupied Europe and beyond, disrupting the German war effort and building a... -
Colonel Strutt's Daring Royal Mission: The Secret British Rescue of the Habsburg Family, 1919 by Diana Tritton
RRP: $28.38$22.73"An adventure story of daring and courage, superbly researched and written, and immensely rewarding to read." ~ Simon Heffer Four Empires were extinguished by the Great War 1914-18 - the Ottoman, German, Russian and Austro-Hungarian. This is the story... -
Wartime Women: A Mass Observation Anthology by Dorothy Sheridan
RRP: $12.89$8.77A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War.The Mass-Observation organisation was set up in 1937 with the aim of recording everyday life in Britain. Dorothy Sheridan has plundered its... -
Henry II (Penguin Monarchs): A Prince Among Princes by Richard Barber
RRP: $10.31$7.47The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic,... -
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholl
RRP: $28.38$20.15For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a trustworthy steward of the British people and the Commonwealth. In the face of her... -
Waterloo Sunrise: London from the Sixties to Thatcher by Dr John Davis
RRP: $54.18$43.91A kaleidoscopic history of how the 1960s and 1970s changed London foreverWaterloo Sunrise is a panoramic and multifaceted account of modern London during the transformative years of the sixties and seventies, when a city still bearing the scars of war... -
Shakespeare's Local: Six Centuries of History Seen Through One Extraordinary Pub by Pete Brown
$9.38Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-pannelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Grab yourself a pint, listen to the chatter of the locals and lean back, resting your head against the wall. And then... -
Outrageous!: The Story of Section 28 and Britain’s Battle for LGBT Education by Paul Baker
RRP: $14.18$10.02On 23 May 1988, Paul Baker sat down with his family to eat cake on his sixteenth birthday while The Six O'Clock News played in the background. But something was not quite right. There was muffled shouting - 'Stop Section 28!' - and a scuffle. The morning... -
Spitfire, A Test Pilot's Story by Jeffrey Quill 9781910809303
RRP: $15.42$11.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809303Author Jeffery QuillFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Regicide: The Trials of Henry Marten by John Worthen 9781913368357
RRP: $25.80$18.14The Civil War, the Protectorate, and the Restoration - the extraordinary upheavals at the fulcrum of English history - are embodied here in the story of a remarkable man, politician, and prisoner: the regicide Henry Marten. As an organiser of the trial... -
The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy by Andrew Lambert
RRP: $32.25$28.28How a strategist's ideas were catastrophically ignored in 1914-but shaped Britain's success in the Second World War and beyond Leading historian Andrew Lambert shows how, as a lawyer, civilian, and Liberal, Julian Corbett (1854-1922) brought a new level... -
A Grim Almanac of Hampshire by John van der Kiste 9780752454894
RRP: $19.34$14.90A Grim Almanac of Hampshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past, full of dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, grisly accidents and strange occurrences. Among the gruesome tales included here are the sinking in 1545 of the... -
A Pocket History of the Irish Famine by Tony Potter 9780717179442
RRP: $9.02$6.62The Great Famine, an Gorta Mor in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. Often referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, particularly outside Ireland, as around forty percent of the population were... -
Reporting the Troubles: Journalists Tell Their Stories of the Northern Ireland Conflict by Deric Henderson
RRP: $19.34$16.19In some ways, I didn't - don't - want to remember any of it. Which is not to say that one ever forgets. I don't know any journalist who worked through the Troubles, with its relentless cycle of murders and doorstepping the homes of the dead and funerals... -
England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View by Professor Detlev Piltz
RRP: $25.80$19.76A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz has been observing England, its life, customs and above all its classes. He argues that whenever an... -
Brian Boru: Warrior King: Little Library 2 by John Burke
RRP: $12.89$9.17Learn about the life and times of Brian Boru in the second book in John & Fatti Burke's Little Library Get ready to make your knowledge a bit bigger by learning all about the warrior king that was Brian Boru. Brian Boru grew up in a large warrior... -
Rowntree's: The Early History by Paul Chrystal
RRP: $25.79$18.42The Rowntree family, especially Henry and the younger Joseph Rowntree are, along with the Fry's, Cadbury's, Mars and Terry's, synonymous with the birth and growth of the chocolate industry in Britain. Between them, they were the chocolate industry in... -
The Little Book of Pembrokeshire by Dr Russell Grigg
RRP: $16.76$12.41The Little Book of Pembrokeshire is a highly readable guide to the history, culture and landscape of a very special place. Dr Russell Grigg traces Pembrokeshire's enduring appeal, including its rich maritime heritage and diverse culture, from the folk... -
Letters concerning the English Nation by Voltaire 9780199555321
RRP: $12.89$9.17Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera, Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and... -
Pax Britannica by Jan Morris
RRP: $16.76$11.04The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This classic work... -
Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians by Margaret C. Jones
RRP: $19.34$14.13Alfred the Great's daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by... -
Celtic On This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by David Potter
RRP: $12.89$9.17Celtic FC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's glorious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Hoops history - with an entry for... -
The Liberal Democrats: From Hope to Despair to Where? by David Cutts 9781526127839
RRP: $32.25$23.12This is the definitive account of the rise, fall and future prospects of the Liberal Democrats, the party that threatened to break the mould of British politics but suffered electoral calamity after entering government with the Conservatives.Retracing... -
All In: How we build a country that works by Lisa Nandy 9780008480806
RRP: $12.89$8.57'A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.' Observer Book of the Day Britain needs a fresh start. This timely book by one of the stars of the new government shows how to achieve it. In this brilliant and...