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Two Thousand Years in Exeter by W G Hoskins
RRP: £20.00£14.71Exeter is one of the oldest cities in Britain: people have lived here without a break for more than two thousand years. The High Street has been in continuous use as a thoroughfare throughout that long period. For centuries Exeter was one of the largest... -
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians by Janice Hadlow
RRP: £19.99£13.33An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer. George III came to the throne in 1760 as a man with a mission. He was... -
The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave by Mary Prince
RRP: £8.99£5.39The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first narrative of a black woman to be published in Britain. It describes Prince's sufferings as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island and Antigua, and her eventual arrival in London with her brutal owner Mr Wood in... -
The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit podcast by Goalhanger Podcasts 9781526667694
RRP: £18.99£10.39Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys - there's a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past - from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to... -
Suspects: The Sunday Times Top 5 Bestseller by Lesley Pearse
RRP: £9.99£5.98What do you do when your dream home becomes your worst nightmare? . . . THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM LESLEY PEARSE'A riveting page-turner' Woman's Weekly'A real page turner from beginning to end' 5***** Reader Review'Sensational... -
Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey
RRP: £12.99£7.73An extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and... -
The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England by Dan Jones 9780007213948
RRP: £12.99£7.05This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain. England's greatest royal dynasty, the... -
London: A Guide for Curious Wanderers by Jack Chesher
RRP: £14.99£10.20See London in a completely new light in this guide to the city's hidden secrets, untold stories and special places laden with history which you can discover for yourself! London is famous for its museums, each one full of treasures and relics - but the... -
State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook
RRP: £18.99£13.61State of Emergency : Britain 1970-74 is a brilliant history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now... -
The Gaelic Otherworld: John Gregorson Campbell's Superstitions of the Highlands and the Islands of Scotland and Witchcraft and Second Sight in the Highlands and Islands by John Gregorson Campbell
RRP: £30.00£20.60John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Based on materials which he had gathered in the 1850s and 1860s, his Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland... -
Another England: How to Reclaim Our National Story by Caroline Lucas 9781529153064
RRP: £22.00£15.62'A visionary book' Philip Pullman'Essential and magnificent' George Monbiot'Deft and wonderfully poetic' Grace BlakeleyThe right have hijacked Englishness. Can it be reclaimed?With the UK more divided than ever, England has re-emerged as a potent force... -
Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney by Kate Kennedy 9780691218557
RRP: £20.00£15.94The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylumIvor Gurney (1890-1937) wrote some of the most anthologized poems of the... -
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins 9780099540250
RRP: £16.99£12.68A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly... This book is dynamite' - ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the Mind**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**A searing, landmark study of the... -
Paddy Finucane: Fighter Ace by Doug Stokes 9780859791809
RRP: £10.95£7.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859791809Author Doug StokesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter by Ian Mortimer 9781529920802
RRP: £10.99£7.77The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval EnglandWe tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By... -
England's Gardens: A Modern History by Stephen Parker
RRP: £25.00£17.38We may all feel we know what an "English" garden is, but do we really? England's Gardens offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the history of some of the most iconic, enduring, and influential gardens across the country.A fresh take on a... -
Wolf Hall (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel 9780008381691
RRP: £10.99£6.10Winner of the Man Booker Prize The first book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light ... -
Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past by Robert Twigger
RRP: £10.99£3.86Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to... -
Early Modern Wales, c.1536-1689: Ambiguous Nationhood by Lloyd Bowen 9781786839589
RRP: £16.99£13.09This is the first general history of early modern Wales for more than a generation. The book assimilates new scholarship and deploys a wealth of original archival research to present a fresh picture of Wales under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs. It adopts... -
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker
RRP: £20.00£13.34A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is a... -
Houses of the National Trust: Homes with History by Lydia Greaves
RRP: £20.00£15.74Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britain's historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This captivating... -
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens: ‘FANTASTIC. VERY, VERY FUNNY’ JESSE ARMSTRONG ‘CLEVER, FUNNY, MAKES YOU THINK’ DAN SNOW by David Mitchell 9781405953177
RRP: £25.00£16.53Discover who we are and how we got here in comedian David Mitchell's UNRULY: A History of England's Kings and Queens - a thoughtful, funny exploration of the entitled and enthroned.'JUST FANTASTIC. DELIGHTFULLY CONTRARY AND HILARIOUSLY CANTANKEROUS... -
Escape to Gwrych Castle: A Jewish refugee story by Andrew Hesketh
RRP: £18.99£14.52In 2020 and 2021, at the height of the Covid pandemic, Gwrych Castle was familiar to the British public as the setting of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Lesser known is that, at the beginning of the Second World War, this once-grand country house... -
The Wild Silence: The Sunday Times Bestseller from the author of The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
RRP: £10.99£7.12The incredible Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller from the million-copy bestselling author of the phenomenon and 80-week Sunday Times bestselling The Salt Path'Beautiful, a thrill to read . . . you feel the world is a better place because Raynor and Moth are... -
Kings and Queens of Britain, Illustrated History of: A visual encyclopedia of every king and queen of Britain, from Saxon times through the Tudors and Stuarts to today by Charles Phillips 9780754835578
RRP: £15.00£11.96In this beautifully illustrated and fully updated edition, Charles Phillips charts the complete history of the royal families of Britain. Beginning in the earliest times with the legend of King Arthur, Eric Bloodaxe and the real-life history of Macbeth,... -
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller by Akala
RRP: £10.99£6.47*RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE | THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal, historical,... -
A-Z Secret London Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around London with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z... -
Watching the English: The International Bestseller Revised and Updated by Kate Fox
RRP: £10.99£7.40In this completely revised and updated edition of international bestseller WATCHING THE ENGLISH, anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks, habits and foibles of the English people. Now with new survey data to add weight to her... -
Bradshaw's Handbook by George Bradshaw
RRP: £12.99£9.09A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's Handbook of 1863, the book that inspired the BBC television series 'Great British Railway Journeys'. When Michael Portillo began the series 'Great British Railway Journeys', a well-thumbed 150-year-old book shot back... -
Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga
RRP: £12.99£8.78'[A] comprehensive and important history of black Britain . . . Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' - Kwasi Kwarteng, Sunday TimesIn this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David... -
Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One Bestseller by Andrew Morton
RRP: £10.99£7.26THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER. AS FEATURED IN SEASON 5 OF THE CROWN.When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw,... -
The Duchess: The Untold Story - the explosive biography, as seen in the Daily Mail by Penny Junor
RRP: £9.99£6.64THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy' Daily Mail She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana called her a Rottweiler... -
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams
RRP: £9.99£7.11'It's often said that books are compulsory reading, but this book really is compulsory. You cannot understand slavery, or British Empire, without it' Sathnam Sanghera Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric... -
Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention by Cathy Newman
RRP: £10.99£7.25'A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing' Caitlin Moran 'Newman is a brilliant writer' Observer A fresh, opinionated history of all the brilliant women you should have learned about in school but... -
A-Z Manchester Hidden Walks: Discover 20 routes in and around the city by Jonathan Schofield
RRP: £6.99£4.80Discover hidden gems around Manchester with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert,... -
Domesday Book: A Complete Translation by Geoffrey Martin
RRP: £40.00£29.39Domesday Book has been described as 'the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation.' (David Hume) But a complete translation has never been available before at an affordable price. Penguin's edition will change that. Compiled in a matter... -
Bring Up the Bodies (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) by Hilary Mantel 9780008381684
RRP: £9.99£7.26Winner of the Man Booker Prize The second book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a stunning new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light ... -
Grade 9-1 History (British) All-in-One Complete Revision and Practice (with free flashcard download) (Collins GCSE 9-1 Revision) by Collins GCSE
RRP: £10.99£9.34Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR B and WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE 9-1 Subject: British History Suitable for the 2024 exams ... -
Foundation: The History of England Volume I by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: £16.99£11.87Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in... -
The Old Stones: A Field Guide to the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland by Andy Burnham
RRP: £29.99£20.40"A wonderful guide to the many megaliths of Britain's Neolithic and Bronze Age."Mike Parker Pearson, Professor of British Later Prehistory at UCLThis is the most comprehensive and thought-provoking field guide ever published to the iconic standing stones...