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Auntie's War: The BBC during the Second World War by Edward Stourton
RRP: $12.89$9.17"An engaging, balanced and thoroughly researched history. It is often a moving and amusing tale containing plenty of mavericks and colourful episodes." (Lawrence James, The Times)Auntie's War is a love letter to radio. The British Broadcasting... -
Lakeland Folk Tales for Children by Taffy Thomas 9780750966115 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$6.89Did you know that if you look closely around Scafell Pike in the winter you might find a great dragon? Or that hidden in the forest around Egremont you might catch a glimpse of the fabled fairy folk? What, you don't believe me? Read these tales then take... -
Lakeland Folk Tales for Children by Taffy Thomas 9780750966115
RRP: $12.89$8.41Did you know that if you look closely around Scafell Pike in the winter you might find a great dragon? Or that hidden in the forest around Egremont you might catch a glimpse of the fabled fairy folk? What, you don't believe me? Read these tales then take... -
The Green Man by Kathleen Basford
RRP: $25.80$21.90Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the... -
A History of Death in 17th Century England by Ben Norman
RRP: $19.34$14.13Death was a constant presence in the lives of the rich and poor alike in seventeenth-century England, being much more visible in everyday existence than it is today. It is a highly important and surprisingly captivating part of the epic story of England... -
Argyll Folk Tales by Bob Pegg 9780752492155
RRP: $16.76$12.40Saints and sorcerers, haunted caves and bloody battles, fairy mounds and forsaken harpers - Argyll is teeming with folk tales. The region has played a key part in the history of Scotland since prehistoric times. From the Irishsettlers who established the... -
Boudica: Iron Age Warrior Queen by Richard Hingley 9781852855161
$34.09Boudica, or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, led a famous revolt against Roman rule in Britain in AD 60, sacking London, Colchester and St Albans and throwing the province into chaos. Although then defeated by the governor, Suetonius Paulinus, her rebellion... -
The Little Book of Dorset by David Hilliam 9780752457048
RRP: $19.34$14.90The Little Book of Dorset is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the places, people, legends and true stories about the county's past and present.Book InformationISBN 9780752457048Author David HilliamFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint The... -
The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers by Alistair Moffat 9781780274454 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$5.46From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and... -
The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers by Alistair Moffat 9781780274454
RRP: $14.18$9.44From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth, the Anglo-Scottish borderlands witnessed one of the most intense periods of warfare and disorder ever seen in modern Europe. As a consequence of near-constant conflict between England and... -
Dartmoor: Into the Wilderness by Michelle Dibb 9780752459295
RRP: $35.48$22.36Dartmoor is one of the few wilderness areas remaining in the UK - beautiful, mysterious and sometimes dangerous. From its rich, moss-covered ancient woodlands and rushing rivers to its sparse high moorland and bleak prison, Dartmoor has inspired artists,... -
The Moor: A journey into the English wilderness by William Atkins
RRP: $16.76$11.04Shortlisted for the 2015 Wainwright Prize In this journey across England's most forbidding and mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader from south to north, exploring moorland's uniquely captivating position in our history, literature and... -
History of England: A Captivating Guide to English History, Starting from Antiquity through the Rule of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Tudors to the End of World War 2 by Captivating History 9781647482787
RRP: $25.76$16.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647482787Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 200g -
Churchill's Bodyguard by Tom Hickman
RRP: $14.18$9.55For fans of Darkest Hour and Dunkirk, discover the story of Walter H. Thompson, the man who saved Winston Churchill's life more than once.Walter H. Thompson was Churchill's bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, brought back from retirement at the outbreak of... -
The Welsh at War: The Grinding War: The Somme and Arras by Steven John 9781399023764
RRP: $21.92$17.56The Welsh at War trilogy is the culmination of over twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the Welsh men and infantry units who fought in the Great War. These units included the four regular regiments – the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South... -
NYE: The Political Life of Aneurin Bevan by Nick Thomas-Symonds 9781350452046
$25.68Aneurin - Nye - Bevan was one of the pivotal Labour Party figures of the post-war era in Britain. As Minister for Health in Attlee's government, his role in the foundation of the National Health Service, the world's largest publically-funded health... -
Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life by Karen Dolby
RRP: $12.89$8.84A timely celebration of the many attributes our Queen brings to the nation - fortitude, stoicism, diplomacy, family values, sense of fun and style among them.Queen Elizabeth II - Britain's longest-serving monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of... -
Snowdon by Robert Jones 9781854114211
RRP: $12.89$12.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854114211Format PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 275g -
The Eagle and the Bear: A New History of Roman Scotland by John H. Reid
RRP: $23.21$16.25For over three centuries, the inhabitants of North Britain faced the might of Rome, resulting in some of the most extraordinary archaeology of the ancient world. This richly illustrated new history of Roman Scotland explores the complex, often... -
Medieval Minds Pupil's Book Britain 1066-1500 by Jamie Byrom 9780582294981 [USED COPY]
RRP: $34.82$2.99Invokes curiosity and wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material, thought-provoking enquiry and clear, vibrant pates. Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry, which gradually build... -
Medieval Minds Pupil's Book Britain 1066-1500 by Jamie Byrom
$37.58Invokes curiosity and wonder to engage all pupils through arresting source material, thought-provoking enquiry and clear, vibrant pates. Supports development of thinking skills through progressive steps in each enquiry, which gradually build... -
The English Chartered Trading Companies, 1688-1763: Guns, Money and Lawyers by Michael Wagner 9781032401881
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies which were active during the period 1688-1763: The East India Company, the Royal African Company, the Hudson's Bay Company, The Levant Company, and the Russia... -
The British Regulatory State: High Modernism and Hyper-Innovation by Michael Moran 9780199219216
$59.43For the first two thirds of the twentieth century, British government was among the most stable in the advanced industrial world. In the last three decades, the governing arrangements have been in turmoil and the country has been a pioneer in economic... -
Dornier Do 17 in the Battle of Britain: The 'Flying Pencil' in the Spitfire Summer by Chris Goss
RRP: $32.25$22.73Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
God’s Secret Agents: Queen Elizabeth's Forbidden Priests and the Hatching of the Gunpowder Plot by Alice Hogge 9780007156382 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$2.95A thrilling account of treachery, loyalty and martyrdom in Elizabethan England from an exceptional new writer. As darkness fell on the evening of Friday, 28 October 1588, just weeks after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, two young Englishmen... -
The Royal Wardrobe by Rosie Harte
RRP: $28.38$16.90'I loved this book!' - Alison Weir'[A] lively, gossipy forage through royal wardrobes' - Daily Mail'A sparkling history' - Dr Kate StrasdinPeek into the wardrobes of history's most fashionable royalsWhy did women wear such heavy and uncomfortable skirts... -
Philip Skippon and the British Civil Wars: The "Christian Centurion" by Ismini Pells
RRP: $51.59$45.23Philip Skippon was the third-most senior general in parliament's New Model Army during the British Civil Wars. A veteran of European Protestant armies during the period of the Thirty Years' War and long-serving commander of the London Trained Bands, no... -
Undercover by Joe Carter
RRP: $14.18$10.02A compelling true story of the reality of undercover police workFor over 20 years, Joe Carter has worked for the police as an undercover cop. Travelling the globe on different passports, fraternising with thieves and international drugs and arms dealers,... -
Scotland: A Concise History by Fitzroy Maclean
RRP: $14.18$9.03'The Scots', said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, 'have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.' He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has had a rough and bloodstained history. It is a... -
The A-Z of Curious County Durham by Martin Dufferwiel 9780752493145
RRP: $19.34$14.90This book draws upon the varied history and unique heritage of the County Palatine of Durham, an ancient land of saints and warlords. It is a catalogue of curious tales, odd anecdotes and quirky characters from County Durham's past. Within its pages the... -
Suffolk Strange But True by Robert Halliday
RRP: $21.92$16.69Suffolk Strange But True describes many unusual, odd and extraordinary people, places and events from this fascinating county. Featured within these pages are tales of 'the fasting woman of Shottisham', who was alleged not to have eaten for five months;... -
Letters concerning the English Nation by Voltaire 9780199555321
RRP: $12.89$9.17Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera, Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and... -
Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions by G. W. Bernard
RRP: $18.05$15.80A new look at Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn"Will certainly make readers think again about what we really know about Henry VIII's most controversial wife-and what we have merely become accustomed to believe we know about her."-Paul Hammer,... -
Cornish Folk Tales by Mike O'Connor
RRP: $16.76$12.41The ancient land of Cornwall is steeped in mysterious tradition, proud heritage and age-old folklore. Before books were widely available, wandering 'droll tellers' used to spread Cornish insight and humour to all parts of the Duchy - exchanging their... -
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: $21.92$14.89The six wives of Henry VIII- Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and catherine Parr- have become defined in popular sense not so much by their lives but by the the way their lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser... -
A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire by Nicola Sly 9780752465814
RRP: $19.34$14.90A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of... -
The Knights Templar in Yorkshire by Diane Holloway
RRP: $23.21$17.60Where can you see an effigy of a Templar? What prompted King John to hand England over to an Italian? Who worked for the Templars in Yorkshire? The Knights Templar in Yorkshire answers all these questions and many more. This new book explores what... -
Resources of Hope: Culture, Democracy, Socialism by Raymond Williams 9780860919438
RRP: $29.66$27.58Raymond Williams possessed unique authority as Britain's foremost cultural theorist and public intellectual. Informed by an unparalleled range of reference and the resources of deep personal experience, his life's work represents a patient, exemplary... -
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: England 1547-1603: the Later Tudors by Nicholas Fellows
RRP: $13.55$12.41Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: History First teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam... -
The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People by Clive Aslet
RRP: $16.76$14.78The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses,...