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Wales on This Day by Huw Rees 9781915279118
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.27Discover 366 fun and surprising stories about Wales - each linked to a specific day of the year. Did you know that the recipe of Tennessee's famous Jack Daniel's whiskey is rumoured to have originated in Llanelli, or that the world's first radio play was... -
Early Modern Wales, c. 1525-1640 by J. Gwynfor Jones
Booksplease Price: £35.08This work is intended to examine the main trends in Wales during the century following the Tudor settlement of Wales. Emphasis is placed on the social structure, the framework of government and administration, and the Reformation Settlement. The Stuart... -
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker 9780008499211
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.44A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is a... -
The Welsh Tattoo Handbook: Authentic Words and Phrases in the Celtic Language of Wales by Robert Davis 9781988747187
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988747187Author Robert DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Bradan PressPublisher Bradan PressWeight(grams) 127g -
Hanes Cymru (A History of Wales in Welsh) by John Davies
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.23Yn ymestyn o'r Oesoedd Ia hyd y dwthwn hwn, mae'r gyfrol feistrolgar hon yn olrhain hanes gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol a diwylliannol y rhan honno o'r byd y daethpwyd i'w hadnabod fel Cymru. Dyma'r llyfr sy'n egluro pam, 'er gwaethaf pawb a phopeth, 'rydym... -
Untold Histories: Black People in England and Wales During the Period of the British Slave Trade, c. 1660-1807 by Kathleen Chater 9780719085970
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.98Untold Histories looks in detail at the experiences of the average black person in England and Wales during the period of the British slave trade. Drawing on a database which is the most extensive of its kind, it reveals for the first time... -
Sarn Helen: A Journey Through Wales, Past, Present and Future by Tom Bullough 9781783788118
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.51WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2023 From the author of Addlands, and featuring illustrations by Jackie Morris, an immersive and evocative non-fictional journey through Wales and a revelatory meditation on... -
Wales - 100 Records by Huw Stephens 9781912631476
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.93DJ Huw Stephens analyses the highlights of the careers of the most important recording artists that Wales has ever produced, singing in English or Welsh - favourites such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Dafydd Iwan, Max Boyce, Manic Street Preachers, Super... -
The History of Wales in Twelve Poems by M. Wynn Thomas 9781786837660
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.28Down the centuries, poets have provided Wales with a window onto its own distinctive world. This book gives the general reader a sense of the view to be seen through that special window in twelve illustrated poems, each bringing very different periods... -
Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers: of England and Wales by 9781908402141
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.44A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's Canals and Navigable Rivers of England and Wales. In the Victorian era, the name Bradshaw became synonymous with reliable information on travelling the nation's blossoming network of railways. Published in 1904,... -
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power to ? by Jeremy Black
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £4.93From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to Brexit, an insightful exploration of the transformation of modern BritainThis revised and updated... -
Wales in World War 2 by Quentin Deakin 9781800994003
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800994003Author Quentin DeakinFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 25mm -
Out of the Shadows: A History of Women in Twentieth-century Wales by Deirdre Beddoe 9780708315910
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.61This work reveals the story of women's lives in Wales during the 20th century. The areas of women's lives explored include: education; health; home life; leisure; politics; and waged work. The regional variations and differing linguistic and cultural... -
A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851: The Making of the Nation William Gibson 9781845297152
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £5.66Praise for the author:'Gibson's well written and well-documented account of James and the bishops will surely become the new standard authority on these "implausible revolutionaries" for many decades.' Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg, Anglican and... -
The Little Book of Pembrokeshire by Dr Russell Grigg
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.27The Little Book of Pembrokeshire is a highly readable guide to the history, culture and landscape of a very special place. Dr Russell Grigg traces Pembrokeshire's enduring appeal, including its rich maritime heritage and diverse culture, from the folk... -
The Little Book of Cardiff by David Collins
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.55Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark's Pies and a heaped helping of 'Half and Half' to the... -
The Little Book of Wales by Mark Lawson-Jones
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34Did You Know?Wales is the only nation in the United Kingdom not to be represented on the Union Jack. During the First World War, Cardiff was the largest coal port in the world. Guglielmo Marconi sent the first ever wireless communication over open sea -... -
Land of My Fathers - 2000 Years of Welsh History Gwynfor Evans 9780862432652
RRP: £12.95Booksplease Price: £12.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780862432652Author Gwynfor EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
Castles of Wales by Rhodri Owen 9781802584356
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802584356Author Rhodri OwenFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 150mm * 10mm -
The Life of Rebecca Jones by Angharad Price
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.41"The most fascinating and wonderful book" JAN MORRIS"A restrained, lyrical tour de force" OWEN SHEERSIn the early years of the last century, Rebecca is born into a rural community in the Maesglasau valley in Wales; her family have been working the land... -
Jack's Strange Tales Collection: The Complete Series by Jack Strange 9784824157591
RRP: £41.49Booksplease Price: £31.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784824157591Author Jack StrangeFormat HardbackPage Count 776Imprint Next ChapterPublisher Next ChapterWeight(grams) 1361gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 48mm -
Porthcawl and Newton Nottage by Keith Morgan 9780752406077
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.27This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs provides a unique and nostalgic pictorial history of Porthcawl, Newton and Nottage. The author was given the opportunity to use photographs and records from the archives of the Bridgend and... -
Lost Battlefields of Wales by Martin Hackett 9781445655222
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.56The rugged but beautiful land of Wales was a refuge for the ancient Britons as waves of invaders attacked and settled other parts of Britain. The Britons endured in the mountain strongholds against these raids, eventually becoming the Welsh people, the... -
Scarborough a History of the Town and Its People by W M Rhodes 9780995775275
RRP: £14.49Booksplease Price: £12.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995775275Author W M RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Lah-Di-Dah-Publishing.comPublisher Lah-Di-Dah-Publishing.comWeight(grams) 463g -
Evan James Williams: Atomic Physicist by Rowland Wynne 9781786835710
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.04This book presents the life and work of Professor Evan James Williams, described as one of Wales's most eminent scientists. Williams played a prominent part in the early twentieth-century revolution in physics with the emergence of quantum physics, and... -
The Welsh Kings: Warriors, Warlords and Princes by Kari Maund 9780752429731
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.27When Edward I's troops forced the destruction of Dafydd ap Gruffudd in 1283 they brought to an end the line of truly independent native rulers in Wales that had endured throughout recorded history. In the early middle ages Wales was composed of a variety... -
Rebirth of a Nation: A History of Modern Wales Kenneth O. Morgan (Principal, Principal, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth) 9780198217602
RRP: £45.99Booksplease Price: £33.99In Rebirth of a Nation the acclaimed historian Kenneth O. Morgan provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive analysis of modern Welsh history. Taking as its starting-point 1880, the book covers all aspects of the nations history from political, social,... -
Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85 by Robert Gildea 9780300277906
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.32"An admirably compassionate testament"-Max Hastings, Sunday Times "A vivid and evocative panorama"-James Graham, The Observer "Superb"-John Harris, The GuardianA powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners' own voices, based on more than 140... -
Wales: England's Colony? Martin Johnes 9781912681419
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.99From the very beginnings of Wales, its people have defined themselves against their large neighbour. Wales: England's Colony? shows, that relationship has not only defined what it has meant to be Welsh, it has also been central to making and defining... -
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.62A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline. There is a... -
I Can Hear the Cuckoo: Life in the Wilds of Wales by Kiran Sidhu
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.49'A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life.' - Nigel WarburtonFrom the BAFTA award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart ValleyKiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes... -
Gerald of Wales by Robert Bartlett 9780752440316
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.39This study of Gerald discusses the political path he had to tread and portrays him as an example of the medieval world.About the AuthorRobert Bartlett is professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of four other books... -
At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime Professor A. Roger Ekirch 9781474624916
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.79A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every... -
Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962-97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON) by Mr Richard King 9780571295654
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.74Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change.'Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, Brittle with Relics is oral history at its revelatory best.'DAVID... -
Apel, Yr / Appeal, The by Mererid Hopwood 9781800993822
Booksplease Price: £13.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993822Author Y. LolfaFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 180mm * 180mm * 14mm -
Windsor Spares: The Prince Harry and Prince Andrew Show! by Nigel Cawthorne 9781783342488
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.84Dim and dimmer? You decide! Spares Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have rarely been out of the news since 2019. They both have proved to have a rare knack for creating a royal soap opera and turning their humdrum lives into a major embarrassment to their... -
Kilvert's Diary by William Plomer
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.96Few have written more beautifully about the British countryside than Francis Kilvert. A country clergyman born in 1840, Kilvert spent much of his time visiting parishioners, walking the lanes and fields of Herefordshire and writing in his diary. Full of... -
Tudor Wales: Full-Colour Guide to the Many Places in Wales Associated with This Famous Dynasty Nathen Amin 9781445617732
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £10.80The Tudors are one of history's most infamous families and the era over which they reigned still captures the public's interest without rival. 'Tudor England' in itself has become a well known phrase that covers many aspects of the era, particularly... -
The Canal Boat Girl: A heartwarming novel from the Queen of family saga Sheila Newberry 9781838775636
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £5.75Previously published as The Summer Season and The Canal Girl. For fans of Katie Flynn and Dilly Court, The Canal Boat Girl is a heartwarming novel from the queen of family saga, and author of The Nursemaid's Secret. Wales, 1883.Young Ruth Owen, a... -
From Hunter-Gatherers to Early Christians: The Archaeology of Ancient Societies in the Llŷn Peninsula by Julian Maxwell Heath
RRP: £39.95Booksplease Price: £36.95Jutting out some thirty miles into the Irish Sea, from the western edge of Snowdonia, the Llyn Peninsula, in north-west Wales, is renowned for its stunning beaches and countryside, with much of its landscape designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural...