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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018460Author C. Anne WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Lyme Regis grew up as a medieval port, and re-invented itself as a seaside resort in the mid-eighteenth century. This book uses image picture collection at Lyme Regis Museum to illustrate the dramatic changes in the town and also the continuities. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851246314Author Benjamin FarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books

The League of Nations was the first globally recognized inter-governmental body that attempted to organise peace comprehensively. It addressed not only the traditional security areas of military balances and diplomacy, including the peaceful settlement...

This is the true story of how a ten-year-old's charity challenge led through young philanthropy to a calling in medicine. Recalled by the girl as a young woman, it is a light-hearted but poignant memoir of parent-child journey, set amid the cultural and...

Built by the Romans, looted by the Danes and conquered by King William I (who devastated the town to build a castle and a cathedral), the city of Lincoln has had a long and most dreadful history. Containing medieval child murder, vile sieges of (and...

The Wrekin Hill in Shropshire is not just any hill. As well as being the county's most famous landmark offering stunning views from its summit, it is a hill steeped in legend. Over the millennia the hill has formed the shoreline to an Ice Age lake and...

Darkness divides opinion. Some are frightened of the dark, or at least prefer to avoid it, and there are many who dislike what it appears to stand for. Others are drawn to its strange domain, delighting in its uncertainties, lured by all the associations...

Southampton has been a major port on the south coast of England since the Norman Conquest, when it was a significant departure route for trade to Normandy, as well as for invading forces. Its position meant it was also potentially threatened by forces...

In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. The author discusses the issues surrounding the...

Experts agree that Jack the Ripper murdered five London women, but how many others did he slaughter in Britain or across the seas? The number of women murdered and mutilated by Jack the Ripper is impossible to know, although most researchers now agree on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477223Author William LangewiescheFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point Press

From the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? comes a fun, frank book of reflections, essays and interviews on topics ranging from politics and career to motherhood, sisterhood and making and sustaining relationships of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781326749255Author Vincent P. GillenFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com

On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney was doing what it does best: partying. The theatres, restaurants, dance halls, illegal gambling dens, clubs and brothels offered plenty of choice to roistering sailors, soldiers and airmen on leave in Australia's most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307407962Author Lars BrownworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

The making of Music is the story of our musical history, its origins and how it has shaped us. We have all grown up with a common background noise, whether we realise it or not. The tradition of European music that took shape in medieval monasteries,...

The making of Music is the story of our musical history, its origins and how it has shaped us. We have all grown up with a common background noise, whether we realise it or not. The tradition of European music that took shape in medieval monasteries,...

This book gathers together the stories of the 123 prisoners who were executed at Gloucester between 1792, when the first prisoner was hanged on the roof over the entrance gate of the newly-built prison, and 1939, when the last convict was executed within...

Banking on Death offers a panoramic view of the history and future of pension provision. A work of unique scope, it traces the origins and development of the pension idea, from the days of the French Revolution to the troubles of the modern welfare state...

This collection, inspired by the folklore of the Royal County, contains a plethora of tales robustly retold for a contemporary audience. The exploits of well-known figures such as Herne the Hunter and Dick Turpin feature alongside many of the county's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993319310Author Andrew WilsonFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Unity Print and Publishing LtdPublisher Unity Print and Publishing LtdWeight(grams)...

Full of the warmth and excitement of growing up in the 1950s, awakening nostalgia for times that seemed cosy and carefree with families at last enjoying peacetime, this book is packed with the experience of school days, playtime, holidays, toys, games,...

On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours.Using a...

On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours.Using a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569028209Author Tarik ElhaddFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.

Amid the rubble of a city blasted by a civil war that many fear will cross borders and engulf Europe, the Hotel Florida on Madrid's chic Gran Via has become a haven for foreign journalists and writers. It is here that six people meet and find their lives...

This fascinating glimpse of Nazi Germany is provided by an Englishwoman who was fluent in German and at home in German society, yet not entirely of it. Christabel Bielenberg moved from passive to active resistance as Hitler seized power and the Nazi...

In this edition, originally published in 1983, the late Professor Raymond Aron, one of France's most distinguished social scientists, presented a major re-evaluation of Carl von Clausewitz, 'the genius of war'. He sees in Clausewitz a political...

As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to look back, with a distinctive perspective, a focus on London in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780915609Author Dave MardenFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint JMD MediaPublisher JMD Media

Peterborough has a rich and fascinating history, stretching back 3,500 years to the Bronze Age. The city is a vibrant place with a new town surrounding an ancient town centre, still dominated by its Norman cathedral. But the city has a sinister and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906294512Author John P. StengelhofenFormat PaperbackPage Count 51Imprint Twelveheads PressPublisher Twelveheads Press

Containing 200 archive images from the NCCL Galleries of Justice in Nottingham, this book is intended for those with an interest in the history of prisons and prison life in Britain from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.About the AuthorThe book...

Colchester Zoo is today one of the finest zoos in Britain. Yet, unlike almost every other major zoo in the country, Colchester Zoo has never had its story told - until now. The forgotten figures of Frank and Helena Farrar are here brought to life once...

Gwynedd - the north-west quadrant of Wales - is particularly rich in the archaeology of the industrial and modern periods. It was once the major producer of roofing slates worldwide, and for a while it dominated the international trade in copper ore...

This revised and updated book argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. Trevor-Roper explores three myths across 400 years of...

These reflective essays about Deon's life and experiences in the west of Ireland describe the colourful and varied personalities that the French novelist has come across since he and his family moved there in the mid 1970s. From his friendship with John...

A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution.Book InformationISBN 9780582355590Author A. WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 146gDimensions(mm) 138mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637162576Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm)...