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A Century of Bexley including Erith, Crayford & Sidcup: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Malcolm Barr-Hamilton
RRP: £9.99£7.33This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Bexley during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
East Anglian Witches and Wizards by Professor Michael Howard 9781945147128
RRP: £19.95£13.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945147128Author Professor Michael HowardFormat PaperbackImprint Three Hands PressPublisher Three Hands PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-88 by Esther Arnott
£23.02Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: June 2018Endorsed for EdexcelEnable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the... -
Petersfield At War by David W. Jeffery
RRP: £14.99£11.28The small Hampshire town of Petersfield saw little direct conflict during the Second World War, yet its story reflects all the anxieties and concerns of Britain's inhabitants during that period: food shortages, evacuees, blackout restrictions, family... -
Isle of Wight Villains: Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates by Jan Toms 9780752462196
RRP: £12.99£9.37Once renowned as a place to dump criminals, and with a past steeped in smuggling, the Isle of Wight provides copious tales of corruption, violence and delinquency. From the customs officer who had both his hands severed by smugglers, to Bembridge witch... -
Bath: City on Show by Brown Dan 9780752456744
RRP: £12.99£9.37Bath: City on Show provides a unique and fascinating blend of historical images and contemporary photography, contrasting a World Heritage city as depicted over several hundred years with how it is seen through the lens today. Talented local... -
Chieftain: British Cold War Main Battle Tank by Robert Jackson 9781526741424
RRP: £14.99£10.95The British Chieftain - designed in the late 1950s as the replacement for the Centurion - was perhaps the best main battle tank in service with Nato during the 1960s and 1970s. Its 120mm rifled main gun and advanced armour made it one of the most... -
Chief of Staff: An Insider's Account of Downing Street's Most Turbulent Years by Gavin Barwell
RRP: £10.99£7.32BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and Prospect'Fascinating and instructive... his decency and pragmatism shine through.' The Times'Candid, valuable and insightful.' ObserverSince the EU referendum of 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of... -
The History of Wales in Twelve Poems by M. Wynn Thomas 9781786837660
RRP: £8.99£6.87Down the centuries, poets have provided Wales with a window onto its own distinctive world. This book gives the general reader a sense of the view to be seen through that special window in twelve illustrated poems, each bringing very different periods... -
The 43 Group: Battling with Mosley's Blackshirts by Morris Beckman 9780752499420
RRP: £9.99£7.33Oswald Mosley decided he could carry on where Hitler and Mussolini had left off. On street corners his fascist speakers would proclaim 'not enough Jews were burned at Belsen'. Enter the 43 Group. In a ferocious, bloody and brilliantly covert five-year... -
The Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714 by Mark Kishlansky
RRP: £10.99£7.77The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. It charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as... -
Blitzkrieg: Myth, Reality and Hitler's Lightning War - France, 1940 by Lloyd Clark
RRP: £12.99£8.56The German campaign in France during the summer of 1940 was pivotal to Hitler's ambitions and fundamentally affected the course of the Second World War. Having squabbled about fighting methods right up to the start of the campaign, the German forces... -
Women in the First World War by Neil R. Storey 9780747807520
£6.06As millions of young men marched off to war, they left behind mothers, wives, sisters, and sweethearts who were determined to contribute to the British cause. Women enrolled as nurses to treat wounded soldiers, and over 700,000 became workers in... -
The March of the Women: A Revisionist Analysis of the Campaign for Women's Suffrage, 1866-1914 by Martin Pugh 9780199250226
£60.35This book is the first comprehensive study of the campaign for women's suffrage to appear for over thirty years. It challenges the widely-held assumption that the Victorian suffragists underwent a decline during the 1890s, and sets out to prove that, on... -
East Devon: People and Places by Ted Gosling 9780750928274
RRP: £12.99£9.37This collection of photographs presents a picture of life around the towns and villages of East Devon from the nineteenth century right up to the present day. It shows the people of East Devon, residents as well as visitors, local events, and some of the... -
Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783 by Brendan Simms
RRP: £19.99£14.28This highly original, extremely enjoyable book tells the story of Britain's extraordinary scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had gained. Whilst Britain was an important... -
The Little Book of Suffolk by Neil Storey
RRP: £9.99£7.33The Little Book of Suffolk is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about one of England's most colourful counties. It is an essential to the born and bred Suffolk folk or anyone who knows and loves... -
The Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War by James Holland
RRP: £9.99£7.11UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL EVER FOUGHTPart of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history.Historian, author and... -
The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor
RRP: £9.99£6.70A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on... -
England's Witchcraft Trials by Willow Winsham 9781473870949
£16.91Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. With the echo of that chilling injunction hundreds were accused and tried for witchcraft across England throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. With fear and suspicion rife, neighbour could turn against... -
Middlesbrough: A Century of Change by Ian Stubbs 9780752437200
RRP: £14.99£11.28Middlesbrough grew up enitrely as a new Victoriain enterprise around the new industries of iron making, shipbuilding and later, chemical manufacuries that accumulated along the banks of the Tees during the nineteenth century.This splendid selection of... -
Bizarre Scotland by David Long
RRP: £12.99£8.60From the world's oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland shows there's a lot more to the place than tartan, haggis and tossing the caber. Inside you'll find: The... -
The Drove Roads of Scotland by A.R.B. Haldane
RRP: £10.99£7.64One of the great classics of Scottish history, The Drove Roads of Scotland interweaves folklore, social comment and economic history in a fascinating account of Scotland's droving trade and the routes by which cattle and sheep were brought from every... -
The Little Book of Wiltshire by Dee Vardera 9780750994217
RRP: £12.99£8.17The Little Book of Wiltshire is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. Contained within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Wiltshire's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside,... -
Ledbury: People and Parish before the Reformation: England's Past for Everyone by Sylvia Pinches
RRP: £14.99£11.28Ledbury is a small town in the lush Herefordshire countryside. How did it come to be here and who and what shaped its development? This volume explores a quiet corner of England from the earliest times until the middle of the 16th century. Hunters,... -
The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages (TPB) (GRP) by Miri Rubin
RRP: £16.99£12.28There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V, the great warriors, Richard II and Henry VI, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power,... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown by Valentine Low
RRP: £10.99£6.47FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important... -
Sylvia Townsend Warner: A Biography by Claire Harman 9780241964439
RRP: £15.99£11.61Winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 'One of the most shamefully under-read great British authors of the past 100 years' Sarah Waters The poet Sylvia Townsend Warner rose to sudden fame with the publication of her classic feminist novel Lolly... -
Voices from the Front: the 16th Durham Light Infantry in Italy, 1943-1945 by Peter Hart 9781848844018
£17.15The Second World War is vanishing into the pages of history. The veterans were once all around us, but their numbers are fast diminishing. While still in their prime many recorded their memories with Peter Hart for the Imperial War Museum. As these old... -
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents by Dominic Selwood
RRP: £14.99£9.80From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie language - this is Britain's past. But, today, Britain is experiencing an acute trauma of identity, pulled... -
Roaming Midsomer: Walking and Eating in the Murderous Heart of England by Martin Andrew
RRP: £12.99£9.37Roaming Midsomer is the perfect follow-up to the successful Exploring Midsomer, which enticed lovers of Midsomer Murders and rural England to go and enjoy the beautiful 'Midsomer' for themselves. This compilation of interesting and pleasant walks offers... -
Letters on England by Francois Voltaire
RRP: £12.99£9.09Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French... -
Britain Begins by Sir Barry Cunliffe
RRP: £27.49£20.28The last Ice Age, which came to an end about 12,000 years ago, swept the bands of hunter gatherers from the face of the land that was to become Britain and Ireland, but as the ice sheets retreated and the climate improved so human groups spread slowly... -
A History of Britain in Just a Minute by Gyles Brandreth
RRP: £16.99£12.86The story of us - without hesitation, repetition or deviation.Join national treasure and Just a Minute regular Gyles Brandreth on a hilariously addictive romp through British history. This isn't just another history book - there's a catch! From... -
God's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England by Jessie Childs
RRP: £12.99£9.09*Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize**Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction**A Sunday Times Book of the Year**A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year* *A Times Book of the Year**An Observer Book of the Year*A woman awakes in a prison... -
Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island by Magnus Magnusson
RRP: £14.99£12.55Lindisfarne has captured the imagination of visitors and residents alike for decades. Also know as 'Holy Island', the rich and eventful history of the area is explored in great depth in this fascinating account. The author takes us on a journey to 'the... -
Culloden: Great Battles by Murray Pittock 9780199664078
RRP: £20.99£14.94The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite... -
Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 by Linda Colley 9780300152807
RRP: £17.99£15.79How was Great Britain made? And what does it mean to be British? This brilliant and seminal book examines how a more cohesive British nation was invented after 1707 and how this new national identity was nurtured through war, religion, trade, and empire... -
Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson
RRP: £14.99£9.70Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal Stephenson amongst others, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated... -
Glorious Goodwood: A Biography of England's Greatest Sporting Estate by James Peill
RRP: £14.99£9.80'Delightful' A HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR / BOOK OF THE WEEK, Daily Mail'Goodwood curator James Peill writes with a wonderfully light touch . . . The Goodwood story is extraordinary and rightly celebrated' Country LifeThe history of Goodwood, England's...