Wales

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913515188Author Special CorrespondentFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Ditto BooksPublisher Ditto BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802582017Author Gary EssexFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trains...

GrangetownBook InformationISBN 9780752403830Author Barbara Jones-BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 172mm * 10mm

The history of women in medieval Wales before the English conquest of 1282 is one largely shrouded in mystery. For the Age of Princes, an era defined by ever-increased threats of foreign hegemony, internal dynastic strife and constant warfare, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800992290Author Wyn ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 233mm * 155mm * 36mm

A thrilling historical novel and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Skin, perfect for fans of Outlander and Game of Thrones.One woman's quest to defend her culture.Haunted by the Roman attack that destroyed her home, Ailia flees to the remote Welsh...

Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everitt-who advanced the fruitful notion of the ""county community"" during the 17th century-this volume proposes some modifications to Everitt's influential hypotheses in the light of the best recent scholarship...

In Service is the tale of one person's journey into manhood, ultimately finding himself in the theatre of war. It is a journey littered with colourful anecdotes and diverse experience: from military training in the Guards Depot to Trooping the Colour;...

This extraordinary new book is a day-to-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from South Wales. Full of dreadful deeds, strange disappearances and a multitude of mysteries, this almanac explores the shadier side of the area's past. The history of South...

Beginning with a vivid account of the blitz in Wales, and ending with more than fifty personal stories from Welsh people who were touched by the war both at home and abroad, John O'Sullivan's book is a portrait of the principality between 1939 and 1945...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800992580Author Roger G. K. PennFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800991859Author Hugh PurcellFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957679153Author Jeff StewartFormat PaperbackImprint Cambria PublishingPublisher Cambria Publishing

Aberystwyth was created in 1277 when Edward I, having built a new stone castle, granted a charter to the nearby settlement. It remained a small settlement until the end of the eighteenth century when it became fashionable for the gentry and nobility to...

Since the end of WWI, one party has held the momentum of political and social change in South Wales: the Labour Party. Its triumph was never fully guaranteed. It came quickly amidst a torrent of ideas, actions, and war. But the result was a vibrant,...

The Welsh: The Biography tells the story of the remarkable survival of the oldest nation and oldest language in Europe. We see how the four original major Celtic tribes are still reflected in the location of Britain's four oldest cathedrals, and how...

Flintshire has over seventy separate towns and villages, the largest being Mold, Buckley, Flint and Holywell. These mining communities were once home to numerous public houses and inns, many of which disappeared with the closure of the mines. Illustrated...

Since the end of WWI, one party has held the momentum of political and social change in south Wales: the Labour Party. Its triumph was never fully guaranteed. It came quickly amidst a torrent of ideas, actions, and war. But the result was a vibrant,...

This fascinating collection of archive images captures the essence of community life in Porth during the last century and the town's intrinsic role in the industrial and commercial history of the Rhondda.The rural character of this part of South Wales is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951404307Author Eric BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Guy SalonikiPublisher Guy SalonikiWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909054554Author John A TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 582Imprint Magic Flute PublicationsPublisher Magic Flute Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951103071Author Eric BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Guy SalonikiPublisher Guy SalonikiWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992869007Author Jonathan MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Cambria BooksPublisher Cambria BooksWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781726860Author John BriggsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 480gDimensions(mm) 250mm * 193mm * 18mm

The Royal Institution of South Wales is a very special organisation, one of the few such institutions to survive into the twenty-first century. Founded in 1835, it opened Wales's first museum in 1841, running it until 1990, and it remains today a...

A League of Our Own is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the establishment and 30-year history of the League of Wales, which was rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2010 and the Cymru Premier in 2019. The League of Wales kicked-off its...

This innovative collection offers a reappraisal of gender as a category of analysis in modern Welsh history. Beginning with sex work in the eighteenth century and concluding with women's late twentieth-century anti-nuclear activism, the contributors show...

First published in 1983, Farm Buildings gives a fascinating account of what has been happening in and around farm buildings since medieval times, and describes their structure, their function and their style. This is followed by a long section in which...

According to Saunders Lewis the Investiture of 1969 was a turning point in Welsh history. This book tells the story through the voices of the most prominent characters: protesters, journalists and politicians. It tells of the bickering within some of...

Empire of Convicts focuses on male and female Indians incarcerated in Southeast Asia for criminal and political offenses committed in colonial South Asia. From the seventeenth century onward, penal transportation was a key strategy of British imperial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785621581Author Andrew GreenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer PressDimensions(mm) 227mm * 205mm * 27mm