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To Do the Work of Men: An Operational History of the 21st Division in the Great War by Derek Clayton 9781804512333
RRP: $48.38$34.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512333Author Derek ClaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Cultural Capital: The Rise and Fall of Creative Britain by Robert Hewison
RRP: $19.34$16.19Britain began the twenty-first century convinced of its creativity. Throughout the New Labour era, the visual and performing arts, museums and galleries, were ceaselessly promoted as a stimulus to national economic revival, a post-industrial... -
Lime, Lemon and Sarsaparilla: The Italian Community in South Wales, 1881-1945 by Colin Hughes
RRP: $12.89$9.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781724897Author Colin HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressDimensions(mm) 208mm * 135mm * 19mm -
The A-Z of Curious Norfolk: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by Sarah E. Doig 9781803994406
RRP: $19.34$14.90Norfolk's spectacular coastline, quaint villages, historic houses, bustling market towns and meandering rivers all provide the perfect backdrop for some of the most curious tales from across the centuries.Which eccentric cleric's final words were 'Did I... -
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: The Team That Changed Children's TV by Nat Segaloff 9780813196268
RRP: $32.25$21.30For almost half a century, celebrated ventriloquist and entertainer Shari Lewis delighted generations of children and adults with the help of her trusted sock puppet sidekick Lamb Chop. For decades, the beloved pair were synonymous with children's... -
A History and Guide to Scottish Castles by Jenna Maxwell
RRP: $28.38$20.15At one time, Scotland was home to more than 4,000 castles. It's an extraordinary number for such a small country and today, around 3,000 still stand. Some are world famous, others have inspired great works of literature, while others have lit up the... -
Glasgow East: Images of Scotland by Gordon Adams 9780752445670
RRP: $20.63$15.80This fascinating collection of more than 200 archive photographs explores the history of the east of Glasgow over the last 100 years - travelling through the city centre and Glasgow Green, Calton, Mile-end and Bridgeton, Dennistoun, Camlachie and... -
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts by Delyth Badder 9781915279507
RRP: $19.34$14.94Wales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is known... -
Georgian Harlots and Whores: Fame, Fashion & Fortune by Rendell, Mike 9781526791023
RRP: $25.80$18.43This book will look at the phenomenon of celebrity hookers in the eighteenth century -all of them the subject of extraordinary press scrutiny and comment. They were the fashion icons of the age, and what they wore was copied and put on sale in the high... -
Mosquito Men: The Elite Pathfinders of 627 Squadron by David Price
RRP: $32.25$28.63In November 1940, a remarkable prototype aircraft made its maiden flight from an airstrip north of London. Novel in construction and exceptionally fast, the new plane was soon outpacing the Spitfire, and went on to contribute to the RAF's offensive... -
Jack the Ripper: The Forgotten Victims by Paul Begg 9780300117202
RRP: $29.03$24.96Experts agree that Jack the Ripper murdered five London women, but how many others did he slaughter in Britain or across the seas? The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on... -
Victorian Voices: Introduction to the Papers of Sir John Le Couteur by Joan Stevens 9780901897008
$34.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901897008Author Joan StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint Societe JersiaisePublisher Societe Jersiaise -
Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats by Maya Goodfellow
RRP: $12.89$12.75Longlisted for the 2019 Jhalak Prize. From the 1960s the UK's immigration policy - introduced by both Labour and Tory governments - has been a toxic combination of racism and xenophobia. Maya Goodfellow tracks this history through to the present day,... -
Elizabeth the Queen: The real story behind The Crown by Sally Bedell Smith
RRP: $16.76$11.73Queen. Mother. Servant. Friend. This is the most intimate portrait of our longest serving monarch, an inspiration to her country: Queen Elizabeth II.Get to know the real Elizabeth in the definitive biography from the bestselling British Royal Family... -
Conquest and Union: Fashioning a British State 1485-1725 by Steven G. Ellis 9781138152441
RRP: $174.15$151.81The British Isles is a multi-national arena, but its history has traditionally been studied from a distinctively English -- often, indeed, London -- perspective. Now, however, the interweaving of the distinct but mutually-dependent histories of the four... -
Halifax Revisited by Vera Chapman
RRP: $19.34$14.90This thoughtfully compiled collection of over 200 archive postcards and images illustrates the history of Halifax from around the mid-eighteenth century.The district is characterised by steep slopes and deep valleys, sett-paved streets and nearby... -
Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family by Rachel Bowie
RRP: $19.34$12.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646042609Author Rachel BowieFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press -
Liverpool Docks by Michael Stammers
RRP: $19.34$14.90The story of Liverpool is, in many ways, the story of its docks. Before the docks, trade was limited by the tides and at the mercy of the Mersey's currents. After dock construction began, the city became a hub of Britain's worldwide trading network... -
The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard C.1100-C.1336 by Andrew R MacDonald
RRP: $32.25$22.34This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland (the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle of Man) in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of... -
For a Parliament Freely Chosen: The Rebellion of Sir George Booth, 1659 by Andrew Abram 9781914059322
RRP: $32.25$26.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914059322Author Andrew AbramFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Princess Mary: The First Modern Princess by Elisabeth Basford
RRP: $19.34$14.90Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way.Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her... -
My Mind To Me My Kingdom Is by Paul Stanbridge 9781913111267 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$3.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913111267Author Paul StanbridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Galley Beggar PressPublisher Galley Beggar Press -
Sunderland, Industrial Giant: Recollections of Working Life by Marie Gardiner 9780750981200
RRP: $19.34$14.90Sunderland was once one of Britain's industrial giants. Famous for its shipyards, mines and glass-making, it thrived at a time when its country needed it most. After the Second World War the town saw incredible change, as the heavy industry that seemed... -
Berwick-Upon-Tweed: Berwick-Upon-Tweed: Images of England by Jim Walker 9780752415178
RRP: $16.76$15.80This incredible collection of over 200 old photographs and illustrations in and around Berwick-upon-Tweed beautifully portrays the town as it used to be. Through these pictures we discover all aspects of the town, from buildings and shops which no longer... -
The Face of Britain: The Nation through Its Portraits by Simon Schama 9780670922291
$19.66Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibition Churchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough... -
Voices of Petersfield & District by Pamela Payne 9780752431277
RRP: $19.34$14.90This fascinating book brings together the memories of people who have lived and worked in the market town of Petersfield and surrounding villages, including Buriton, Liss, Stroud, Sheet, Steep, Harting and Longmoor during the last century. Recollections... -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: Great Battles by Ian F. W. Beckett
RRP: $16.76$11.73This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major battle in the Anglo-Zulu... -
Gants Hill: A History in Photographs by Vincent Goodman
RRP: $19.34$14.90Gants Hill, a suburb of the London Borough of Redbridge, Essex, has long been a thriving community and shopping area, all centred around the famous and, at times, difficult to negotiate roundabout. Home to the iconic Moscow Metro-inspired underground... -
The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: Early Prehistory to 1500 BC by Tony Morigi 9780954962784
RRP: $45.14$44.66A review of the rich and diverse evidence for understanding past climate and environmental change in the Thames Valley, and the effects on plant and animal populations and the challenges and opportunities these presented to early humans. Part 1 of... -
The Slums of Leicester by Ned Newitt
$17.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859839331Author Ned NewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing -
The Invention of the Modern Dog: Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain by Michael Worboys 9781421426587
RRP: $45.15$40.30The story of the thoroughly Victorian origins of dog breeds.For centuries, different types of dogs were bred around the world for work, sport, or companionship. But it was not until Victorian times that breeders started to produce discrete,... -
The Elizabethan Mind: Searching for the Self in an Age of Uncertainty by Helen Hackett
RRP: $32.25$26.99The first comprehensive guide to Elizabethan ideas about the mind What is the mind? How does it relate to the body and soul? These questions were as perplexing for the Elizabethans as they are for us today-although their answers were often startlingly... -
The New Machiavelli: How to Wield Power in the Modern World by Jonathan Powell
RRP: $16.76$11.73The New Machiavelli is a gripping account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. In his twenty-first century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential masterpiece, The Prince, Jonathan Powell - Tony Blair's Chief of Staff from 1994 - 2007 -... -
London: City of Cities by Phil Baker
RRP: $20.58$15.47City of cities, the modern world's first great metropolis, London has shaped everything from clothing to youth culture. It has a unique place in the world's memory, even as its role has changed from the capital of the planet to its playground, and as its... -
Arctic Convoy PQ18: 25 Days That Changed the Course of the War by John R McKay 9781399036603
RRP: $28.38$20.15This superbly researched book tells the story of one of the most significant maritime operations of the Second World War. The importance of the Arctic convoys providing the Soviets with the necessary equipment needed to win the war on the Eastern Front... -
3 Para by Patrick Bishop
RRP: $14.18$10.02Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. In April 2006,... -
Georgian London: The West End by Pat Dargan
RRP: $20.63$14.00The eighteenth and early nineteenth century saw the dramatic expansion of London - wide and elegant boulevards, formal landscaped squares, crescents, blocks of tall redbrick terraced houses, and stone-built Classical public buildings all appeared in... -
Snakes and Ladders: The great British social mobility myth by Professor Selina Todd 9781784740818
RRP: $32.25$12.78Politicians claim social mobility is real - a just reward for ambition and hard work. This book proves otherwise.From servants' children who became clerks in Victorian Britain, to managers made redundant by the 2008 financial crash, travelling up or down... -
The Greatest Hour: The Rearguard Action of the 12th Lancers Dunkirk 1940 by Philip Watson 9781804514962
RRP: $32.25$22.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804514962Author Philip WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
A Night of Flames by Matthew Harffy
RRP: $12.89$10.00In the wild lands of Norway, Hunlaf must quell a violent revolt in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure. Northumbria, AD 794. Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None know the truth of this more than the Vikings. To compete with the seafaring...