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First in Last out: The Post-War Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marines Commandos by Paul Winter
RRP: $39.00$25.08The official document Amphibious Warfare Handbook No. 10a: The Organisation, Employment and Training of Commandos is a unique piece of post-war Royal Marines Commando doctrine, never before published, or quoted at length.Prepared in 1951 at the height of... -
Remaking English Society - Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England by Steve Hindle
RRP: $48.75$47.46Written by leading authorities, the volume can be considered a standard work on seventeenth-century English social history. A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and... -
Voices of Leigh-on-Sea by Judith Williams 9780752459387
RRP: $25.33$18.27This book comprises the memories of more than fifty people who lived and worked in Leigh between 1914 and 1960. They have personally witnessed its transformation from a small fishing village into a bustling commuter town. However, here is the evidence... -
The Story of Jaywick Sands Estate by Mary Lyons 9781860773365
RRP: $29.23$22.00Jaywick Sands Estate has a chequered history. Renowned for its expanse of golden sand, it has long attracted fisherman and smugglers. Only in the 20th century, however, did people settle there, responding to the offer from F.C. Stedman, the original... -
Essex Witches by Peter C. Brown
RRP: $31.18$23.32Medieval folk had long suspected that the Devil was carrying out his work on earth with the help of his minions. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII declared this to be true, which resulted in witch-hunts across Europe that lasted for nearly 200 years. In 1645,... -
The Diaries of John Wilkes, 1770-1797 by Robin Eagles
RRP: $117.00$112.22The diaries of an MP and Lord Mayor in the eighteenth century shed light on contemporary political life. John Wilkes (1725-1797) was one of the most intriguing characters in the eighteenth-century political world - if one with a mixed and colourful... -
Tudor Houses Explained by Trevor York 9781846741500
RRP: $11.60$9.91The book is divided into six sections. First, Trevor Yorke looks at the changes in Tudor society and how this affected the housing of the period. The next chapter explains their structure and the different materials used. He goes on to explore the... -
Folklore of Sussex by Jacqueline Simpson 9780752451008
RRP: $33.13$24.65Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape features and ancient churches which involve such colourful... -
Pillboxes and Tank Traps by Bernard Lowry
RRP: $17.53$14.43A concise, illustrated guide to these Second World War defences scattered across the British landscape. With invasion a very real threat, in 1940 Great Britain began a huge military construction programme designed to stop an invading army in its... -
Reformation England 1480-1642 by Peter Marshall
RRP: $50.68$47.11Now in its third edition, Reformation England 1480-1642 provides a clear and accessible narrative account of the English Reformation, explaining how historical interpretations of its major themes have changed and developed over the past few decades,... -
Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49' by Richard Broad
RRP: $17.53$12.58In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating and unique. When war broke out, Nella's younger son... -
Medieval Castles of England and Wales by Bernard Lowry
RRP: $17.53$12.58Designed to dominate the surrounding area, to house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility, and to discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for more than half a millennium. Though some were built... -
Hurrah For The Blackshirts!: Fascists and Fascism in Britain Between the Wars by Martin Pugh
RRP: $25.33$17.73Britain is celebrated for having avoided the extremism, political violence and instability that blighted many European countries between the two world wars. But her success was a closer thing than has been realized. Disillusionment with parliamentary... -
The Story of Hull by Richard Gurnham
RRP: $35.08$26.77Hull was first built as a port by the Cistercian monks of Meaux Abbey, to export wool from their rapidly expanding sheep flocks. Before the end of the 13th century Hull had been acquired by Edward I, who developed it as a royal port, and from then on... -
Priestley'S England: J. B. Priestley and English Culture by John Baxendale 9780719072871
RRP: $38.98$28.31Priestley's England is the first full-length academic study of J B Priestley - novelist, playwright, screen-writer, journalist and broadcaster, political activist, public intellectual and popular entertainer, one of the makers of twentieth-century... -
Black Victorians: Hidden in History by John Woolf
RRP: $39.00$27.87Beyond the patrician vision of Victorian Britain traditionally advanced in our textbooks, there always existed another, more diverse Britain, populated by people of colour marking achievements both ordinary and extraordinary. In this deeply researched... -
Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926–2022 by Christopher Warwick
RRP: $97.50$74.33Born in 1926, married in 1947, crowned as Queen in 1953, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II carried out her duty with great dedication for more than seven decades. TASCHEN celebrates her remarkable royal story with a new edition of Her Majesty, a definitive... -
Airdrie by Helen Moir 9780752423685
RRP: $29.23$22.00A history of AirdrieBook InformationISBN 9780752423685Author Helen MoirFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 230gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Bannockburn: Scotland's Greatest Victory by Peter Reese
RRP: $25.33$16.691314. On a marsh-fringed plain south of Stirling Castle, King Robert the Bruce led the Scottish army in a singularly devastating victory over the English. Bannockburn was Scotland's greatest battlefield triumph, achieved against the odds by a combination... -
Geography Is Destiny: Britain and the World, a 10,000 Year History by Ian Morris
RRP: $25.33$17.73'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Steel 'Morris succeeds triumphantly at cramming 10,000 years of history into a single book' Robert Colvile,... -
Noblewomen, Aristocracy and Power in the Twelfth-Century Anglo-Norman Realm by Susan M. Johns 9780719063053
RRP: $38.98$34.34The first major work on noblewomen in the twelfth century and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. Offers an important reconceptualisation of women's role in aristocratic society and suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000-present and Whitechapel, c1870-c1900 by Alec Fisher
$9.73Exam board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Endorsed for EdexcelTarget success in Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Key content coverage... -
Norfolk Villains: Rogues, Rascals & Reprobates by Neil Storey 9780752460017
RRP: $25.33$18.27Discover the darker side of Norfolk with this remarkable collection of true-life crimes from across the county. Featuring tales of some of the most notorious, nefarious and murderous characters from the county's past, including pirates, smugglers,... -
Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs): The Making of England by Tom Holland
RRP: $15.58$11.29The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackThe formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious... -
Dark Valleys: Foul Deeds Among the South Wales Valleys 1845 - 2016 by Gary Dobbs 9781473861787
RRP: $25.33$17.73Dark Valleys collects together more than a century of murders that took place in and around the valleys of South Wales. These horrific crimes shocked not only Wales, but also made national headlines. Although treated with compassion and sensitivity by... -
Queen Mary by James Pope-Hennessy
RRP: $29.23$19.11The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - with a new foreword by Hugo Vickers.When Queen Mary died in 1953, James Pope-Hennessy was commissioned to write an official biography of her -... -
City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late Victorian London by Judith R. Walkowitz 9780226871462
RRP: $52.65$52.40From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal... -
Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey 9780007247721
RRP: $29.23$18.92Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britain's most absolute monarch - but he was... -
The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
RRP: $25.33$17.73'A wholly pleasing book, which offers a tasty side dish to anyone exploring the narrative history of the British Empire' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesWINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS BOOK AWARD 2018The glamorous daughter of an African chief shares a... -
Early Medieval Britain, c. 500-1000 by Rory Naismith
RRP: $46.78$41.16Early medieval Britain saw the birth of England, Scotland and of the Welsh kingdoms. Naismith's introductory textbook explores the period between the end of Roman rule and the eve of the Norman Conquest, blending an engaging narrative with clear... -
Christianity and Social Service in Modern Britain: The Disinherited Spirit by Frank Prochaska 9780199539796
$74.84Few subjects bring out so well the differences between ourselves and our ancestors as the history of Christian charity. In an increasingly mobile and materialist world, in which culture has grown more national, indeed global, we no longer relate to the... -
Aberdeen by Alistair Burnett 9780752418285
RRP: $25.33$18.27AberdeenBook InformationISBN 9780752418285Author Alistair BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd -
Bread on the Waters: A History of TGWU Education, 1922-2000 by John Fisher 9781905007073
RRP: $29.25$28.00John Fisher describes the immense energy and activity associated with the union's education programme, and shows how it has contributed to the union's development over the years, especially in the sustenance it has given to the TGWU's strong shop steward... -
The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen: Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett by Penelope Hughes-Hallet
RRP: $35.00$23.54A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen. It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages... -
Towards the End of the Morning by Michael Frayn
RRP: $19.48$13.07Michael Frayn's classic novel is set in the crossword and nature notes department of an obscure national newspaper during the declining years of Fleet Street, where John Dyson dreams wistfully of fame and the gentlemanly life - until one day his great... -
The Story of Liverpool by Alexander Tulloch
RRP: $33.13$24.65There is something special about Liverpool. From its earliest beginnings it has always been associated with the ups and downs, the triumphs and tribulations of the rest of the country, acting like a mirror to the events that have shaped the country we... -
Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day: The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay by Brian Izzard
RRP: $48.75$31.67This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. Initially, it was thought that 40,000 troops at most could be rescued. But... -
The North: (And Almost Everything In It) by Paul Morley
RRP: $33.13$23.95A celebratory and beautiful mixture of memoir, social history and cultural observation, Paul Morley's The North is a unique portrait of Northern England and almost everything within it 'Breathtaking tour de force' Mail on Sunday 'Packed with raw... -
The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers: 3rd edition by Cecil Humphery-Smith 9781860772399
RRP: $97.50$73.87If you are trying to find yours ancestors, especially before 1837, then this book is a vital source. The first section has a detailed topographical map together with a map showing the parishes for each county in alphabetical order. The second section... -
Piccadilly: London's West End and the Pursuit of Pleasure by Stephen Hoare
RRP: $39.00$29.46Piccadilly, London's milelong western artery, was originally known for its busy coaching inns and magnificent aristocratic palaces, and, more recently, for its internationally renowned department stores, theatres, restaurants and hotels. At the junction...