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Scandalous Liaisons: Charles II and his Court by R. E. Pritchard
RRP: £9.99£6.64Scandalous Liaisons tells the story of the most hedonistic, loose-living court in English history, from Charles II's youthful years and mistresses in France, to his tempestuous relationship with the hot-tempered, sexually and financially voracious... -
The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland by Julian Goodare 9781526134424
RRP: £85.00£69.28This book is about other worlds and the supernatural beings, from angels to fairies, that inhabited them. It is about divination, prophecy, visions and trances. And it is about the cultural, religious, political and social uses to which people in... -
Growth in a Traditional Society: The French Countryside, 1450-1815 by Philip T. Hoffman 9780691070087
RRP: £55.00£42.91Philip Hoffman shatters the widespread myth that traditional agricultural societies in early modern Europe were socially and economically stagnant and ultimately dependent on wide-scale political revolution for their growth. Through a richly detailed... -
The Puritan Revolution: A Documentary History by Stuart E Prall
£33.24Originally published in 1968, the documents collected in this volume (all re-set for ease of reading), trace the history of the Puritan Revolution from its roots in the early seventeenth century to the Restoration. They show how the causes and the course... -
The State Trials and the Politics of Justice in Later Stuart England by Brian Cowan
RRP: £95.00£91.08The book discusses the 'state trial' as a legal process, a public spectacle, and a point of political conflict - a key part of how constitutional monarchy became constitutional. State trials provided some of the leading media events of later Stuart... -
Visualising Protestant Monarchy: Ceremony, Art and Politics after the Glorious Revolution (1689-1714) Julie Farguson (Author) 9781783275441
RRP: £95.00£90.68The first comprehensive, comparative study of the visual culture of monarchy in the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne This book provides the first comprehensive, comparative study of the visual culture of monarchy in the reigns of William and... -
The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall, Part I Norman J. G. Pounds 9780901853257
RRP: £25.00£23.94This volume presents the second half of the survey conducted of manors in the Duchy of Cornwall in 1650, covering thirty-seven manors across the Duchy. It gives much information about the spread of population and the Duchy's tenants, and is of particular... -
The Parliamentary Survey of the Duchy of Cornwall, Part II Norman J. G. Pounds 9780901853271
RRP: £25.00£23.94This volume presents the second half of the survey conducted of manors in the Duchy of Cornwall in 1650, covering twenty-seven manors in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and west Devon. It gives much information about the spread ofpopulation and the... -
Connecting Centre and Locality: Political Communication in Early Modern England by Chris R. Kyle
RRP: £90.00£64.42This collection explores the dynamics of local/national political culture in seventeenth-century Britain, with particular reference to political communication. It examines the degree to which connections were forged between politics in London, Whitehall... -
Revolutionizing Politics: Culture and Conflict in England, 1620-60 by Paul D. Halliday 9781526148155
RRP: £85.00£60.17In this fascinating collection, twelve colleagues of the late Mark Kishlansky come together to reconsider the meanings of England's mid-seventeenth-century revolution. Their chapters range widely: from shipboard to urban conflicts; from court sermons to... -
Devon Household Accounts 1627-59, Part II - Henry, Earl of Bath, and Rachel, Countess of Bath, of Tawstock and London, 1639-54 by Todd Gray
RRP: £25.00£24.34This comprises the household accounts of the only noble family then resident in Devon. Remarkable for their richness and diversity, the collection of documents has not been previously published and will considerably add to our understanding of the... -
The Letter Book of Thomas Hill 1660-1661 by June Palmer
RRP: £25.00£23.94The Letter Book of Thomas Hill forms one of the most significant survivals of English merchant papers for the seventeenth century. It provides fascinating insights into the world of English merchants at the time of the Restorationof Charles II. It shows... -
Cranbrook, Kent in the Later Seventeenth Century: A Market Town and its Surrounding Villages by Anthony Poole 9781860773457 [USED COPY]
RRP: £30.00£15.62A history of the market town of Cranbrook, Kent and its surrounding villages in the later seventeenth century.Book InformationISBN 9781860773457Author Anthony PooleFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Phillimore & Co LtdPublisher The History Press... -
The Wharf Rat Guild by Elizabeth Forest 9780999689448
RRP: £9.75£8.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999689448Author Elizabeth ForestFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Arbori BooksPublisher Arbori BooksWeight(grams) 358g -
Minute book of the Dorset Standing Committee, March-April 1646: with select letters and papers from the Strangways family, c.1643-1659 by Tim Goodwin 9780900339264
RRP: £14.95£13.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900339264Author Tim GoodwinFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Dorset Record SocietyPublisher Dorset Record SocietyWeight(grams) 413g -
Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Minute Book 1617-1660 by Kay Kearsey 9780900339233
RRP: £18.00£15.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900339233Author Kay KearseyFormat HardbackPage Count 276Imprint Dorset Record SocietyPublisher Dorset Record SocietyWeight(grams) 170g -
Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors. Second Edition by William J Roulston 9780806321226
RRP: £29.87£26.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806321226Author William J RoulstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 642Imprint Genealogical Publishing CompanyPublisher Genealogical Publishing... -
The Oxford History of Britain by John Guy 9780192852656 [USED COPY]
RRP: £4.99£2.13In five paperback volumes, "The Oxford History of Britain" tells the story of Britain and her peoples over 2000 years, from the coming of the Roman legions in 55 BC to the present day. This volume concentrates on Britain during the era of the Tudors and... -
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller 9780340794616 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.29This work recreates the late Stuart era, in a narrative that highlights the influence of three women in one of the most momentous events in our history: a palace coup that changed the face of the monarchy and signalled the end of a dynasty. In 1688,... -
The Strange Death of Edmund Godfrey: Plots and Politics in Restoration England by Alan Marshall 9780750921008 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00£3.19On the evening of 17 October 1678 the body of Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, a Westminster Justice of the Peace, was discovered in a ditch near Primrose Hill. He had been pierced with his own sword and apparently strangled. His death lead to a widespread... -
Henry VIII by Eric Ives 9780199217595 [USED COPY]
RRP: £4.99£1.78Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and... -
The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy 9780192840905 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.26Behind the facade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he... -
Cavalier Generals by John Barratt 9781844151288 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£10.88Previous studies of the Royalist high command have concentrated largely upon a handful of notable individuals such as King Charles himself and Prince Rupert. In this ground-breaking study, John Barratt re-examines these key figures, but he also explores... -
Who Killed the King?: Volume Three: The Impact of Regicide by Robert Temple 9781913378127
RRP: £25.00£17.32The story behind the execution of King Charles IBook InformationISBN 9781913378127Author Robert TempleFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Eglantyne BooksPublisher Eglantyne Books -
Anticlerical Legacies: The Deistic Reception of Thomas Hobbes, c. 1670–1740 by Elad Carmel 9781526168825
RRP: £85.00£74.51Anticlerical legacies is the first comprehensive study of the reception of Thomas Hobbes’s ideas by the English deists and freethinkers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.One of the most important English philosophers of all time, Hobbes’s... -
Victorian Era 1837-1901: Rise Of The Modern World by A J Kingston 9781839384264
RRP: £39.95£33.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839384264Author A J KingstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Pastor Publishing LtdPublisher Pastor Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 395g -
The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch by Sophie Shorland 9781838956394
RRP: £25.00£16.59'A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait... Wittily written and rich in detail' Miranda SeymourDespite Catherine of Braganza's crucial place in British history, and that of its Empire, she has since been overshadowed by stories of the king's many... -
The King's City: A History of London During the Restoration: The City That Transformed a Nation by Don Jordan 9781643131436
RRP: £28.95£24.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643131436Author Don JordanFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 730g -
When the "Dead" Rose in Britain: Premature Burial and the Misdiagnosis of Death During the Enlightenment by Nicole C. Salomone 9781476682747
RRP: £21.99£17.97Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind's understanding of physiological death. Anchored in Early Modern Britain, it explains how evolving medical theories... -
Murky Waters: British Spas in Eighteenth-Century Medicine and Literature by Sophie Vasset 9781526178824
RRP: £25.00£17.92Murky waters challenges the refined image of spa towns in eighteenth-century Britain by unveiling darker and more ambivalent contemporary representations. It reasserts the centrality of health in British spas by looking at disease, the representation of... -
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-Century London by Oskar Jensen 9781891011429
RRP: £18.95£12.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891011429Author Oskar JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Experiment, LLCPublisher Experiment, LLCWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 138mm... -
Political and Religious Practice in the Early Modern British World William J. Bulman (Class of 1961 Associate Professor of History and Global Studies) 9781526151353
RRP: £90.00£63.91This volume brings together cutting-edge research by some of the most innovative scholars of early modern Britain. Inspired in part by recent studies of the early modern 'public sphere', the twelve chapters collected here reveal an array of political and... -
Reprobates: The Cavaliers of the English Civil War by John Stubbs 9780393344134
RRP: £21.95£14.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393344134Author John StubbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)... -
A Knot Worth Unloosing: The Interpretation of the New Heavens and Earth in Seventeenth-Century England by John H. Duff 9783525570616
RRP: £84.99£69.67In this study of Christian eschatological thought, virtually no attention has been given to past interpretations of the biblical phrase the new heavens and earth. John Duff uncovers the interpretations of this phrase that were extant in... -
Debauched, Desperate, Deranged: Women Who Killed, London 1674-1913 by Carolyn A. Conley 9780198863038
RRP: £100.00£55.96Contemporary studies have concluded that women are far less likely to kill than men and that when women do kill, they do so within the family. Debauched, Desperate, Deranged: Women Who Killed, London 1674-1913 examines the evolution of this pattern in... -
The Professions in Early Modern England by Wilfrid Prest 9781032566283
RRP: £91.99£80.20First published in 1987, The Professions in Early Modern England highlights the significant role of professional and quasi-professional occupations in English society before the industrial revolution, contrary to what was once historiographical and... -
Puritans in Conflict: The Puritan Gentry During and After the Civil Wars by J. T. Cliffe 9780367625764
£107.01Originally published in 1988, and the companion book to The Puritan Gentry, covering the period of the Civil War, the English republic and the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, this book gives an account of how the godly interest of the Puritans... -
Politics and the Bench: The Judges and the Origins of the English Civil War by W. J. Jones 9780367609740
£106.61Although there have been many studies of the English revolution and its more dramatic trials, until this book was published in 1971, little attention had been paid to the Long Parliament’s attempts to impeach a number of judges. This book describes how... -
Charles II: Royal Politician by J R Jones 9781032516936
RRP: £91.99£80.20First published in 1987, Charles II argues that the conditions affecting government and political activity changed constantly through the reign creating new situations and new sets of problems for the restored monarch and his servants. Charles and his... -
England and Scotland: 1560-1707 by Douglas Nobbs 9781032073767
RRP: £28.99£25.09Originally published in 1952, this book analyses the constitutional, religious, economic and social conditions of the two countries in the late sixteenth century and surveys the complicated history of the following century. The Reformation made possible...