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Secret Britain: Unearthing our Mysterious Past by Mary-Ann Ochota 9780711288850
RRP: $24.50$15.56"A cornucopia of our weirdest and most wonderful archaeological sites and artefacts. They make you feel proud to be a citizen of these gloriously intriguing isles." Sir Tony RobinsonAn Ice Age cannibal's skull cup, a hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold, a... -
Beyond Deviant Damsels: Re-evaluating Female Criminality in the Nineteenth Century by Anne-Marie Kilday
RRP: $126.42$114.44Using detailed case studies, Beyond Deviant Damsels undermines many of the conventional assumptions about how women committed crime in the nineteenth century. Previous historical accounts generally constructed gendered stereotypes of women acting in... -
Cows, Cobs & Corner Shops - The Story of London's Welsh Dairies / Y Ln Laeth i'r Ddinas - Hanes Llaethdai Cymru Llundain by Megan Hayes
RRP: $19.34$14.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784615260Author Megan HayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
The Leveller Revolution: Radical Political Organisation in England, 1640-1650 by John Rees
$44.04The Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the men-including John Lilburne, Richard... -
Old Ireland in Colour 3 by John Breslin 9781785374715
RRP: $29.66$24.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374715Author John BreslinFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics by Ed Balls
RRP: $14.18$10.02THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA life in and out of politics - from the despatch box to the stage on Strictly - by one of Britain's most influential and well-loved political figures. 'Full of anecdote, insight and authenticity' Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE... -
Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-88 by Esther Arnott
$29.70Exam 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... -
Churchill'S Abandoned Prisoners: The British Soldiers Deceived in the Russian Civil War by Rupert Wieloch 9781612007533
$27.00Winner of the Britain at War Book of the Month Award for May 2019.Churchill's Abandoned Prisoners tells the previously suppressed story of fifteen British prisoners captured during the Russian civil war. The Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 seriously... -
Chieftain: British Cold War Main Battle Tank by Robert Jackson 9781526741424
RRP: $19.34$14.13The 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: $14.18$9.44BOOK 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... -
Striking a Light: The Bryant and May Matchwomen and Their Place in History by Louise Raw
$38.18This is the story of one of the most important strikes in labour history revealing the significance and truth of what actually happened. In July 1888, fourteen hundred women and girls employed by the matchmakers Bryant and May walked out of their East... -
The History of Wales in Twelve Poems by M. Wynn Thomas 9781786837660
RRP: $11.60$8.86Down 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 Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714 by Mark Kishlansky 9780140148275 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$3.19The 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... -
The Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714 by Mark Kishlansky
RRP: $14.18$10.02The 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... -
Women in the First World War by Neil R. Storey 9780747807520
$8.98As 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... -
East Devon: People and Places by Ted Gosling 9780750928274
RRP: $16.76$12.41This 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: $25.79$18.42This 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... -
History and the Law: A Love Story by Carolyn Steedman 9781108736985
RRP: $32.24$27.32Focusing on everyday legal experiences, from that of magistrates, novelists and political philosophers, to maidservants, pauper men and women, down-at-heel attorneys and middling-sort wives in their coverture, History and the Law reveals how people... -
A Quiet Word: Lobbying, Crony Capitalism and Broken Politics in Britain by Tamasin Cave
RRP: $14.18$10.02Q. What's worth GBP2,000,000,000, answers to no-one and operates out of public sight? A. Britain's influence industry The corporate takeover of democracy is no conspiracy theory - it's happening, and it affects every aspect of our... -
The Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War by James Holland
RRP: $12.89$9.17UNDERSTAND 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... -
Narrow Boat by L. T. C. Rolt
$25.17First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It... -
The Fens: Discovering England's Ancient Depths by Francis Pryor
RRP: $12.89$9.17A 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... -
Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803-1805 by Alan Schom 9781099344138
RRP: $19.34$15.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781099344138Author Alan SchomFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 127g -
A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: $19.34$12.51The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce... -
Middlesbrough: A Century of Change by Ian Stubbs 9780752437200
RRP: $19.34$14.90Middlesbrough 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: $16.76$11.09From 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: $14.18$9.86One 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... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown by Valentine Low
RRP: $14.18$8.35FEATURING 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... -
Voices from Barrow and Furness by Alice Leach
RRP: $16.76$12.41Barrow-in-Furness grew from a tiny hamlet into the largest iron and steel centre on the world, as well as a major shipbuilding centre, in just forty years. Still home to the busiest shipyard in England, Barrow retains many of the spacious streets and... -
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents by Dominic Selwood 9781472131904 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$10.50From 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... -
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents by Dominic Selwood
RRP: $19.34$11.02From 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... -
Letters on England by Francois Voltaire
RRP: $16.76$11.73Also 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... -
The Royal Wardrobe by Rosie Harte 9781035404285
$19.67A WHOLE NEW ROYAL HISTORY, WITH A VERY STYLISH TWISTWhy did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts in the Elizabethan era?What the hell happened to Charles II's pubic hair wig?How did Princess Diana's revenge dress become so iconic?Fashion for... -
A Century of Bexley including Erith, Crayford & Sidcup: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Malcolm Barr-Hamilton
RRP: $12.89$9.74This 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... -
A Survey of London by John Stow
RRP: $25.79$19.89John Stow first published his "Survey of London" in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever... -
Britain Begins by Sir Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $37.40$27.45The 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 9781785947599 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.92$2.99The 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... -
A History of Britain in Just a Minute by Gyles Brandreth
RRP: $21.92$16.98The 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... -
Cumbria Curiosities by Robert Woodhouse
RRP: $20.63$15.80Cumbria Curiosities brings together a series of unusual, intriguing and extraordinary buildings, structures, incidents and people from all parts of the county. Included in these pages are the Fairy Steps of Beetham Fell; Bonnie Prince Charlie's Chimney;... -
God's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England by Jessie Childs
RRP: $16.76$11.73*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...