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Gargoyles and Grotesques by Alex Woodcock
RRP: $11.60$8.98Gargoyles are an architectural feature designed to throw rainwater clear of the walls of a building. Widely used on medieval churches, these water spouts were often richly decorated and fashioned as serpents' heads and grotesque demons. Today, the term... -
Ireland, 1912-1985: Politics and Society by Joseph J. Lee
RRP: $52.88$46.52Ireland, 1912-1985 is the first study on this scale of Irish performance, North and South, in the twentieth century. Although stressing the primacy of politics in Irish public affairs, it argues that Irish politics must be understood in the broad context... -
An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409 by David Mattingly
RRP: $24.50$17.56Part of the Penguin History of Britain series, An Imperial Possession is the first major narrative history of Roman Britain for a generation. David Mattingly draws on a wealth of new findings and knowledge to cut through the myths and misunderstandings... -
The English Civil War: An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639–51 by Colonel Nick Lipscombe
RRP: $64.50$51.70'The English Civil War is a joy to behold, a thing of beauty... this will be the civil war atlas against which all others will judged and the battle maps in particular will quickly become the benchmark for all future civil war maps.' -- Professor Martyn... -
Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain by Padraic X. Scanlan 9781472142337
RRP: $16.76$11.09'Engrossing and powerful . . . rich and thought-provoking'Fara Dabhoiwala, Guardian'Path-breaking . . . a major rewriting of history'Mihir Bose, Irish Times'Slave Empire is lucid, elegant and forensic. It deals with appalling horrors in cool and... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Workbook: Medicine in Britain, c1250-present and The British sector of the Western Front, 1914-18 by Sam Slater
$9.38Exam board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Practise and perfect the knowledge and skills that students need to achieve their best grade in the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History exams.Packed full of... -
HMS Hood: Pride of the Royal Navy by Daniel Knowles 9781781557235
RRP: $46.44$34.39For over twenty years the battlecruiser HMS 'Hood' toured the world as the most iconic warship in the Royal Navy. Unmatched in her beauty and charisma, 'Hood' is one of history's greatest warships. During the twilight years of the British Empire the... -
The Multifarious Mr. Banks: From Botany Bay to Kew, The Natural Historian Who Shaped the World by Toby Musgrave
RRP: $16.76$14.78A fascinating life of Sir Joseph Banks which restores him to his proper place in history as a leading scientific figure of the English Enlightenment"An extensive, admiring account of his subject's circuitous route to fame and power."-Wall Street... -
How Churchill Waged War: The Most Challenging Decisions of the Second World War by Allen Packwood 9781526771094
RRP: $19.34$14.13When Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. He was not going to play the chairman's role, adjudicating between the competing claims of the ministers below him. He was going... -
Gunshots & Goalposts: The Story of Northern Irish Football by Benjamin Roberts 9781905575114
RRP: $12.89$8.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905575114Author Benjamin RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Avenue BooksPublisher Avenue Books -
Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn 9780199372195
RRP: $55.46$41.32As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music. As an adult, she played the... -
Cheshire Airfields in the Second World War by Aldon P. Ferguson 9781853069277
$24.85Cheshire's contribution to the war effort was massive and it began well before the outbreak of hostilities in September 1939. This book will appeal equally to aviation enthusiasts and to readers who recall the era when the county's skies never ceased to... -
The Little History of Suffolk by Sarah E. Doig
RRP: $19.34$14.90If we scratch beneath the surface of the Suffolk we know today, there are numerous surprising, touching and alarming tales which bring to life the rich history of this county. The Little History of Suffolk reveals the devastating effect of the... -
Sunderland Match of My Life: Twelve Stars Relive Their Greatest Games by Rob Mason 9781908051738 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$4.44A dozen Sunderland legends come together to tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club - enabling Black Cats fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts... -
Sunderland Match of My Life: Twelve Stars Relive Their Greatest Games by Rob Mason
RRP: $12.89$9.74A dozen Sunderland legends come together to tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club - enabling Black Cats fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts... -
Durham: 1000 Years of History by Martin Roberts 9780752425375
RRP: $32.25$23.92Durham is a World Heritage city of remarkable architectural richness, with the cathedral, castle and town forming three constant elements in a history spanning many centuries. This book traces the story of Durham from its beginnings to the present day,... -
Access to History: The British Experience of Warfare 1790-1918 for Edexcel Second Edition by Alan Farmer
$31.80Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Endorsed for Edexcel.Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis,... -
The Poor in Western Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries by Stuart Woolf
RRP: $54.17$47.41First published in 1986, this book examines poverty and changing attitudes towards the poor and charity across England, France and Italy. It discusses the causes of poverty and the distinctions between the poor and the class-conscious proletariat. Taking... -
British Motorcycles of the 1960s and '70s by Mick Walker
RRP: $11.60$8.98For the first half of the twentieth century, Great Britain led the world in motorcycle design and production, exporting its products to countries all over the globe. However, by 1960 this once-great industry had fallen into what was to be a terminal... -
Thomas Hobbes: Writings on Common Law and Hereditary Right by Alan Cromartie 9780199236237
RRP: $65.79$65.09This volume in the Clarendon Edition of the Works of Thomas Hobbes contains A dialogue between a philosopher and a student, of the common laws of England, edited by Alan Cromartie, supplemented by the important fragment on the issue of regal succession,... -
Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons by Francis Pryor 9780007181872 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$3.07Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning... -
Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons by Francis Pryor
RRP: $16.76$10.94Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins. The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning... -
A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain by Michael Paterson
RRP: $14.18$9.55The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have... -
The Catholics: The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day by Roy Hattersley
RRP: $21.92$15.84The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history - 'A first-class storyteller' The TimesThroughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy - which, by making Henry VIII head... -
Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden
RRP: $16.76$11.73How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.Sir Francis Drake's career is one of the most colourful on... -
The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs Disraeli by Richard Aldous 9781844133123
RRP: $24.50$17.56'Engaging and highly entertaining' Sunday Times The dramatic confrontation between the two 'mighty opposites' of the Victorian age, brilliantly recreated by a talented young historian. Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the... -
The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster by Brian W. Lavery 9781909954144
RRP: $16.76$11.13The harsh seas of 1968.Three trawlers from Hulls fleet sink in just 3 weeks.58 Dead. 1 Survivor.Enough is enough.Lilian Bilocca put down her filleting knife, picked up some sheets of paper and stormed into action. She started with a petition and this... -
The Barn: The Extraordinary Life of an Unremarkable Building by Sally Coulthard
RRP: $25.80$18.43A revelatory uncovering of a vanished agricultural way of life by bestselling nature writer Sally Coulthard. 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding 'Engaging and filled with gentle humour and fascinating facts' Get History 'Shows us the beauty and... -
Farewell the Trumpets by Jan Morris
RRP: $19.34$12.64Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. With characteristic balance, this masterpiece of narrative... -
Northumbria: History and Identity 547-2000 by Robert Colls 9780750990431
RRP: $32.25$25.21The North East is probably England's most distinctive region. A place of strong character with a very special sense of its past, it is, as William Hutchinson remarked in 1778, 'truly historical ground'. This is a book about both the ancient Anglian... -
Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams 9781469663685
RRP: $32.19$29.24Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merchants connected with the slave trade accumulated vast fortunes that established banks and heavy industry in Europe and expanded the reach of capitalism... -
Elizabeth & Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens by Susan Doran 9780712353489
RRP: $51.60$36.62This book seeks to refresh and retell the story of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots through their own words. Accompanying a major British Library exhibition, Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens brings new insights to the familiar... -
The Prime Minister: The Office And Its Holders Since 1945 by Peter Hennessy 9780140283938 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.79$3.26In The Prime Minister: the Office and its Holders since 1945, Peter Hennessy explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well... -
Billingham: Britain in Old Photographs by Paul Menzies 9780752448381
RRP: $20.63$15.80In 1900, Billingham was a rural community with a history going back over 1,000 years. This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs celebrates more than a century of history: beginning in the very earliest days of photography, it moves from... -
The Lancashire Witches: Histories and Stories by Robert Poole
RRP: $20.63$15.22This book is the first major study of England's biggest and best-known witch trial which took place in 1612, when ten witches were arraigned and hung in the village of Pendle in Lancashire. The book has equal appeal across the disciplines of both History... -
Witches and Ghosts of Pendle and the Ribble Valley by Jacqueline Davitt 9780752440637 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$10.35The area round Pendle Hill (Burnley, Nelson, Colne and over to Skipton) has long been associated with witches and ghostly goings on. This is a collection of myths and tales about the infamous witches. It appeals to those with an interest in the history... -
Witches and Ghosts of Pendle and the Ribble Valley by Jacqueline Davitt 9780752440637
RRP: $19.34$14.90The area round Pendle Hill (Burnley, Nelson, Colne and over to Skipton) has long been associated with witches and ghostly goings on. This is a collection of myths and tales about the infamous witches. It appeals to those with an interest in the history... -
The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb: Founder of Save the Children by Clare Mulley
RRP: $16.76$11.73An unconventional biography of an unconventional woman. Eglantyne Jebb, not particularly fond of children herself, nevertheless dedicated her life to establishing Save the Children and promoting her revolutionary concept of human rights. In this... -
Jewish London, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Visitors and Londoners by Rachel Kolsky
RRP: $15.47$9.91Jewish London is the only travel guidebook that focuses on the sights, heritage and culture of London's historic and present Jewish community. Packed with fascinating and practical information, it features everything for the visitor to London, from... -
A-Z Secret Birmingham Walks by A-Z maps
RRP: $9.02$6.19Discover hidden gems around Birmingham 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 local experts,...