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The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot
RRP: $10.31$7.47'An ancient and ever-altering constitution is like an old man who still wears with attached fondness clothes in the fashion of his youth: what you see of him is the same; what you do not see is wholly altered.' Walter Bagehot's The English... -
The 1930s Home by Greg Stevenson
$7.16The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centres found themselves able to afford new-build homes with hot running water, a... -
Burghley: William Cecil at the Court of Elizabeth I by Stephen Alford
RRP: $25.79$22.41The first modern biography of the most powerful politician in late Tudor England William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), was the closest adviser to England's Queen Elizabeth I and-as this revealing and provocative biography shows-he was the driving... -
A Brief History of Medieval Warfare by Peter Reid 9781845295349 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.63$3.25For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours: the Campaign of the North when the armies of Robert the Bruce were vanquished, the long, one-hundred-and-sixteen-year conflict with France, finally... -
Lost Glasgow by Carol Foreman 9781912476558
RRP: $16.76$11.53In this informative and beautifully illustrated book, Carol Foreman traces Glasgow's history through buildings which have been demolished, but which once played a central part in the life of the city. Beginning with the medieval age, she goes on to look... -
The Victorian Public School by Trevor May 9780747807223
RRP: $11.60$9.55Public schools were in the business of producing leaders - in national government, in the Empire, and in the armed forces. Their impact on society was immense, and they provided the vehicle by which the sons of the middle classes could be assimilated... -
A History of Norfolk in 100 Objects by John A. Davies 9780752461625
RRP: $19.34$14.90Compiled by two highly respected authors and museum curators, this richly illustrated book features 100 objects - ranging from a Viking Thor's Hammer and Lord Nelson's funeral drape, to the whistle used during the Christmas truce of 1914. Norfolk has... -
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: $16.76$11.73'Droll, provocative and crammed to busting with startling facts' Simon Callow, GuardianIn this powerful Sunday Times bestseller Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way - through the history and experiences of its gay population.In Roman... -
The Perfect Sword: Forging the Middle Ages by Edoardo Albert
RRP: $28.38$18.98The story of the Bamburgh Sword - one of the finest swords ever forged. In 2000, archaeologist Paul Gething rediscovered a sword. An unprepossessing length of rusty metal, it had been left in a suitcase for thirty years. But Paul had a suspicion that... -
The National Trust Miscellany: Secrets, Surprises & Strange Things Of All Kinds by Ian Allen 9781911657439 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$3.11Staggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and distinctly curious characters. * Who needs an upside-down lighthouse? * How... -
The Great Fire of London: The Essential Guide by Adrian Tinniswood
RRP: $9.02$6.622 SEPTEMBER 1666: 350 YEARS SINCE THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON In the early hours of 2 September 1666 a small fire broke out in a bakery in Pudding Lane. In the five days that followed it grew into a conflagration that would devastate the third largest city... -
The Troubles with Us: One Belfast Girl on Boys, Bombs and Finding Her Way by Alix O'Neill
RRP: $12.89$8.57'Derry Girls meets David Sedaris' Elske Rahill 'The writing is full of energy and originality' Irish Times Growing up on the Falls Road in 1990s Belfast, Alix O'Neill has seen it... -
Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England by Eleanor Parker
RRP: $20.63$16.07Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But locked away in the buried history of the British Isles are other, far richer and... -
Squares of London by John Coulter
RRP: $64.50$50.77Its garden squares distinguish London most clearly from other great cities. All have their ceremonial and market squares, but none the quantity, quality, and variety of residential squares that sets London apart. The history of the London square begins... -
Politics: Between the Extremes by Nick Clegg
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Compelling' Ian McEwan 'Engrossing' Alan Johnson 'Essential' Robert Peston *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Politics has changed. For decades Britain was divided between Left and Right but united in its belief in a two-party state. Now, with... -
Nottingham Forest Cult Heroes: Forest's Greatest Icons by David McVay 9781908051653 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$3.20Nottingham Forest Cult Heroes is devoted to those players who, over the years, have won a special place in the hearts of the City Ground faithful - not necessarily the greatest footballers, but a unique brotherhood of mavericks and stalwarts, local lads... -
The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie 9780091933807 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.92$3.21These are the songs that we have listened to, laughed to, loved to and laboured to, as well as downed tools and danced to. Covering the last seven decades, Stuart Maconie looks at the songs that have sound tracked our changing times, and - just sometimes... -
The People's Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Records by Stuart Maconie
RRP: $21.92$15.84These are the songs that we have listened to, laughed to, loved to and laboured to, as well as downed tools and danced to. Covering the last seven decades, Stuart Maconie looks at the songs that have sound tracked our changing times, and - just sometimes... -
Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car by Ant Anstead 9780008245054 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$1.61TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and... -
Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car by Ant Anstead
RRP: $14.18$9.35TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone's horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and... -
Wilson: The Origins of the Wilsons and Their Place in History by Iain Gray 9781852172053
RRP: $5.15$4.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852172053Author Iain GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History 1832-1982 by Gareth Stedman Jones
RRP: $45.14$38.82This collection of essays by Gareth Stedman Jones proposes a different way of seeing both historians' analytical conceptions of 'class', and the actual manifestation of class in the history of English politics and English culture since the 1830s. As the... -
Cider Country: In Search of a Forgotten History by James Crowden
RRP: $24.50$16.91'James Crowden is Britain's best cider writer ... Cider Country is the book we've all been waiting for.' Oz Clarke Join James Crowden as he embarks on a journey to distil the ancient origins of cider,... -
Anne Boleyn by Valerie Shrimplin 9781841658391
RRP: $7.74$5.73Anne Boleyn is one of the most divisive figures in British history. Her love-match with Henry VIII and her subsequent execution at the Tower of London after only three years of marriage have made her the subject of heated debate and speculation. Everyone... -
A History of Magic and Witchcraft in Wales by Richard Suggett 9780752428260
RRP: $23.21$17.60Wales had a rich gallery of magical specialists (prophets, cunning-men, physicians etc), including many who were suspected of harmful witchcraft. Richard Suggett examines all types of magical specialists, including those regarded as beneficial as well as... -
Lambeth, Kennington & Clapham: Britain in Old Photographs by Jill Dudman
RRP: $19.34$14.90This book aims to give a visual impression of the northern and western parts of the borough of Lambeth as they appeared in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Starting from the riverside area at the northern end, historically known as... -
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes by Barnaby Phillips 9780861543137
RRP: $14.18$10.02A Prospect Best Book of 2021 'A fascinating and timely book.' William Boyd 'Gripping...a must read.' FT 'Compelling...humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.' Evening Standard '[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.' The Times ... -
Treasures of British History: The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents by Peter Snow
RRP: $25.80$14.50Told by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents. With a wealth of experience between them on politics, military history and today's current... -
Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 by Nicholas Rankin 9780571221967 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$3.10The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So,... -
Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945 by Nicholas Rankin
RRP: $19.34$12.64The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So,... -
Oxford AQA History for A Level: Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957 by Michael Willis 9780198354598
$44.08Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams: June 2017 Retaining well-loved features from the previous editions, Wars and Welfare has been... -
Cracked Eggs and Chicken Soup - A Memoir of Growing Up Between The Wars: A Memoir of Growing Up Between The Wars by Norman Jacobs
RRP: $10.31$7.22In this revealing memoir of childhood, the author shows not only what affected his family, but also reveals a large slice of social history concerning the lives of all ordinary working-class people struggling to live in the slums of the East End of... -
Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction by John Gillingham 9780192854025
RRP: $11.60$8.32First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Gillingham and Ralph A. Griffiths' Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages,... -
That Place We Call Home: A journey through the place names of Ireland by John Creedon
RRP: $20.63$14.98John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from growing up in Cork City as a young boy to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show. In this brilliant new book, he peels back the layers of meaning of familiar place names... -
In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon's Wars, 1793-1815 by Jenny Uglow
RRP: $21.92$14.94Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper PrizeAs the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? Award-winning social historian Jenny Uglow reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries,... -
The Haunting of Alma Fielding: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 by Kate Summerscale
RRP: $12.89$10.46SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A page-turner with the authority of history' PHILIPPA GREGORY 'As gripping as a novel. An engaging, unsettling, deeply satisfying read' SARAH WATERS London, 1938. Alma Fielding, an ordinary young... -
The Dissolution of the Monasteries by Joyce Youings 9781032038506
RRP: $37.40$32.37Originally published in 1971 this book begins with the assumption that the Dissolution of the Monasteries was neither an integral nor an essential part of the English reformation. This book pursues the story chronologically and thus helps students... -
Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge & the Ordnance Survey by Mike Parker
RRP: $14.18$9.35'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said...' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read. On an average day, we will consult... -
The Pinecone by Jenny Uglow
RRP: $21.92$14.94The Pinecone is set in the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, where a masterpiece in Victorian architecture stands - the strangest and most magical church in England. This vivid, original book tells the story of its builder, Sarah Losh, strong-willed and... -
Wasted Years Wasted Lives, Volume 2: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1978-79 by Ken Wharton 9781912174157
RRP: $28.32$23.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174157Author Ken WhartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company