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A Gift of Poison by Bella Ellis
RRP: £16.99£11.54Haworth 1847 - Anne and Emily Bronte have had their books accepted for publication, while Charlotte's has been rejected everywhere, creating a strained atmosphere at the parsonage.At the same time, a shocking court case has recently concluded, acquitting... -
Among the Bohemians: Experiments in Living 1900-1939 by Virginia Nicholson
RRP: £15.99£11.61Virginia Nicholson's Among the Bohemians is a portrait of England's artistic community in the first half of the twentieth century, engaged in a grand experiment.Subversive, eccentric and flamboyant - the Bohemians ate garlic and didn't always wash; they... -
King Arthur: The Making of the Legend by Nicholas J. Higham
RRP: £12.99£11.46A prominent scholar explores King Arthur's historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime... -
The Highland Clans by Alistair Moffat
£12.26The story of the Highland clans is a gripping one, full of celebrated names and heroic deeds. It is also, as Alistair Moffat reveals, the story of a fearless people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Here, he traces... -
The Immeasurable Wilds: Travellers to the Far North of Scotland, 1600 - 1900 by Alastair Mitchell 9781849954921
RRP: £18.99£15.65Towards the end of the 18th century the attention of mapmakers, explorers and travellers turned to the north of Scotland. The mountains that rise north of Stirling formed a formidable barrier for anyone wanting to visit the Highlands, and travellers to... -
Your Neighbour Kills Puppies: Inside the Animal Liberation Movement by Tom Harris 9780745348698
RRP: £17.99£12.14For many people, the name 'Huntingdon Life Sciences' will live forever in infamy. In the early 2000s, Europe's largest animal testing laboratory provoked public outrage, and sparked a resistance movement like no other. Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty... -
Georgian Arcadia: Architecture for the Park and Garden by Roger White
RRP: £40.00£37.20An exploration of the origins and evolution of Georgian landscape architecture, a period of innovative and diverse garden structures in which some of the era's greatest architects experimented with form, style, and technology The invention and... -
USAAF in Suffolk by Peter W. Bodle 9781781553466
RRP: £20.00£15.29The East of England, particularly Suffolk, became a new home for thousands of American airmen during the Second World War. After starting to arrive in 1942, there were over 10,000 in the country by 1943. The largest concentration was in Suffolk, which... -
Mastering Modern British History by Norman Lowe
RRP: £33.99£31.29The new edition of this best-selling text includes a new section on the final years of the Labour government after Blair's resignation and a new chapter on the subsequent Coalition and Conservative governments. It is the ideal companion for students... -
Beastly Fury: The Strange Birth Of British Football by Richard Sanders
RRP: £15.99£11.61"Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence", wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and violent, but it has also become the most popular sport on the planet.This is the story of... -
The Family Tree Detective: Tracing Your Ancestors in England and Wales by Colin Rogers 9780719071263
RRP: £14.99£13.64The long-awaited fourth edition of this best-selling manual continues to offer up-to-date guidance both to newcomers and to the more experienced, on how to make best use of the labyrinth of genealogical sources in England and Wales. It takes into account... -
Young Reading Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Davidson
RRP: £6.99£4.23The Queen was Britain's longest-reigning monarch and one of the most famous women in the world. But what was she really like? This enthralling story of the life of Queen Elizabeth II is full of photographs and facts that capture the drama and grandeur of... -
Gosport: Conservation and Heritage by Louis Murray
RRP: £15.00£11.55Gosport is an ancient Hampshire borough that borders the Solent - the sheltered part of the English Channel that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland, an area vital in Britain's defence.Geographically unique and home to many historically... -
The Kings and Queens of Britain by John Cannon
RRP: £13.99£10.84This authoritative and accessible guide to the British monarchy spans the Romano-British rulers of 55 BC to the present day House of Windsor. Generously illustrated with maps, photos, paintings, and genealogies, it contains a wealth of information on the... -
The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome by Roland Chambers
RRP: £12.99£8.56Arthur Ransome was, from 1930 to the early 1960s, what J.K. Rowling is today: author of a series of children's books which shaped the imagination of a generation. Rooted in the heyday of the British Empire, Swallows and Amazons and its sequels described... -
Brixham: Britain in Old Photographs by Ted Gosling
RRP: £12.99£9.62In its heyday, Brixham's fishermen were renowned for the vast number of fish they landed, the choir was one of the finest in the west of England, and it was a beautiful place to live. Today, it continues to be a picturesque place to live and visit, and... -
The A-Z of Curious Sussex: Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics by Wendy Hughes
RRP: £14.99£11.55In this engaging book, Wendy Hughes takes you on a grand tour of the curious and bizarre, the strange and the unusual from Sussex's past. Read about the Alfriston Star - the hostelry for medieval package tours with its unusual ship's figurehead, the... -
Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy by Valerie Hedquist
RRP: £39.99£35.06The reception of Thomas Gainsborough's Blue Boy from its origins to its appearances in contemporary visual culture reveals how its popularity was achieved and maintained by diverse audiences and in varied venues. Performative manifestations resulted in... -
Fatal Colours: Towton, 1461 - England's Most Brutal Battle by George Goodwin
RRP: £10.99£7.40A gripping account of the Wars of the Roses battle of Towton - the most brutal day in English history.'Vivid, humane and superbly researched' David Starkey'The story has never been told so well or so excitingly' Desmond SewardThe Battle of Towton in 1461... -
The Story of Ely by Michael Rouse 9780750966931
RRP: £17.99£14.04Standing on what was one of the largest islands in the Cambridgeshire Fens, Ely has a rich and varied history. The Story of Ely takes an engaging look at this cathedral city from the earliest times to the modern day, recalling pivotal events and taking... -
Recovering Scotland's Slavery Past: The Caribbean Connection by Tom M. Devine
RRP: £21.99£17.97For more than a century and a half the real story of Scotland's connections to transatlantic slavery has been lost to history and shrouded in myth. There was even denial that the Scots, unlike the English, had any significant involvement in slavery... -
The Potter's Hand by A. N. Wilson
RRP: £15.99£6.45LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONIn 1774, Josiah Wedgwood, master craftsman possessed with a burning scientific vision, embarks upon the thousand piece Frog Service for Catherine the Great. Josiah's nephew Tom journeys to... -
Time Song: Searching for Doggerland by Julia Blackburn
RRP: £14.99£11.35SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE AND THE HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE A journey told through stories and songs into Doggerland, the ancient region that once joined the east coast of England to HollandTime Song tells of the creation, the existence and the... -
The Rebel's Mark by S. W. Perry
RRP: £18.99£13.23Elizabeth's reign is reaching its winter and England's old adversaries are fading. But in a world on the brink of change, showing any weakness can be fatal...1598. Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and reluctant spy for Robert Cecil, has brought his... -
The Battles of Bonnie Prince Charlie: The Young Chevalier at War by Arran Johnston 9781399061148
RRP: £25.00£17.62Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was the grandson of Britain's last Stuart king and the last of his line to fight for their right to the throne. Born in Rome and raised at his father's cultured and cosmopolitan court-in-exile, the young prince... -
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles 1915 1916 by Mace, Martin 9781399074681
RRP: £14.99£10.95The fighting in the Gallipoli or Dardanelles campaign began in 1915 as a purely naval affair undertaken partly at the instigation of Winston Churchill, who, as First Lord of the Admiralty, had entertained plans of capturing the Dardanelles as early as... -
Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad by Paul Chambers 9780750991483
RRP: £10.99£8.94Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, to many famously known as 'Bedlam': a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. Paul Chambers explores the 800-year history of Bethlem and reveals fascinating details of its ambivalent... -
Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars by Frank Ledwidge
RRP: £15.99£13.82This new edition of Frank Ledwidge's eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated throughout, and with fresh chapters assessing and enumerating the overall military... -
Making a Success of Brexit and Reforming the EU: The Brexit edition of The Trouble with Europe: 'Bootle is right on every count' - Guardian by Roger Bootle
RRP: £12.99£8.60"I recommend our diplomats and ministers read this book: it will provide them with an intellectual backbone. On the big calls [Bootle] has a spectacularly good record." Dominic Lawson, The Sunday Times "Bootle is right on every count." The Guardian HOW... -
British Marxist Historians, The by Harvey Kaye
RRP: £22.99£19.33The British Marxist Historians remains the first and most complete study of the founders of one of the most influential contemporary academic traditions in history and social theory. In this classic text, Kaye looks at Maurice Dobb and the debate on the... -
Beyond the Gatehouse: The Eccentric Lives of the English Aristocracy by David Long
RRP: £12.99£9.62Beyond the Gatehouse is a lighthearted, witty but factual biographical account of the eccentric lifestyles of the builders and residents of some of England's best-known country houses. Extraordinary buildings require extraordinary people, and over the... -
The Kings & Queens of Scotland by Richard Oram
RRP: £14.99£11.55The history of the Scottish monarchy is a long tale of triumph over adversity, characterised by the personal achievements of remarkable rulers who transformed their fragile kingdom into the master of northern Britain. The Kings and Queens of Scotland... -
The Elizabethan Image: An Introduction to English Portraiture, 1558-1603 by Roy Strong
RRP: £28.50£23.67The new paperback edition of Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture Written for the general reader, Roy Strong's popular introduction to Elizabethan portraiture synthesizes scholarship and research on this subject into a concise... -
The Little Book of Cardiff by David Collins
RRP: £9.99£7.55Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark's Pies and a heaped helping of 'Half and Half' to the... -
The Little History of Coventry by Peter Walters 9780750989084
RRP: £12.00£8.93The Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians, but has often been at the heart of this country's great events. From... -
The Spanish Armada by Robert Hutchinson
RRP: £9.99£6.80A dramatic blow-by-blow account of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet - a tale of daring and disaster on the high seas by one of our best narrative historians.After the accession of Elizabeth I in 1558, Protestant England was beset by... -
Return To Akenfield: Portrait Of An English Village In The 21st Century by Craig Taylor
RRP: £9.99£6.70Ronald Blythe's 1969 book Akenfield - a moving portrait of English country life told in the voices of the farmers and villagers themselves - is a modern classic. In 2004, writer and reporter Craig Taylor returned to the village in Suffolk on which... -
Ghostly Tyne & Wear by Rob Kirkup
RRP: £12.99£9.62From reports of haunted castles, pubs, theatres and shopping arcades, to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, Ghostly Tyne & Wear investigates thirty of the most haunted locations in Tyne & Wear today... -
Nelson: Britain's Greatest Naval Commander by David Ross 9781849344944
RRP: £7.99£5.79Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson KB (1758 - 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. Admired for his leadership, strategy and tactics, he led many decisive British naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. Known... -
The Corporation That Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational by Nick Robins 9780745331959
RRP: £16.99£11.54This is the history of the East India Company and its enduring legacy as a corporation, dealing in exploitation and violence. The English East India Company was the mother of the modern multinational. Its trading empire encircled the globe, importing...