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A Wild & True Relation: A gripping feminist historical fiction novel of pirates, smuggling and revenge by Kim Sherwood 9780349015392
RRP: $20.98$12.73Shortlisted for the Winston Graham Prize for Historical Fiction'This book is a rarity - a novel as remarkable for the vigour of the storytelling as for its literary ambition. Kim Sherwood is a writer of capacity, potency and sophistication' HILARY... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Foundation Crime and punishment through time, c1000–present Student Book by Darryl Tomlin
$51.74We've worked with teachers to develop versions of our core textbooks that feature reduced content and language level, providing greater support and enabling students of all abilities to progress. Now available for the seven most popular options, these... -
Secret Barrow-in-Furness by Gill Jepson
RRP: $33.58$22.79Barrow-in-Furness has many secrets hidden in plain sight, from its earliest history to the present day. The land where 'the lakes meet the sea' provides an ancient rural backdrop revealing mysteries and tales wrapped in the mists of time, from mysterious... -
Migrations: A History of Where We All Came From by DK
RRP: $52.50$37.23Discover how the migration of peoples has shaped the modern world. This beautifully-illustrated book details the movement of people and cultures around the world - from the early migrations of Homo erectus out of Africa 50,000 years ago to modern refugee... -
Interspecies Interactions: Animals and Humans between the Middle Ages and Modernity Sarah Cockram (University of Glasgow, UK) 9781138189720
RRP: $79.78$70.64Interspecies Interactions surveys the rapidly developing field of human-animal relations from the late medieval and early modern eras through to the mid-Victorian period. By viewing animals as authentic and autonomous historical agents who had a real... -
Burnley Cotton Mills by Jack Nadin 9780752446592
RRP: $27.28$20.73In 1929, 63 per cent of the working population of Burnley was involved in the industry. This fascinating work, illustrated with over 90 images, explores the history of this industry which was so central to the economy of Burnley. The author includes... -
The Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind by Matthew L. Tompkins 9780500022429
RRP: $41.90$30.77'A spectacular treasury of treats. Page after page of utter joy: I can't tear my eyes away' - Derren BrownIn The Spectacle of Illusion, professional magician-turned experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins investigates the arts of deception as... -
Liverpool Blitzed: Seventy Years On by Neil Holmes 9780857040794
RRP: $41.98$37.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857040794Author Neil HolmesFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher HalsgroveWeight(grams) 210g -
Hornsey and Crouch End by Kenneth Gay 9780752410722
RRP: $31.48$24.61This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.Book InformationISBN 9780752410722Author Ken GayFormat... -
The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad by Larry Gonick
RRP: $33.58$24.00Part II of the "Cartoon History of the Modern World" picks up where Part I left off, right after the American Revolution. Gonick illuminates with the Enlightenment, then goes deep into the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. He covers... -
Crosby, Seaforth and Waterloo by Tom Heath 9780752421544
RRP: $27.28$20.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752421544Author Tom HeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd -
Someone to Trust by Mary Balogh
RRP: $18.88$13.42'One of the best!' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series During a rare white Christmas at Brambledean Court, widow Lady Elizabeth Overfield, defies convention by falling in love with a younger man in the latest novel in... -
Pin-Ups 1972: Third Generation Rock 'n' Roll by Peter Stanfield 9781789145656
RRP: $42.00$31.31Elvis, Eddie, Chuck, Gene, Buddy and Little Richard were the original rockers. Dylan, The Beatles, The Stones and The Who formed rock's second coming. As the 1960s turned into the 1970s, the crucial question was who would lead rock 'n' roll's third... -
Church History in Leicestershire by Nick Miller 9781916668065
RRP: $31.48$23.33Church History in Leicestershire charts the story of religion in England from pre-Christian times to the twentieth century, viewed through events and the eyes and experiences of people in Leicestershire. Weaving together ecclesiastical, political and... -
The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville by Giles Milton 9780340819456 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.08$4.39In 1322 Sir John Mandeville left England on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later, he returned, claiming to have visited not only Jerusalem, but India, China, Java, Sumatra and Borneo as well.His book about that voyage, THE TRAVELS, was... -
The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville by Giles Milton
RRP: $23.08$14.01In 1322 Sir John Mandeville left England on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later, he returned, claiming to have visited not only Jerusalem, but India, China, Java, Sumatra and Borneo as well.His book about that voyage, THE TRAVELS, was... -
Henry II by W. L. Warren 9780300084740
RRP: $46.20$41.08Henry II (1133-1189) was an enigma in his own time and has continued to excite widely divergent judgments ever since. His quarrel with Archbishop Becket, his troubled relationships with his sons and with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and other dramatic... -
Avebury: The Biography of a Landscape by Joshua Pollard
RRP: $63.00$47.84Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in Europe. Incorporating extensive research and... -
The Royal Touch (Routledge Revivals): Sacred Monarchy and Scrofula in England and France by Marc Bloch
RRP: $75.58$67.07First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long attributed to royal power. Throughout history, both France and England claimed to hold kings with healing powers who, by their touch, could cure people... -
Revolutions: How they changed history and what they mean today by Peter Furtado
RRP: $52.40$47.78Revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. This may be because their rhetoric, such as 'liberty, fraternity, equality', articulates aspirations with which we identify; or because we are shocked by the destructive forces unleashed when... -
Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s by Simon Hall 9780571353088
RRP: $23.08$16.53Rising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro's visit to New York.'With its cool judgements and blackly comic sense of irony, Hall's book is a rare pleasure to read.'DOMINIC SANDBROOK,... -
Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming by Karen Eva Carr
RRP: $52.50$38.43Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension that arose when non-swimming northerners met African and Southeast Asian swimmers. Using archaeological, textual and art historical sources, Karen Eva Carr... -
Edinburgh's Greatest Hits by Jim Byers
RRP: $20.98$14.49'A celebration of the city and its enduring love affair with music and musicians, venues and shops, one which will spark the remembrance of unique, high-octane experiences for all of us' - Ian Rankin Discover Edinburgh's hidden music heritage with... -
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter 9781408886359 [USED COPY]
RRP: $35.68$17.07The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikoetter 'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading' Anne Applebaum ... -
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter 9781408886359
RRP: $35.68$25.49The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikoetter 'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading' Anne Applebaum ... -
The Spanish Civil War: A Military History Charles J Esdaile (University of Liverpool, UK) 9781138311275
RRP: $92.38$82.19The 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... -
The Age of Oligarchy: Pre-Industrial Britain 1722-1783 Geoffrey Holmes 9780582209558
RRP: $231.00$220.79The second volume, on early and mid-Georgian Britain, shows how the country used its expanding wealth, its new-found social cohesion at home and its international influence abroad to become not only a European but an imperial power. As with the first... -
Edinburgh New Town: A Model City by Michael Carley
RRP: $52.50$38.43Edinburgh's New Town, built between 1767 and 1850, is one of Europe's finest neoclassical neighbourhoods, a triumph of town planning, with UNESCO World Heritage status. But the importance of the New Town goes far beyond the quality of its architecture... -
The Philosophy of Beards by Thomas S. Gowing
RRP: $21.00$14.70'The absence of Beard is usually a sign of physical and moral weakness.' 'Take two drawings of the head of a lion, one with and the other without the mane. You will see how much of the majesty of the king of the woods, as well as that of the lord of... -
Comanches: The History of a People by T. R. Fehrenbach
RRP: $31.48$23.00Authoritative and immediate, this is a brilliant account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T. R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a... -
All About Passion: Number 7 in series Stephanie Laurens 9780749937225
RRP: $20.98$14.70"If one is not marrying for love, one may as well marry for something else. My future countess has to be sufficiently docile and endowed with at least passable grace of form, deportment and address. "Gyles Rawlings, fifth Earl of Chillingworth and... -
The Hidden Horticulturists: The Untold Story of the Men who Shaped Britain's Gardens by Fiona Davison
RRP: $52.50$37.84'Delightful... The Hidden Horticulturists pulsates with the extraordinary energy and excitement of the time.' Daily MailChosen as one of the Sunday Telegraph's 'Top Ten Gardening Books of the Year' _____________________The untold story of the remarkable... -
The World of Isaac Newton by Toni Mount
RRP: $42.00$27.51Isaac Newton and the England he knew: the people, places and events that shaped history's greatest scientist. Across nine decades, Isaac Newton bestrode the world of science, becoming a colossus of experimentation, discovery and philosophy. How did a... -
A Summer To Remember: Number 2 in series Mary Balogh 9780749942120
RRP: $20.98$14.70Kit Butler, cool and dangerous, is one of London's most infamous bachelors and marriage is the last thing on his mind. Desperate to thwart his father's matchmaking, Kit needs a bride . . . fast. Enter Miss Lauren Edgeworth . . .A year after being... -
The British Phonebox by Nigel Linge
RRP: $33.58$22.79It has achieved iconic status; it symbolises Britain; but it is now seldom used! The British phonebox or, more correctly, kiosk began life as the silence cabinet in the late 1800s, but started to establish itself firmly as part of the landscape in the... -
World War II For Dummies Keith D. Dickson 9781119675532
RRP: $39.88$28.01Looking to ally yourself with World War II knowledge? More than 75 years after its end, World War II remains one of the most devastating and impactful events in human history. It was a global war, and the nations that fought it employed every available... -
History Skills: A Student's Handbook by Mary Abbott 9780415466905
RRP: $77.68$68.31Degree-level history is characterized not only by knowledge and understanding of the human past, but by a battery of skills and qualities which are as directly applicable to employment as to professional postgraduate training or academic research... -
George I by Ragnhild Hatton 9780300088830
$74.55In 1714 George Ludwig, the fifty-eight-year-old elector of Brunswick-Luneburg, became, as George I, the first of the Hanoverian dynasty to rule Britain. Until his death in 1727 George served as both elector of Hanover and British monarch. An enigmatic... -
Arthur Ransome on the Broads by Roger Wardale
RRP: $33.58$23.14In Arthur Ransome on the Broads Roger Wardale tells the inside story of the two classic children's novels, Coot Club and The Big Six, that stemmed from the eight holidays that Ransome and his wife spent cruising in hired craft on the Norfolk Broads in... -
Boudica's Last Stand: Britain's Revolt against Rome AD 60-61 by John Waite 9780752459097
RRP: $25.18$19.26In 61 AD, Roman rule in Britain was threatened by a bloody revolt led by one of the most iconic figures in British history. Legend dictates that Boudica destroyed three Roman towns and thousands of lives in response to Roman cruelty and betrayal towards...