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Left Without a Handkerchief by Robert O'Byrne
RRP: £16.00£13.34Left without a Handkerchief contains ten stories of destruction and loss during the Irish War of Independence and Civil War. Between 250 and 300 Irish country houses were burnt in the early 1920s during the course of the War of Independence and... -
Shetland Folk Tales by Lawrence Tulloch 9780752497693
RRP: £12.99£9.62Being separate from the Scottish mainland, the Shetland Isles have a rich and unique tradition of folklore, from selkies to invading giants and Vikings. This book brings together for the first time many tales of the Isles, including The Boy Who Came from... -
St Peter's, Cardross: Birth, Death and Renewal by Diane Watters
RRP: £30.00£22.38The ruin of St Peter's College has sat on a wooded hilltop above the village of Cardross for more than three decades. Over that time, with altars crumbling, graffiti snaking across its walls and nature reclaiming its concrete, it has gained a mythical,... -
The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology by Helena Hamerow
£43.47Since the early 20th century the scholarly study of Anglo-Saxon texts has been augmented by systematic excavation and analysis of physical evidence--settlements, cemeteries, artefacts, environmental data, and standing buildings. This evidence has... -
The Ludicrous Laws of Old London by Nigel Cawthorne 9781472137463 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29London abounds with all manner of ludicrous laws, and not all of these curious statutes have been relegated to the past. Despite the efforts of the Law Commission there are medieval laws that are still in force, and the City of London and its livery... -
The Ludicrous Laws of Old London by Nigel Cawthorne
RRP: £9.99£6.80London abounds with all manner of ludicrous laws, and not all of these curious statutes have been relegated to the past. Despite the efforts of the Law Commission there are medieval laws that are still in force, and the City of London and its livery... -
Around Leigh by Ashcroft Tont 9780752430218
RRP: £12.99£9.62A history of Leigh & surrounding areasBook InformationISBN 9780752430218Author Tony AshcroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Folklore and Nation in Britain and Ireland by Matthew Cheeseman 9781032071824
RRP: £39.99£35.46This collection explores folklore and folkloristics within the diverse and contested national discourses of Britain and Ireland, examining their role in shaping the islands' constituent nations from the eighteenth century to our contemporary moment of... -
The Autobiography of a Nation: The 1951 Festival of Britain by Becky E. Conekin 9780719060601
RRP: £19.99£17.82The first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. An examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951's Festival's exhibitions and events. Covers the Festival's history and historiography, its purpose, its representations... -
The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black Legend of the Dudleys by Derek Wilson 9781845292300 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65In the political ferment of the Tudor century one family above all others was always at the troubled centre of court and council. During those years the Dudleys were never far from controversy. Three of them were executed for treason. They were... -
The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black Legend of the Dudleys by Derek Wilson 9781845292300
£13.33In the political ferment of the Tudor century one family above all others was always at the troubled centre of court and council. During those years the Dudleys were never far from controversy. Three of them were executed for treason. They were... -
The Good Sharps: The Brothers and Sisters Who Remade Their World by Hester Grant 9781784707224
RRP: £10.99£7.77The enthralling story of an eighteenth-century family and their extraordinary achievements.Four brothers, three sisters. Brought up in a Northumberland rectory and in the close of Durham Cathedral, the Sharps would achieve exalted positions at the heart... -
Chatsworth, Arcadia, Now: Seven Scenes from the Life of a House by The Duke of Devonshire
RRP: £50.00£37.62A stunningly original portrait of one of England's grandest country housesNo house embodies the spirit of one dynasty better than Chatsworth. Set in an unspoilt Derbyshire valley, surrounded by wild moorland, and home to the Cavendish family for sixteen... -
Hadrian's Wall: Creating Division by Matthew Symonds
RRP: £19.99£16.54Over its venerable history, Hadrian's Wall has had an undeniable influence in shaping the British landscape, both literally and figuratively. Once thought to be a soft border, recent research has implicated it in the collapse of a farming civilisation... -
Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries by Gyles Brandreth 9781849549158
RRP: £14.99£10.95A surprise win for the Conservatives as the voters decisively reject a Labour leader deemed 'not Prime Minister material'? A Tory Party ripped apart by European civil war? A country rebounding from one of the worst recessions in living memory?Check,... -
St Albans: A history by Mark Freeman 9781912260652
RRP: £19.99£17.82Mark Freeman’s classic history of St Albans, first published in 2008, has been substantially rewritten by the author and brought fully up to date, making it an invaluable guide to more than two thousand years of St Albans’s history. From the late Iron... -
Secrets of Churchill's War Rooms by Jonathan Asbury 9781904897491
RRP: £30.00£24.80On 10 May 1940, Britain's new Prime Minister strode purposefully down to the basement of an anonymous government building and entered a top secret command centre. 'This,' growled Winston Churchill, 'is the room from which I will run the war.'This... -
Supermarine Spitfire (Icon): 1936 onwards (all marks) by Blackah Price 9781785215742
RRP: £12.99£9.09This is one of the new Icon titles from Haynes. Originally published in the classic manual size, this compact format will appeal to trade outlets and gift markets. The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the... -
Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts 9781101980996
RRP: £43.00£31.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101980996Author Andrew RobertsFormat HardbackPage Count 1152Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1588gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 165mm *... -
It Happened in Lincolnshire by David Clark 9781910723296 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£5.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910723296Author David ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 274gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain by Verity Wilson
RRP: £25.00£18.62Pierrot, Little Bo Peep, cowboy: these characters and many more form part of this colourful story of dressing up, from the accession of Queen Victoria to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Fancy dress became a regular part of people's social lives... -
High Wycombe Revisited by Colin Seabright 9780752436784
RRP: £12.99£9.62This absorbing collection of images offers a nostalgic glimpse into the history of High Wycombe during the last century. Situated between the Chiltern Hills, High Wycombe's early prosperity was based on its watermills and the market which served a large... -
The Real Life Downton Abbey by Jacky Hyams 9781843589556 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£1.86They were the super rich of their times, pampered beyond belief - the early 20th-century Edwardian gentry, who lived like superstars, their every desire or need catered to by an army of butlers, servants, footmen, housekeepers and grooms. Class, money,... -
A 1950s Southampton Childhood by Penny Legg 9780752482859
RRP: £10.99£8.25The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, Andy Pandy (1950) and Bill... -
The Witches of St Osyth by Marion Gibson
RRP: £30.00£25.95An emotive, haunting story of a community torn apart, the Essex witch accusations and trial of 1581-2 are, taken together, one of the pivotal instances of that malign and destructive wave of misogynistic persecution which periodically broke over early... -
The Partition of Ireland: 1918-1925 by Robert Lynch
RRP: £23.99£19.04Partition represents the most fundamental revolution in modern Irish history. By 1925 the country had been divided into two states embodying rival religious and political identities, an outcome unthinkable only a decade before. While often analysed... -
Beyond the Tower: A History of East London by John Marriott
RRP: £15.99£13.82From Jewish clothing merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, the area east of the City has always played a crucial role in London's history. The East End, as it has been known, was the home to Shakespeare's first... -
Hayling Island: Britain in Old Photographs by John Rowlands 9780752486239
RRP: £13.99£10.85Although small, Hayling Island has a rich and diverse history, greatly influenced by the Saxon, Roman and Norman invasions. The latter in particular has left its influence on its people and their fortunes. This book features a collection of photographs,... -
Loco Spotter's Guide by Stuart Black
RRP: £6.99£5.13Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation's affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain... -
A History of London County Lunatic Asylums & Mental Hospitals by Brandon, Ed 9781399008730
RRP: £16.99£12.28From the Middle-Ages onwards, London's notorious Bedlam lunatic hospital saw the city's mad' locked away in dank cells, neglected and abused and without any real cure and little comfort. The unprecedented growth of the metropolis after the Industrial... -
From Punt to Plough: A History of the Fens by Rex Sly
RRP: £15.99£12.25A superb examination of the history of the Fens, containing a great deal of stunning photographs.About the AuthorRex Sly's family has been living in the Fens since 1545 and as Huntingdon the name Sly can be traced back to 1273. He is a farmer at... -
Seeking Sanctuary: A History of Refugees in Britain by Jane Marchese Robinson 9781526739612
RRP: £14.99£10.95"Seeking Sanctuary" explores the history of people looking for refuge in this country. It starts with those protestant refugees fleeing oppression and persecution from Catholic Spain who ruled the Netherlands in the 16th century. It traces successive... -
The Making of British Socialism by Mark Bevir
RRP: £30.00£23.69The Making of British Socialism provides a new interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late nineteenth century, demonstrating that it was not a working-class movement demanding state action, but a creative campaign of political hope... -
The King's Henchman: Henry Jermyn by Anthony Adolph 9781908096654
RRP: £9.99£9.61Charles II's succession to the throne came at a time of national turbulence: his father had been beheaded, Oliver Cromwell had usurped his right to reign. England was at sea among Europe's constantly shifting allegiances. But Henry Jermyn, a Suffolk... -
Fatal Path: British Government and Irish Revolution 1910-1922 by Ronan Fanning 9780571297405
RRP: £12.99£8.56This is a magisterial narrative of the most turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. It was also the decade of the... -
Gender in Mystical and Occult Thought: Behmenism and its Development in England by Brian J. Gibbons 9780521526487
RRP: £48.99£41.07This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers, tracing the changes in gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, hermeticism and the Cabala. The... -
British Municipal Bus Operators: A Snapshot of the 1960s by Blake, Jim 9781473857186
RRP: £25.00£22.79This book looks at municipal operators in England and Wales in the 1960s. Going back to the very first horse-bus or tram operations in Victorian times, many towns and cities throughout Britain had such operators, owned and run by the town or city... -
Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Langford 9780192853998
RRP: £8.99£6.45First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted... -
Leith by Tom Wright 9781908373656
RRP: £9.99£7.27The Leith area possesses a highly distinct cultural and social identity, with a contentious history to its relationship with Edinburgh.Tom Wright opens the door to Leith's past by exploring its rich heritage through a comprehensive collection of black... -
Britain's Railway Disasters: Fatal Accidents From the 1830s to the Present Day by Michael Foley 9781526766564
RRP: £14.99£10.95Passengers on the early railways took their lives in their hands every time they got on board a train. It was so dangerous that they could buy an insurance policy with their ticket. There seemed to be an acceptance that the level of danger was tolerable...