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Southall by Jonathan Oates
RRP: £12.99£9.62A history of SouthallBook InformationISBN 9780752422688Author Dr Jonathan OatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Poet and Revolutionary by Jacqueline Mulhallen
RRP: £16.99£11.54Percy Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. This biography emphasises the political, revolutionary side of his dramatic life. Shelley has long been revered for his poems To A Skylark and The Mask of Anarchy, but this was... -
The College Graces of Oxford and Cambridge by Reginald H. Adams
RRP: £9.99£7.74At which Oxford college does a trumpeter summon you to dinner? What does the appearance of a rose bowl signify? How would you use a grace cup as distinct from a sconce cup? The custom of dining in formal hall at Oxford and Cambridge dates back to the... -
Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England by Caroline Grigson 9780198714705
RRP: £28.99£21.20Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and - on occasion - the downright bizarre. From... -
Watford: Britain in Old Photographs by Hertfordshire Archived & Local Studies
RRP: £12.99£9.62Watford in Old Photographs contains over 200 previously unpublished photographs of the town drawn from the vast collection at Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies. The views show daily life in Watford during the twentieth century, before many of the... -
Tudor Brandons: Mary and Charles - Henry Viii's Nearest & Dearest by Sarah-Beth Watkins
RRP: £9.99£8.59This fascinating book studies the life and times of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's dearest sister and his closest companion. Charles rose from being Henry's childhood friend to becoming the Duke of Suffolk; a consummate courtier and... -
The A-Z of Curious Somerset by Geoff Body 9780752493299
RRP: £14.99£11.55This book draws on the long and unique heritage of the county of Somerset, bringing to life seventy of the little known but fascinating and unusual aspects of a much-loved area. It tells of body-snatchers and bewitchment; crime and conflict; lepers and... -
The Great Tapestry of Scotland by Alistair Moffat
RRP: £30.00£22.10The Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murry's Wimbledon victory of 2013. More than 1000 stitchers spent a total... -
Mother: An Unconventional History by Sarah Knott
RRP: £9.99£7.11What was mothering like in the past? When acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question. But accounts of motherhood are hard to find. For centuries, historians have concerned themselves with wars, politics and... -
Poverty/Prostitution York by Frances Finnegan 9780521033374
RRP: £39.99£33.26Poverty and Prostitution is a study of 1,400 prostitutes and brothel-keepers operating in a Victorian cathedral city over a half century. It is based on the unique and systematic use of detailed evidence from such sources as the weekly newspaper reports... -
In Our Day: An Oral History of Dublin's Bygone Days by Kevin C. Kearns
RRP: £23.99£16.94For over fifty years, Kevin C. Kearns trekked the rough-and-tumble streets of the heart of Dublin, hoping to record and preserve the city's vanishing oral history. Armed only with a Sony tape recorder, the ordinary people he encountered - street traders,... -
Southwold (2nd edition) by Geoffrey Munn 9781851498550
RRP: £29.95£20.98The inspiration behind William Morris's Earthly Paradise, the muse for J.M.W. Turner's superlative seascapes, a home to hardy fishermen and the top holidaying spot for wealthy Victorians, as well as the scene for relentless witch-hunts and mob justice in... -
The Kings & Queens of Britain by Cath Senker
RRP: £19.99£16.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789505719Author Cath SenkerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 1120gDimensions(mm) 282mm... -
A History of Whitby by Andrew White
RRP: £20.00£15.04Whitby is well known today as a seaside resort and a picturesque place to visit, with its piers, boats, fine sands and, overlooking its tangle of red-roofed houses, the ruins of its Abbey in one of the most splendid settings in Britain for such romantic... -
Medina in Birmingham, Najaf in Brent: Inside British Islam by Innes Bowen 9781849043014
RRP: £22.00£19.52Muslim intellectuals may try to define something called British Islam, but the truth is that as the Muslim community of Britain has grown in size and religiosity, so too has the opportunity to found and run mosques which divide along ethnic and sectarian... -
Chichester in the 1960s by Alan H. J. Green
RRP: £16.99£13.34Chichester is the archetypal Georgian town, with streets of elegant buildings gathered closely around the ancient cathedral. It usually appears to today's first-time visitor that the city has been largely untouched by the hand of time - particularly the... -
Roman Chester: Fortress at the Edge of the World by David Mason
RRP: £25.00£18.94Much of Roman Chester has been lost through post-Roman dismantling and `recycling' of building materials, though excavations over recent years have added substantially to our knowledge of the town known as Deva. In this companion volume to Chester:... -
Medieval Writers and their Work: Middle English Literature 1100-1500 by J. A. Burrow 9780199532049
RRP: £32.49£30.79In an updated edition of his hugely successful student introduction to English literature from 1100 to 1500, J. A. Burrow takes account of scholarly developments in the the field, most notably devoting a final chapter to the impact of historicism on... -
Old Arbroath by Fiona Scharlau 9781840330977
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330977Author Fiona ScharlauFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm -
Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832 by Stella Tillyard
RRP: £14.99£10.95A fascinating insight into 18th century aristocratic life through the lives of the four Lennox sisters, the great grandchildren of Charles II, whose extraordinary lives spanned the period 1740-1832. Passionate, witty and moving, the voices of the Lennox... -
St James's Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal Court by Simon Thurley
RRP: £60.00£59.55The first modern history of St James's Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences In this first modern history of St James's Palace, the... -
The River Welland, Shipping & Mariners of Spalding by Keith Seaton 9780752494494
RRP: £16.99£12.94In its heyday Spalding was a busy commercial port, with a shipping industry that affected a large majority of the local population. But today that rich history is almost forgotten and the town is known mainly for its agricultural produce. Keith Seaton... -
Broadmoor Inmates: True Crime Tales of Life and Death in the Asylum by Nicola Sly 9781399048903
RRP: £25.00£17.62'Broadmoor Inmates: True Crime Tales of Life and Death in the Asylum' brings together the histories of people who died in Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, each having committed a crime that led to them being pronounced criminally insane, necessitating... -
The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter by Anne M Stott 9781526736437
RRP: £25.00£16.77As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a... -
Railway Walks: Wales by Jeff Vinter 9780752449340
RRP: £17.99£13.64Jeff Vinter, Consultant to the BBC's Railway Walks series, provides comprehensive details of every disused railway line in Wales that is now a public walk or cycle trail. He covers everything from the earliest tram-roads to recently closed colliery lines... -
Greenwich: Centre of the World by David Ramzan
RRP: £12.99£9.62Illustrating the area of Greenwich's rich history and naval and military connections.About the AuthorDavid Ramzan was born in Greenwich, just to the east of the Meridian Line. As well as being an author, David is also an artist whose works are much... -
Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries: The Loyalist Backlash by Gareth Mulvenna 9781781383261
RRP: £18.69£17.08Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries is a new oral history of the loyalist backlash of the early 1970s in Northern Ireland. In the violent maelstrom of Belfast in 1971 and 1972 many young members of loyalist youth gangs known as 'Tartans' converged with... -
Arran & Ayrshire: Picturing Scotland: From 'Scotland in Miniature' to Burns' country and beyond by Colin Nutt 9781906549183
RRP: £4.99£4.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906549183Author Colin NuttFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Ness PublishingPublisher Ness PublishingDimensions(mm) 115mm * 168mm * 11mm -
Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570 by Eamon Duffy
RRP: £22.50£19.35Personal prayer books and the jottings in their margins tell us about their owners and about life in late medieval and Reformation England In this richly illustrated book, religious historian Eamon Duffy discusses the Book of Hours, unquestionably the... -
Gloucester Murder & Crime by Jill Evans 9780752467504
RRP: £12.99£9.62This chilling collection of cases delves into the villainous deeds that have taken place in Gloucester during its long history. Among those featured are a French sailor stabbed to death outside a Gloucester pub, a boy drowned in the Gloucester and... -
The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives by Sarah E. Stockwell 9781405125352 [USED COPY]
RRP: £28.95£3.03This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth... -
The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives by Sarah E. Stockwell
RRP: £28.95£25.47This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth... -
Lost in the Post: Dispatches from Inside Her Majesty's Postal Service by Kevin Boniface 9781905847532
RRP: £8.99£7.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905847532Author Kevin BonifaceFormat HardbackImprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1834-1914: From Chadwick to Booth by David Englander 9780582315549
RRP: £34.99£34.82The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the... -
The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family That Shaped Britain by Allan Massie 9781250024923
RRP: £17.99£13.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250024923Author Allan MassieFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm)... -
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 by Matthew H Spring
£27.56The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary War really fought.This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis... -
Farming in the 1920s and 30s by Jonathan Brown
RRP: £8.99£7.40With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and '30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. Jonathan Brown here examines the challenges that farmers faced and the ways in which they responded. Some... -
Unspoken: A Father's Wartime Escape. A Son's Family Discovered by Tom McGrath
RRP: £15.99£11.61'A triumph of family story-telling' Hugo Hamilton, author of The Pages. A tale of three journeys, the final one a successful pursuit of shadows' Myles Dungan Growing up in Waterford, Tom McGrath never noticed the odd gaps in the stories of his... -
The Cambridge History of Ireland 4 Paperback Volume Set by Thomas Bartlett 9781316617830
RRP: £111.00£97.06This authoritative, accessible and engaging four-volume history vividly presents the Irish story - or stories - from c.600 to the present, within its broader Atlantic, European, imperial and global contexts. While the volumes benefit from a strong... -
South Telford, Ironbridge Gorge, Medeley & Dawley by John Powell 9780752401256
RRP: £12.99£9.62In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Ironbridge Gorge was the scene of dramatic industrial activity which today's resident or visitor finds difficult to envisage. Coal had been extracted from the hillsides of Benthall, Brosely and Madeley for...