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Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
RRP: £12.99£9.09Includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by Douglas Hofstadter.Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World War. But his vision went far... -
Insurrection: Scotland's Famine Winter by James Hunter 9781780276229
£23.11'A gripping, heart-breaking account of the famine winter of 1847' - Rosemary Goring, The Herald Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize When Scotland's 1846 potato crop was wiped out by blight, the country was plunged into crisis. In the Hebrides... -
A Cultural History of the British Empire by John MacKenzie
RRP: £25.00£20.92A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around the world As the British Empire expanded across the globe, it exported more than troops and goods. In every colony, imperial... -
The Lost Fens: England's Greatest Ecological Disaster by Ian D. Rotherham 9780752486994
RRP: £25.00£18.94The loss of the great fenlands of eastern England is the greatest single removal of ecology in our history. So thorough was the process that most visitors to the regions, or even people living there, have little idea of what has gone. For many, the... -
Early Medieval Scotland: Individuals, Communities and Ideas by David Clarke
RRP: £25.00£21.30The elaborately carved Hilton of Cadboll stone, the house-shaped Monymusk Reliquary and the sumptuously decorated Hunterston brooch (all on view in the National Museum of Scotland) are evidence of the sophistication of Scottish craftsmen in the time AD... -
Devil's Advocate by John Humphrys
RRP: £15.99£11.61________________________For decades, John Humphrys has been at the beating heart of the BBC's news division.From the 9 O'Clock News desk to his marathon 32-year stint on the Today Programme, Humphrys has had a remarkable career as a journalist, steering... -
The Little Book of the Isle of Wight by Jan Toms 9780752458175
RRP: £10.99£8.25Did you know? A new species of cat-like dinosaur, yet to be named, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1988. Darwin began his world famous 'On the Origin of the Species' while staying at the Kings Head Hotel. There are 21 tourists to every Island... -
Who Loses, Who Wins: The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume Two 1979-2014 by Kenneth Rose 9781474610582
RRP: £30.00£19.80Kenneth Rose was one of the most astute observers of the post-war Establishment. The wry and amusing journals of the royal biographer and historian made objective observation a sculpted craft. His impeccable social placement located him within the... -
Stoke Newington: The Story of a Dissenting Village by Rab MacWilliam 9780750990912
RRP: £15.00£11.55Stoke Newington has long been one of London's most intriguing and radical areas. Famous residents included Daniel Defoe, Mary Wollstonecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, and it was home to a variety of religious dissenting groups, such as Puritans,... -
A New History of the Picts by Stuart McHardy
RRP: £8.99£6.60When the Romans came north to what is now modern Scotland they encountered the fierce and proud warrior society known as the Picts, who despite their lack of discipline and arms, managed to prevent the undefeated Roman Army from conquering the northern... -
Mining in Cornwall Vol 2: The County Explorer by L. J. Bullen 9780752417080
RRP: £12.99£9.62A companion to Volume One: The Central District this book widens it's focus to study important workings accross the Duchy of Cornwall, from the oldest tine mines of the St Just area to the major workings at Tregurtha Downs, Great Wheal Vor and Wheal... -
Women at War 1939-1945: The Home Front by Carol Harris
RRP: £12.99£9.62Long before the outbreak of the Second World War, official calculations showed Britain would be short of the manpower needed to fight the enemy and keep up production of weapons, food and other essentials. It was hoped that women volunteers would full... -
The Story of Leicester by Siobhan Begley 9781860776953
RRP: £25.00£13.50The Story of Leicester traces the evolution of this remarkable city. When the Romans arrived they developed an existing settlement into Ratae, an administrative capital. During the Tudor, Stuart and Georgian periods the town lost status, but remained an... -
Silchester Revealed: The Iron Age and Roman Town of Calleva by Michael Fulford
RRP: £16.99£16.12With its apparently complete town plan, revealed by the Society of Antiquaries of London's great excavation project, 1890-1909, Silchester is one of the best known towns in Roman Britain and the Roman world more widely. Since the 1970s excavations by... -
Are Ye Dancin'?: The Story of Scotland's Dance Halls - And How Yer Dad Met Yer Ma! by Martin Kielty 9781849340458
RRP: £9.99£7.11Are Ye Dancin'? - The first-ever inside story of how Scotland's ballrooms and dance halls remained a central part of Scottish culture throughout the 20th Century. Told by the people who made it happen, the agents, managers and promoters. Eddie Tobin is... -
Forging the Kingdom: Power in English Society, 973-1189 by Judith A. Green
RRP: £23.99£20.37Between the imperial coronation of Edgar in 973 and the death of Henry II in 1189, English society was transformed. This lively and wide-ranging study explores social and political change in England across this period, and examines the reasons for such... -
Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World by James Hamilton-Paterson
RRP: £9.99£3.51In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental... -
Literary Trails: Haworth and the Bront s by Walford, David F 9781526720856
RRP: £14.99£10.95This light-hearted but deeply researched book offers interest and guidance to walkers, social historians and lovers of the Bronte family; their lives and works. Set in and around the town of Haworth it gives a dual introduction to walkers and lovers of... -
The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920-1921 by D. M. Leeson 9780199658824
RRP: £41.99£26.43This is the story of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles. During the Irish War of Independence (1920-1), the British government recruited thousands of ex-soldiers to serve as constables... -
To War With the Walkers: 'Once read, never forgotten' -The Times by Annabel Venning 9781473679320
RRP: £10.99£7.40**DAILY MAIL BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019****SUNDAY TELEGRAPH CHRISTMAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019**'So blissfully good that I'd give it to a reader of any age . . . deeply touching, unforgettable family memoir'ALLISON PEARSON, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Uplifting and... -
Charles: The Misunderstood Prince. 'The royal biography everyone's talking about' The Daily Mail by Sally Bedell Smith
RRP: £12.99£9.09Heir. Prince. King. Discover the real Charles - our King - in the definitive biography from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen 'Brilliant, startling. The royal biography everyone's talking about' Daily Mail_________His destiny was to become... -
Colchester: A History by Andrew Phillips 9780750986915
RRP: £15.99£12.25Colchester boasts 2,000 years of history. Few towns in Britain can equal that. Yet this new book, by a local author, is the first full and concise history of Colchester to be published for over half a century, during which time our knowledge of the... -
Towers of Defiance - Castles and Fortifications of the Welsh Princes by Paul R. Davis
RRP: £19.99£18.61An extremely comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the castle under Wales' native rulers (c.1066-1283). Spectacular aerial photography, plans and reconstruction drawings examine the various architectural designs and... -
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London by Sarah Wise 9781844133307 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed a series of crimes at Number 3, Nova Scotia Gardens in East London that appeared to echo the notorious Burke and Hare killings in Edinburgh three years earlier. After a long investigation, three... -
The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London by Sarah Wise
RRP: £12.99£9.09Towards the end of 1831, the authorities unearthed a series of crimes at Number 3, Nova Scotia Gardens in East London that appeared to echo the notorious Burke and Hare killings in Edinburgh three years earlier. After a long investigation, three... -
Wales by Alison Jenkins
RRP: £9.99£6.80Amazing and Extraordinary Facts: Wales takes you on an absorbing journey around Wales to unearth the adventures, inventions, legends, firsts and birthplaces that have shaped the unique history of Wales. From the ancient mines of the Great... -
The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives: From Design to Destruction by Anthony P Sayer 9781526742810
RRP: £40.00£29.99This book provides an in-depth history of the Metropolitan-Vickers diesel-electric Type 2 locomotives, more frequently known collectively as the Co-Bo's due to their unusual wheel arrangement. Twenty locomotives were constructed during the late-1950s for... -
British Amphibious Assault Ships: From Suez to the Falklands and the present day by Edward Hampshire
RRP: £12.99£9.09Amphibious assault ships have been at the centre of nearly all of Britain's expeditionary campaigns since World War II, from the Suez crisis of 1956 to operations as far afield as Borneo (1963-66), the Falklands (1982), Sierra Leone (2000) and Iraq... -
A History of Halesowen by Julian Hunt
RRP: £17.99£13.64Halesowen is an old place, planned and laid out by the monks of the Premonstratensian Abbey of Hales. Much has been written about its medieval past and William Shenstone's landscape gardens at the Leasowes, but this history of the town is the first to... -
Property and Politics 1870-1914: Landownership, Law, Ideology and Urban Development in England by Avner Offer 9780521129985
RRP: £30.99£28.68Landed and urban property exercised a powerful influence on social policy, urban development and national party politics in Victorian and Edwardian England. This book presents an innovative study of the economic, legal and social foundations of the... -
Iron, Steam & Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution by Roger Osborne
RRP: £18.99£13.61In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. Inventors, industrialists and entrepreneurs ushered in the age of powered machinery and the factory, and thereby changed the whole of human... -
British Celtic Coins: Art or Imitation? by Tim Wright 9781912667987
RRP: £30.00£27.78The book aims to introduce pre-Roman British coins to a new audience, by making the subject more accessible, providing a collector lens, and demonstrating the beauty of these coins through images.About the AuthorTim Wright is a collector of ancient coins... -
The Rise of the Labour Party 1880-1945 by Paul Adelman 9780582292109
£35.74This popular study covers two major topics: the formation of the Labour Party and its emergence as the main rival to the conservatives. This transformation of the British political scene has been accounted for in a variety of ways. Dr Adelman examines... -
Queen Elizabeth II and Her Church: Royal Service at Westminster Abbey by The Very Revd Dr John Hall
RRP: £14.99£11.75The Queen, when she was 21, declared that her whole life whether it was long or short would be devoted to service. At the coronation, she was set apart for service after the example of Jesus Christ. In Her Majesty's diamond jubilee year, the Dean of... -
Haunted Swansea and Beyond by South Wales Paranormal Research
RRP: £14.99£11.55South Wales Paranormal Research firmly believes that Wales contains more ghouls and goblins than anywhere else in the country, and this book will take the reader on a paranormal journey through some of the lesser-known stories from Swansea and beyond... -
Access to History: Great Britain and the Irish Question 1774-1923 Fourth Edition by Paul Adelman
£25.21Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and... -
Churchill by Paul Johnson
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143117995Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 157g -
The 1960s: Ireland in Pictures by Lensmen Photographic Archives
RRP: £14.99£12.06A decade of rapid change caught by two of Ireland's premier photographers, The Lensmen. Covers everything from the visits of President Kennedy and The Beatles, to lifestyle, fashion and sport as well as the start of unrest in Northern Ireland. Will evoke... -
Black History London Map: Guide to Black Historical Landmarks in London by Jody Burton 9781912018215
RRP: £9.00£6.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018215Author Jody BurtonPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow Media -
Heroes or Villains?: The Blair Government Reconsidered by Jon Davis 9780198862819
RRP: £14.99£10.95Tony Blair was the political colossus in Britain for thirteen years, winning three elections in a row for New Labour, two of them by huge majorities. However, since leaving office he has been disowned by many in his own party, with the term 'Blairite'...