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Llanelli: Story of a Town by John Edwards 9781859835517 [USED COPY]
RRP: €15.46€4.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859835517Author John EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Breedon Books Publishing Co LtdPublisher Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd -
Llanelli: Story of a Town by John Edwards 9781859835517
€16.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859835517Author John EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Breedon Books Publishing Co LtdPublisher Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd -
Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession by Susan Owens
RRP: €29.75€18.41Imagining 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... -
Around Llanelli Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752445588 [USED COPY]
RRP: €17.84€7.64This captivating book is the second volume illustrating Llanelli, containing over 200 entirely new images that explore the social history of the town. This wonderful set of rare photographs recalls the people and places that have shaped Llanelli's past... -
Around Llanelli Revisited: Britain in Old Photographs by Ron Davies 9780752445588
RRP: €17.84€13.74This captivating book is the second volume illustrating Llanelli, containing over 200 entirely new images that explore the social history of the town. This wonderful set of rare photographs recalls the people and places that have shaped Llanelli's past... -
London Then and Now (R): Revised Second Edition by Vaughan Grylls
RRP: €17.84€12.73Matching archive photos with their modern viewpoint, London Then and Now gives a fascinating insight into the history of Europe's financial capital. London has changed rapidly in the last 150 years. The Luftwaffe helped modify many parts of... -
Around Norwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Neil Storey 9780752453781
RRP: €15.46€11.45Around Norwich is not just another book on this fine city. Combining many previously unpublished photographs of outstanding quality and interest with well-researched captions, including many new facts and stories, one of the county's foremost local... -
Central Liverpool by David Paul 9780752406404 [USED COPY]
RRP: €17.84€2.69This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752406404Author David... -
Central Liverpool by David Paul 9780752406404
RRP: €17.84€13.74This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752406404Author David... -
In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War by David Reynolds 9780141019642 [USED COPY]
RRP: €26.18€3.21Churchill fought the war twice over - as Prime Minister and again as its premier historian. In 1948-54 he published six volumes of memoirs which secured his reputation and shaped our understanding of the conflict to this day. Using the drafts and... -
The Emergence of the English by Susan Oosthuizen
RRP: €20.17€19.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641891271Author Susan OosthuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press -
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor by Andrew Morton
RRP: €23.80€8.23A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most... -
The Church of Grasmere: A History: The classic 1912 book by Mary Armitt on the history of Grasmere, Cumbria by Alan Cleaver 9781984251930
RRP: €15.47€13.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984251930Author Alan CleaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir by Pamela Hartshorne 9781785511349
€8.26Buckingham Palace is instantly recognisable as a symbol of the monarchy, of London and of Britain itself. But what goes on behind the famous facade? Buckingham Palace is much more than a stone backdrop to pomp and pageantry. Since Queen Victoria's time... -
Changing Minds Britain 1500-1750 Pupil's Book by Jamie Byrom 9780582294998 [USED COPY]
RRP: €32.12€2.61Powerful narrative hooks pupils into topicsand builds a secureknowledge base fromwhich to learn historicalskills with confidence. Exciting enquiries engage pupils with meaningfulhistorical questions and developimportant historical skills. Access for... -
Changing Minds Britain 1500-1750 Pupil's Book by Jamie Byrom
€34.66Powerful narrative hooks pupils into topicsand builds a secureknowledge base fromwhich to learn historicalskills with confidence. Exciting enquiries engage pupils with meaningfulhistorical questions and developimportant historical skills. Access for... -
SOE: Churchill's Secret Agents by Terry Crowdy
RRP: €10.70€7.68The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. Its mission was to export resistance, subversion and sabotage to occupied Europe and beyond, disrupting the German war effort and building a... -
Shakespeare's Local: Six Centuries of History Seen Through One Extraordinary Pub by Pete Brown
€8.65Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-pannelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Grab yourself a pint, listen to the chatter of the locals and lean back, resting your head against the wall. And then... -
Spitfire, A Test Pilot's Story by Jeffrey Quill 9781910809303
RRP: €14.22€10.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809303Author Jeffery QuillFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
A Grim Almanac of Hampshire by John van der Kiste 9780752454894
RRP: €17.84€13.74A Grim Almanac of Hampshire is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past, full of dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, grisly accidents and strange occurrences. Among the gruesome tales included here are the sinking in 1545 of the... -
A Pocket History of the Irish Famine by Tony Potter 9780717179442
RRP: €8.32€6.10The Great Famine, an Gorta Mor in Irish, was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. Often referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, particularly outside Ireland, as around forty percent of the population were... -
Reporting the Troubles: Journalists Tell Their Stories of the Northern Ireland Conflict by Deric Henderson
RRP: €17.84€14.93In some ways, I didn't - don't - want to remember any of it. Which is not to say that one ever forgets. I don't know any journalist who worked through the Troubles, with its relentless cycle of murders and doorstepping the homes of the dead and funerals... -
England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View by Professor Detlev Piltz
RRP: €23.80€18.23A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and author Detlev Piltz has been observing England, its life, customs and above all its classes. He argues that whenever an... -
Brian Boru: Warrior King: Little Library 2 by John Burke
RRP: €11.89€8.46Learn about the life and times of Brian Boru in the second book in John & Fatti Burke's Little Library Get ready to make your knowledge a bit bigger by learning all about the warrior king that was Brian Boru. Brian Boru grew up in a large warrior... -
Rowntree's: The Early History by Paul Chrystal
RRP: €23.79€16.99The Rowntree family, especially Henry and the younger Joseph Rowntree are, along with the Fry's, Cadbury's, Mars and Terry's, synonymous with the birth and growth of the chocolate industry in Britain. Between them, they were the chocolate industry in... -
Letters concerning the English Nation by Voltaire 9780199555321
RRP: €11.89€8.46Inspired 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... -
Pax Britannica by Jan Morris
RRP: €15.46€10.19The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial strength, unity, and splendour. This classic work... -
Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians by Margaret C. Jones
RRP: €17.84€13.03Alfred the Great's daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by... -
Celtic On This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year by David Potter
RRP: €11.89€8.46Celtic FC On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's glorious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Hoops history - with an entry for... -
The Long Range Desert Group: The History of the Elite British Army Unit during World War II by Charles River Editors
RRP: €12.19€10.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984225382Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Manchester: Mapping the City by Terry Wyke
RRP: €35.70€25.35Manchester is one the world's most iconic cities. Not only was it the first industrial city, it can claim to be the first post-industrial city. This book uses historic maps and unpublished and original plans to chart the dramatic growth and... -
The Shortest History of England by James Hawes
RRP: €15.46€10.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910400692Author James HawesFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street PublishingDimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 22mm -
Anglo-Saxon England by Sir Frank M. Stenton 9780192801395
RRP: €27.36€20.37'outstanding ... one of the most valuable contributions ever made to our knowledge of the history of our own land' English Historical Review This book covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman... -
'Ten Pound Poms': A Life History of British Postwar Emigration to Australia by A. James Hammerton
RRP: €19.03€14.52More than a million Britons emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s. They were the famous 'ten pound Poms' and this is their story. Illuminated by the fascinating testimony of migrant life histories, this is the first substantial history of... -
The Gurkha Way: A New History of the Gurkhas by John Sadler 9781399068239
RRP: €29.75€20.97In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his neighbours and the British. During the fighting his warriors, renowned for their aggression and courage, gained the respect of the... -
Ilfracombe by Sue Pullen 9780752425382
RRP: €17.84€13.74From it's scenic vantage point on the North Devon coast, the seaside town of Ilfracombe has seen many changes in its long history. In this unique selection of 220 old images from the archives of the Ilfracombe Museum, many of which are previously... -
Bear in Mind These Dead by Susan McKay
RRP: €15.46€10.19Nearly 4,000 people were killed over the thirty or so years of the Northern Irish Troubles. And the killings were as intimate as they were brutal. Neighbours murdered neighbours. Susan McKay's book explores the difficult legacy of this conflict for... -
It Had to be Tough: The Origins and Training of the Commandos in World War II by James Dunning
RRP: €17.84€13.03It Had to Be Tough tells the fascinating story of the origins of the Commandos (Britain's first Special Service troops and the forerunners of today's Parachute Regiment, the SAS and the SBS). The Commandos were raised on the specific and personal orders... -
Imperialism and Popular Culture by John M. MacKenzie 9780719018688
RRP: €23.79€17.28Popular culture is invariably a vehicle for the dominant ideas of its age. Never was this more true than in the late-19th and early 20th centuries, when it reflected the nationalist and imperialist ideologies current throughout Europe. This text examines... -
South Benfleet: A History by Robert Hallmann
RRP: €19.03€15.05A history of South Benfleet.Book InformationISBN 9781860773594Author Robert HallmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Phillimore & Co LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 246mm * 185mm * 20mm