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Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I by Susan Doran
RRP: £135.00£117.28Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the `Virgin Queen' was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity. Doran's... -
Secret Neath by Robert King 9781445666280
RRP: £15.99£10.85The south Wales town of Neath has existed since Roman times, when a fort was built here at the crossing point of the River Neath. It was a market town until the arrival of the Industrial Revolution and new manufacturing industries of iron, steel and... -
The Oxford Handbook of Food History by Jeffrey M. Pilcher 9780190628246
RRP: £46.99£43.17Food matters, not only as a subject of study in its own right, but also as a medium for conveying critical messages about capitalism, the environment, and social inequality to diverse audiences. Recent scholarship on the subject draws from both a... -
Irishology: Slagging, Junior C Football, Wet Rain and everything else we love about Ireland by Ronan Moore 9780717168200
RRP: £11.99£9.11Who else but the Irish can perform minor miracles with a prayer to St Anthony? Or truly appreciate the medicinal purposes of flat 7Up? Not to mention the front room, chipper chips and the 'bad pint'. From things you'll only hear and taste in Ireland to... -
Berkshire Murders by John van der Kiste
RRP: £17.99£13.64Berkshire Murders is an examination of some of the county's most notorious and shocking cases. They include Hannah Carey, beaten to death by her husband at Warfield in 1851; young Hannah Gould, whose throat was cut by her father in a frenzied attack at... -
The Homecoming: The Morland Dynasty, Book 24 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
RRP: £10.99£7.40Freed from her miserable marriage by widowhood, Henrietta is at last able to marry her beloved Jerome Compton, but his divorced state means that they have to make their home away from Yorkshire. Settling in London Henrietta finds she takes to urban life... -
Pan Tadeusz by Aleksandra M Rohde 9781941656280
RRP: £12.20£11.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941656280Author Aleksandra M RohdeFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Dale Street BooksPublisher Dale Street BooksWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)... -
Old Larne by John Hanna 9781840333541
RRP: £10.95£9.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840333541Author John HannaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism by Judith M. Bennett 9780812220049
£23.95Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance to feminist theory and activism of long-term historical perspectives. Judith M. Bennett, who has been commenting on developments in women's and gender... -
Floating Gold: A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris by Christopher Kemp
RRP: £15.00£13.05A fascinating natural history of an incredibly curious substance. "Preternaturally hardened whale dung" is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume, otherwise a symbol of glamour and allure. But the key ingredient that makes... -
Ealing Then & Now by Jonathan Oates
RRP: £12.99£8.13Contrasting a selection of 45 archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this book traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in Ealing during the last century. Accompanied by detailed and informative captions, these... -
The Spanish Civil War: A Military History by Charles J Esdaile
RRP: £43.99£38.84The Spanish Civil War: A Military History takes a new, military approach to the conflict that tore Spain apart from 1936 to 1939.In many histories, the war has been treated as a primarily political event with the military narrative subsumed into a much... -
Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain by Callum G. Brown 9780582472891
£42.26During the twentieth century, Britain turned from one of the most deeply religious nations of the world into one of the most secularised nations. This book provides the first comprehensive account of religion in British society and culture between 1900... -
Speaking Volumes: Books with Histories by David Pearson
RRP: £40.00£30.67Every individual book has a history which can help us to understand what difference it may have made in the world. Within these pages you will find books damaged by bullets or graffiti, recovered from fire or water, or even disguised as completely... -
Bexhill-on-Sea by Bexhill Museum Association 9780752411446
RRP: £12.99£9.62Bexhill-on-Sea (Archive Photographs)Book InformationISBN 9780752411446Author Bexhill Museum AssociationFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NPI Media GroupPublisher The History Press Ltd -
Religion and the Decline of Magic by Simon Young
RRP: £6.50£6.11Keith Thomas's classic study of all forms of popular belief has been influential for so long now that it is difficult to remember how revolutionary it seemed when it first appeared. By publishing Religion and the Decline of Magic, Thomas became the first... -
George Cross Heroes by Michael Ashcroft 9780755360840 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield... -
George Cross Heroes by Michael Ashcroft
RRP: £16.99£11.54In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield... -
Darlington Past & Present: Britain in Old Photographs by Charlie Emett
RRP: £12.99£9.62The extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Darlington since the eighteenth century is illustrated in this fascinating collection of photographs, mostly from the Northern Echo. The images give an insight into the daily lives and living... -
Castles of Kent Through Time by John Guy 9781398110878
RRP: £15.99£10.85Kent has an impressive collection of castles, over sixty including the scanty ruins and earthwork remains of now vanished ones, as well as the more celebrated castles, such as Leeds, Rochester and Dover. Because of their picturesque and dramatic... -
Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool by Martin Hutchinson
RRP: £25.00£18.24Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from 'arch-mediocrity' and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers... -
A Century of Llandudno: Events, People and Places Over the 20th Century by Jim Roberts
RRP: £14.99£11.55This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Llandudno during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader... -
Reliant Sabre, Scimitar and SS1: An Enthusiast's Guide by Matthew Vale
RRP: £16.99£14.10Reliant produced a range of sports cars from the 1960s to the 1990s which complemented their well-established three-wheeled cars. Starting with a design for Israel's Autocars in 1961, Reliant went on to produce many successful cars, including the Sabre,... -
Worktown People: Photographs from Northern England, 1937-38 by Humphrey Spender 9780905046204
RRP: £20.00£16.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780905046204Author Humphrey SpenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Falling Wall Press LtdPublisher Falling Wall Press Ltd -
Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory by Syed Akbar Hyder 9780195373028
RRP: £35.99£23.80In 680 C.E., a small band of the Prophet Muhammads family and their followers, led by his grandson, Husain, rose up in a rebellion against the ruling caliph, Yazid. The family and its supporters, hopelessly outnumbered, were massacred at Karbala, in... -
Total Olympics: Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing by Jeremy Fuchs
RRP: £17.99£15.54"An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun."--Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments,... -
Bromley - A History And Celebration by John Ruler 9781845896164
RRP: £19.00£12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845896164Author John RulerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection -
: Patriotism: The Making and Unmaking of British National Identity (1989): Volume II: Minorities and Outsiders by Raphael Samuel
RRP: £25.99£22.63First published in 1989, this is the second of three volumes exploring the changing notions of patriotism in British life from the thirteenth century to the late twentieth century and constitutes an attempt to come to terms with the power of the national... -
The Lost Alleys of Tewkesbury by Cliff Burd 9780752431895
RRP: £14.99£11.55The lost alleys of Tewkesbury are a fascinating subject for research and the naming of these passageways is of great importance to the history of the town. Some carry the name of a pub, many are a reminder of families who lived there and others - such as... -
Religious Toleration in England: 1787-1833 by Ursula Henriques
RRP: £43.99£38.44First published in 2006. This book is a study of the political struggles over the repeal of laws restricting or penalizing religious minorities in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and of the opinions and ideas expressed in the... -
The Marshall Plan: A New Deal For Europe by Michael Holm
RRP: £37.99£33.38Between 1948 and 1951, the Marshall Plan delivered an unprecedented $12.3 billion in U.S. aid to help Western European countries recover from the destruction of the Second World War, and forestall Communist influence in that region. The Marshall Plan: A... -
Oh Happy Day: Those Times and These Times by Carmen Callil
RRP: £9.99£7.11'A triumphant family memoir' Hallie Rubenhold'Powerfully told...an impressive work' The Times'Gives a voice to the voiceless' Australian Book ReviewIn this remarkable book, Carmen Callil discovers the story of her British ancestors, beginning with her... -
West Bromwich People & Places: Britain In Old Photographs by Terry Price 9780750936781
RRP: £17.99£13.64During the latter part of the eighteenth century West Bromwich was mainly rural and sparsely populated. The area currently occupied by the High Street from Dartmouth Square to Carters Green was then little more than open heathland, giving no indication... -
Nantwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Anne Wheeler
RRP: £14.99£11.55This fascinating collection of 200 archive images from the collection held at Nantwich Museum provides a rare insight into the changing history of the town and its surrounding area over the last century. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption,... -
Breaking Sudan: The Search for Peace by Jok Madut Jok
RRP: £25.00£18.94After decades of civil war, the people of southern Sudan voted to secede from the north in an attempt to escape the seemingly endless violence. On declaring independence, South Sudan was one of the least developed places on earth, but with the ability to... -
Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons: A Fully Illustrated Guide To Siege Weapons And Tactics by Konstantin S. Nossov 9780762782642
RRP: £14.99£11.93In this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of siege warfare in Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Judea, Persia,... -
The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare by Brenda James 9781405840866
RRP: £36.99£36.14The question of who wrote Shakespeare's plays has been the subject of furious debate among scholars for over 150 years. Everything known about the facts of William Shakespeare's life seems incompatible with the extraordinary genius of his writing. How... -
Birmingham: The Hidden History by Michael Hodder 9780752431352
RRP: £17.99£13.64For those who have always assumed that Birmingham started life in the Industrial Revolution this book will be a revelation. The physical remains left by its past inhabitants reveal a story that starts in the Old Stone Age and continues, through later... -
Isaac Newton and Natural Philosophy by Niccolo Guicciardini 9781780239064
RRP: £17.95£12.92Isaac Newton is generally regarded as one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of a contemporary scientist. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious and biblical studies, and in the... -
European Dictatorships 1918-1945 by Stephen J. Lee
RRP: £39.99£35.46European Dictatorships 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second world wars. From the notorious dictatorships of...