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Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles by Tom Bower
RRP: $12.89$8.57No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller Bestselling author Tom Bower reveals the making of a monarch - King Charles III King Charles faces many challenges as he succeeds his mother to the throne. Despite... -
The Victorian Schoolroom by Trevor May 9780747802433 [USED COPY]
RRP: $9.02$2.54There was a tremendous expansion of education in England and Wales during the nineteenth century. A combination of voluntary effort and government action led to the introduction of a system of elementary education for the working class. This book... -
The Great British Tree Biography by Mark Hooper
RRP: $21.92$15.31Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout... -
Richard III and the Battle of Bosworth by Mike Ingram 9781912866502
RRP: $38.64$27.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866502Author Mike IngramFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
The Times: The Joy of Railways: Remembering the golden age of trainspotting by Julian Holland
RRP: $38.70$24.20A beautiful treasury of railway memorabilia Journey back to the 1950s and '60s with this nostalgic look at Britain's railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting... -
Somme by Lyn Macdonald
RRP: $16.76$11.732016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who... -
The Wrong Kind of Snow: How the Weather Made Britain by Antony Woodward 9780340937884
RRP: $14.18$9.55It is a fact universally acknowledged that the British are obsessed with the weather. This is not surprising as no country in the world has such unpredictable weather, with such power to rule people's lives. THE WRONG KIND OF SNOW is the complete daily... -
London's Triumph: Merchant Adventurers and the Tudor City by Stephen Alford
RRP: $16.76$10.73'Consistently illuminating ... Like all the best stories, it is about the timeless tides of power and influence ... trade deals can sometimes be sexy, thrilling and epic' Sinclair McKay, SpectatorLife in Europe was fundamentally changed in the 16th... -
Jacob's Ladder by Michael Ashcroft 9781785904875
RRP: $25.80$19.20Jacob Rees-Mogg is one of the most prominent and controversial figures in contemporary British politics. He is a man who divides opinion in his own party, in Parliament and across the country. An arch-Brexiteer with significant business interests and... -
A Short History of Drunkenness by Mark Forsyth
RRP: $14.18$10.02THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A TIPPLE . . . OR TWO . . . OR TEN! Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every place drunkenness is a little bit different. Tracing... -
The Bonds of Family: Slavery, Commerce and Culture in the British Atlantic World by Katie Donington 9781526157515
RRP: $38.70$34.42Moving between Britain and Jamaica The bonds of family reconstructs the world of commerce, consumption and cultivation sustained through an extended engagement with the business of slavery. Transatlantic slavery was both shaping of and shaped by the... -
Made in Belfast by Vivienne Pollock
RRP: $16.76$12.41In 1900 Belfast had the world's biggest linen factories and its largest ropeworks. Its shipbuilding industry produced more tonnage than any other city's (Titanic and Olympic were both built here). But Belfast was also home to cycle-makers, printers,... -
London in Fragments: A Mudlark's Treasures by Ted Sandling
RRP: $23.22$15.34This is the fully-illustrated edition of LONDON IN FRAGMENTS. A new paperback edition is also available, published under the title A MUDLARK'S TREASURES: London in Fragments'A beautiful book.' Daily Mail'Exhilaratingly curious.' Evening... -
Matilda: Wife of the Conqueror, First Queen of England by Tracy Borman
RRP: $19.34$14.13Read the thrilling, tempestuous story of the 'first' Queen of England. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of... -
Northern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction by Marc Mulholland
RRP: $11.60$8.32From the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict - Catholic against Protestant, Republican against Unionist. The traumas of... -
Central Birmingham 1950-1980: Images of England by Martin Hampson 9780752433615
RRP: $19.34$14.90For Birmingham, whose motto is 'Forward', change has long been a fact of life. This pictorial history traces some of the dramatic developments that have taken place in the centre of Birmingham during three post-war decades. This collection of over 200... -
Domination and Lordship: Scotland, 1070-1230 by Dr. Richard Oram
RRP: $33.53$27.68This volume centres upon the era conventionally labelled the 'Making of the kingdom', or the 'Anglo-Norman' era in Scottish history. It seeks a balance between traditional historiographical concentration on the 'feudalisation' of Scottish society as part... -
The Secret State: Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010 by Peter Hennessy 9780141044699 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$9.06Peter Hennessy's The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010 is the story of secret government plans for combatting attacks on Britain, from the Cold War to modern counter-terrorism. Now completely revised and updated, Peter Hennessy's acclaimed... -
The Secret State: Preparing For The Worst 1945 - 2010 by Peter Hennessy
RRP: $19.34$14.13Peter Hennessy's The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010 is the story of secret government plans for combatting attacks on Britain, from the Cold War to modern counter-terrorism. Now completely revised and updated, Peter Hennessy's acclaimed... -
Blitz Then and Now: v. 3 by Winston G. Ramsey 9780900913587
RRP: $57.99$49.32The period in question began quietly with the Luftwaffe busy elsewhere, yet the increasing attacks on Germany by the Royal Air Foce provoked a response in the form of the so-called Baedeker offensive of 1942. And it is against this background of the... -
Brief Lives of the English Monarchs by Carolly Erickson 9781845295035 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$2.95Sharp and enjoyable new portraits of the English kings and queens.Hunchbacked Richard III, the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I, the grieving widow Victoria, and the romantic who gave up his throne for love, Edward VIII - often the colourful kings and queens of... -
Hunter: The Origins of the Clan Hunter and Their Place in History by Iain Gray 9781852171124
RRP: $5.15$4.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781852171124Author Iain GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Lang Syne Publishers LtdPublisher Lang Syne Publishers Ltd -
A Brief History of the English Civil Wars by John Miller 9781845296834 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$2.53Miller provides a clear and comprehensible narrative, a coherent and accurate synthesis, intended as a guide for students and the general reader to an extremely complex period in British history. His aim is to help readers avoid getting lost in a maze of... -
The French in London by Isabelle Janvrin 9781908524652
RRP: $16.76$11.09Ever since 1066 there has been a substantial French presence in London. It is now said to be the sixth most populous French city and this book illustrates, explains, and exposes how this came about over more than a 1000 years. Full of individual stories... -
Children's Homes: A History of Institutional Care for Britain s Young by Peter Higginbotham
RRP: $19.34$16.36What image does the word orphanage conjure up in your mind? A sunny scene of carefree children at play in the grounds of a large ivy-clad house? Or a forbidding grey edifice whose cowering inmates were ruled over with a rod of iron by a stern, starched... -
Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals, 1860-1919 by Roy MacLeod 9780521534505
RRP: $58.04$49.20A generation has passed since the appearance of Oliver MacDonagh's article 'The Nineteenth-century Revolution in Government: A Reappraisal' (Historical Journal, 1958), which gave enormous impetus to the study of the 'silent revolution' that had overtaken... -
A Monarch in the Making: From Accession to Coronation by Pamela Hartshorne 9781909741881
RRP: $32.19$21.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741881Author Pamela HartshorneFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 740g -
LNER: The London and North Eastern Railway by Paul Atterbury
RRP: $10.31$7.47The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of Britain's railway network following the 'Grouping' in 1923. This network represented a challenging mixture of mainline and... -
SAS: The Illustrated History of the SAS by Joshua Levine
RRP: $32.25$21.32The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail. ... -
The Red Arrows: The Story of Britain's Iconic Display Team by David Montenegro
RRP: $25.80$18.43SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEKTHE FIRST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE RED ARROWS'Heart-pounding, exhilarating . . . A fascinating testimony of jeopardy, cool heads and the sheer exultant addiction of flying.' SINCLAIR... -
Callaghan by Harry Conroy 9781904950707
RRP: $12.89$9.11Callaghan term in office was dominated by industrial unrest, culminating in the Winter of Discontent', laying the foundations for Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1979Book InformationISBN 9781904950707Author Harry ConroyFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
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... -
Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession by Susan Owens
RRP: $32.25$19.96Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the glamorous to the disturbing, from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built its sense of self on visions of its past. What does it mean for... -
A new focus on...British Social History, c.1920–2000 for KS3 History: Experiences of disability, sexuality, gender and ethnicity by Helen Snelson
$24.07Take a fresh look at life in 20th century Britain, through the eyes of those whose history has too often been neglected.This is the first time that a school textbook has woven together experiences of disability, the LGBTQ+ community, women and Gypsy,... -
A-Z Secret Oxford Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: $9.02$6.19Discover hidden gems around Oxford with 20 walking routes. Featuring 20 walks in and around the city, including lesser-known circuits and details on popular walks. Accompanied by guided walking instructions and written by a local expert, A-Z... -
The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise by Kartar Lalvani
RRP: $34.83$25.74The first ever history of India to explore the benefits - institutional, political and civil - of British Colonial Rule on the subcontinent. The story of The Making of India begins in the seventeenth century, when a small seafaring island, one tenth... -
Edge of England: Landfall in Lincolnshire by Derek Turner
RRP: $25.80$23.53Lincolnshire is England's second-largest county-and one of the least well-known. Yet its understated chronicles, unfashionable towns and undervalued countryside conceal fascinating stories, and unique landscapes: its Wolds are lonely and beautiful, its... -
Murder in Notting Hill by Mark Olden
RRP: $15.47$13.09The truth about one of Britain's most infamous race murders has never been revealed. At around midnight on May 17 1959, a white gang ambushed 32-year-old Antiguan carpenter Kelso Cochrane on a Notting Hill slum street. After a brief scuffle one of them... -
The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present by Nicholas Crane 9780753826676 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$3.11Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Making Of The British Landscape: From the Ice Age to the Present by Nicholas Crane
RRP: $12.89$8.77How much do we really know about the place we call 'home'? In this sweeping, timely book, Nicholas Crane tells the story of Britain.Over the course of 12,000 years of continuous human occupation, the British landscape has been transformed form a European...