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Essex Witches by Peter C. Brown
RRP: $20.63$15.80Medieval 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 Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary 9781407104195 [USED COPY]
RRP: $7.73$2.41Learn all about the Gorgeous Georgians with all the nasty bits left in. You probably thought that Georgians just spent their time prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons. Find out the horrible truth, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal... -
The Gorgeous Georgians by Terry Deary
RRP: $7.73$6.14Learn all about the Gorgeous Georgians with all the nasty bits left in. You probably thought that Georgians just spent their time prancing about in powdered wigs and pantaloons. Find out the horrible truth, like their sneaky schemes for hiding personal... -
The Diaries of John Wilkes, 1770-1797 by Robin Eagles
RRP: $77.40$74.24The 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... -
Liverpool, 1660-1750: People, Prosperity and Power by Diana E. Ascott 9781846315039
RRP: $32.24$28.91Liverpool was unique among English towns in the rate of its commercial development from the late seventeenth century. Liverpool, 1660-1750 provides the first significant detailed published study of the social and political structure of the town during... -
The Story of England by Michael Wood 9780670919048 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.50$3.43In The Story of England Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries, from the moment that the Roman Emperor Honorius sent his famous letter in 410 advising the English to look to their own defences to the... -
Reformation England 1480-1642 by Peter Marshall
RRP: $33.53$31.17Now 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: $11.60$8.32In 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... -
Hurrah For The Blackshirts!: Fascists and Fascism in Britain Between the Wars by Martin Pugh
RRP: $16.76$11.73Britain 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... -
Brighton Folk: People Watching, for Sport by Oleg Pulemjotov
RRP: $23.22$18.12Brighton's residents have a reputation for their vivid eccentricity. This book does not set out to prove whether this is true or not, but is a documentation of what stands out to the photographer, however exciting or mundane it may seem. A lot of the... -
London: A Social History by Roy Porter
RRP: $19.34$14.13'Roy Porter, a historian of formidable range, turns to urban history in this marvellously lucid, informative and passionate book... Porter's facts are always at the service of the narrative, which has a finely maintained momentum, balancing statistics... -
Priestley'S England: J. B. Priestley and English Culture by John Baxendale 9780719072871
RRP: $25.79$18.73Priestley'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... -
Voices of Leigh-on-Sea by Judith Williams 9780752459387
RRP: $16.76$12.41This 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... -
Her Majesty. A Photographic History 1926–2022 by Christopher Warwick
RRP: $64.50$44.45Born 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... -
Bannockburn: Scotland's Greatest Victory by Peter Reese 9781782111764 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.751314. 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... -
Bannockburn: Scotland's Greatest Victory by Peter Reese
RRP: $16.76$11.041314. 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: $16.76$11.73'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: $25.79$24.78The 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... -
Wexford: Ireland in Old Photographs by Nicky Rossiter 9781845882167
RRP: $21.92$16.69The historic town of Wexford has a rich and vibrant history, which is uniquely encapsulated in this selection of archive images taken from the John Scanlon Collection, curated by Dominic Kiernan and preserved by Paddy Donovan. A native of Wexford, the... -
Haunted Derbyshire by Jill Armitage 9780752448862
RRP: $16.76$12.41Drawing on contemporary and historical sources, Haunted Derbyshire contains many creepy accounts of spirits, spectres and poltergeists - including the Mad Monk of North Wingfield, the crying angel of Etwell and the headless ghost of Wenley Hill. It also... -
My Revision Notes: Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History: Crime and punishment in Britain, c1000-present and Whitechapel, c1870-c1900 by Alec Fisher
$6.44Exam 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... -
Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs): The Making of England by Tom Holland
RRP: $10.31$7.47The 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... -
Queen Mary by James Pope-Hennessy
RRP: $19.34$12.64The 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: $34.83$34.66From 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... -
The Story of Jaywick Sands Estate by Mary Lyons 9781860773365
RRP: $19.34$14.90Jaywick 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... -
Tudor Houses Explained by Trevor York 9781846741500
RRP: $7.68$6.55The 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... -
Ghost Tales of the United Kingdom: Historic Hauntings and Supernatural Stories from the UK by Charles River Editors 9781722030681
RRP: $17.08$14.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722030681Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World by Lizzie Collingham
RRP: $16.76$11.73'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... -
Pillboxes and Tank Traps by Bernard Lowry
RRP: $11.60$8.98A 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... -
Medieval Castles of England and Wales by Bernard Lowry
RRP: $11.60$8.32Designed 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... -
The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen: Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett by Penelope Hughes-Hallet
RRP: $23.16$21.27A 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: $12.89$8.64Michael 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... -
Everton FC on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by Neil Roberts 9781908051844 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$3.10From great triumphs to great escapes Everton FC On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the club's history. A club which was a founder member of both the Football League and the Premier League; a club which has spent more... -
The North: (And Almost Everything In It) by Paul Morley
RRP: $21.92$15.84A 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... -
A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by Jonathan Bardon 9780717146499
RRP: $23.21$17.22Jonathan Bardon covers all the obvious things: the invasions, battles, development of towns and cities, the Reformation, the Georgian era, the Famine, rebellions and resistance, the difference of Ulster, partition, the twentieth century. What makes his... -
In Search of the Dark Ages by Michael Wood 9780563522768
RRP: $16.76$11.73This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British... -
The English by Jeremy Paxman 9780141032955 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.75In The English Jeremy Paxman sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are?Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even... -
The English by Jeremy Paxman
RRP: $16.76$14.98In The English Jeremy Paxman sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are?Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even... -
Estates: An Intimate History by Lynsey Hanley 9781783788651
RRP: $14.18$9.44Lynsey Hanley was born and raised just outside of Birmingham on what was then the largest council estate in Europe, and she has lived for years on an estate in London's East End. Writing with passion, humour and a sense of history, she recounts the rise... -
London Alleyways Map by Matthew Turner
RRP: $12.26$9.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018871Author Matthew TurnerPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 1mm