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Lincolnshire Villains: Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates by Douglas Wynn 9780752466118
RRP: $16.76$12.41In the past, the east shore of Lincolnshire's long coastline was well adapted for smuggling and the rural quality of the county aided the transport and hiding of contraband goods. In addition to the pirates, coastal criminals and countryside rogues,... -
50 Codes that Changed the World: . . . And Your Chance to Solve Them! by Sinclair McKay 9781472297211
RRP: $24.50$16.45A CUNNING CHRONICLE OF THE 50 CODES THAT ALTERED THE COURSE OF HISTORY AND CHANGED THE WORLDFrom the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers and The Scotland Yard Puzzle Book. There have been secret codes since before the Old Testament, and... -
Centuries Of Childhood by Philippe Aries
RRP: $21.92$15.84In this pioneering and important book, Philippe Aries surveys children and their place in family life from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century. The first section of the book explores the gradual change from the medieval attitude to... -
The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward: Sex, Scandal and Deadly Secrets in the Profumo Affair by Anthony Summers
RRP: $16.76$11.09The Profumo Affair was the political scandal of the twentieth century. The Tory War Minister, John Profumo, had been sleeping with the teenage Christine Keeler, while at the same time she had been sleeping with a Russian spy. The ensuing investigation... -
Gilded Youth: Privilege, Rebellion and the British Public School by James Brooke-Smith 9781789140668
RRP: $32.25$22.73The British public school is an iconic institution, a training ground for the ruling elite and a symbol of national identity and tradition. But beyond the elegant architecture and evergreen playing fields is a turbulent history of teenage rebellion,... -
Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s by Simon Hall 9780571353088
RRP: $14.18$9.44Rising 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,... -
Hyphens & Hashtags*: *The Stories behind the symbols on our keyboard by Claire Cock-Starkey
RRP: $16.76$12.75The punctuation marks, mathematical symbols and glyphs which haunt the edges of our keyboards have evolved over many hundreds of years. They shape our understanding of texts, calculations and online interactions. Without these symbols all texts would run... -
An An Infographic History of Germany, 1918-45 by Elliott Watson 9781999636043
$27.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999636043Author Elliott WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint New Spur PublishingPublisher New Spur Publishing -
George I by Ragnhild Hatton 9780300088830
$45.80In 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... -
The Italian Far Right from 1945 to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict by Nicola Guerra 9781032566252
RRP: $47.72$41.96The Italian Far Right from 1945 to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict provides a comprehensive account of the postwar parliamentary and extra parliamentary far right in Italy. This book explores the ideology, movements and activism of the extreme right and neo-... -
Curious Camden Town by Martin Plaut 9781910170236
RRP: $12.89$10.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910170236Author Martin PlautFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Five Leaves PublicationsPublisher Five Leaves Publications -
Lost Lines of England: The Cheddar Valley Line by Paul Lawton
RRP: $11.60$8.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134402Author Paul LawtonFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited -
Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia by David Vine 9780691149837
$36.20The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military installations outside the United States. Located near the remote center of the Indian Ocean and accessible only by military... -
The Story of Kent by Anne Petrie
RRP: $23.21$17.60A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans,... -
Conclave 1559: The Story of a Papal Election by Mary Hollingsworth
RRP: $32.25$28.11Intrigue, double-dealing and conspiracy in the Eternal City. 'A fascinating narrative of the intermingling of secular and religious power' New Statesman 'A highly enjoyable and thrilling read... Hollingsworth has peeled back the veil of secrecy... -
Offa's Dyke by David Hill 9780752419589
RRP: $19.34$13.09In a fascinating study, the reader is presented with a detailed description and analysis of Offa's Dyke, set against the background of the political and social context of the kingdom of Mercia, over which King Offa ruled from 757 to 796. This new... -
Secret Chichester by Philip MacDougall
RRP: $20.63$14.00Dr Philip MacDougall, local historian, takes you on a journey through the City of Chichester revealing much of its lesser-known history. Here you will find the story behind the city's nineteenth-century banking crisis, the activities of a London mob of... -
Medical Fringe and Medical Orthodoxy 1750-1850 by W. F. Bynum 9781138391369
RRP: $41.27$36.55First published in 1987. Even as the professionalism of medicine progressed, many sufferers continued to rely on what would now be termed "fringe" practitioners - quacks, backstreet surgeons, bone-setters, Thomsonian botanists, holists and naturalists... -
Warfare in the Latin East, 1192-1291 by Christopher Marshall 9780521477420
RRP: $46.43$42.91This book offers a detailed examination of warfare in the Latin East from the end of the Third Crusade, to the demise of the Latin Kingdom in 1291. It considers both the crusades and the long periods of truce during which warfare was restricted to... -
Jowett 1901-1954 by Noel Stokoe
RRP: $23.21$17.60The Jowett Motor Manufacturing Company was founded in Bradford in 1901 by Benjamin, Ruth and William Jowett. Their first product was a V-twin engine which proved to be successful in various cars. In 1906 a prototype car was built using a new design of... -
A History of English Place Names and Where They Came From by John Moss
RRP: $32.25$23.25The origin of the names of many English towns, hamlets and villages date as far back as Saxon times, when kings like Alfred the Great established fortified borough towns to defend against the Danes. A number of settlements were established and named by... -
The Origins of Open Field Agriculture by Trevor Rowley
RRP: $41.27$36.55Originally published in 1981, The Origins of Open Field Agriculture looks at the problems connected with open field agriculture - the origins of strip cultivation, the three-field system, the adaptation of 'Celtic' fields, and the development of... -
Sex, Love and Marriage in the Elizabethan Age by R E Pritchard
RRP: $25.79$18.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781526754622Author R E PritchardFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Pen and Sword HistoryPublisher Pen and Sword HistoryWeight(grams) 152g -
The Scandalous Lady Wright by M. C. Beaton
RRP: $10.31$7.22Fashionable society regards Sir Benjamin Wright with the utmost honour and respect. Yet Lady Emma knows that her husband is, in fact, a drunken jealous brute who delights in humiliating her both in and out of the bedroom.So, his unexpected murder is a... -
What Might Have Been?: Leading Historians on Twelve 'What Ifs' of History by Dr. Andrew Roberts
RRP: $12.89$8.77A dozen star historians on what might have happened at history's turning points if the dice had fallen differently.'Stimulating, provocative and playful' Literary ReviewThroughout history, great and terrible events have often hinged upon luck. Andrew... -
Victoria's Children of the Dark: The Women and Children who Built Her Underground by Alan Gallop 9780752456980
RRP: $12.89$9.74Victoria's Children of the Dark tells the story of Queen Victoria's invisible subjects - women and children who laboured beneath her 'green and pleasant land' harvesting the coal to fuel the furnaces of the industrial revolution. Following the real... -
Enfield: Images of England by Stephen Sellick
RRP: $16.76$12.41Enfield, the northernmost of London's suburbs, has changed enormously over the last 150 years. The former Middlesex market town is now firmly embedded in the vast London conurbation. Eastern Enfield developed into a major industrial area, well known for... -
From Fatwa to Jihad: How the World Changed: The Satanic Verses to Charlie Hebdo by Kenan Malik
RRP: $16.76$11.04Almost thirty years ago, the image of burning copies of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses held aloft by thousand-strong mobs of protesters became an internationally familiar symbol of anger and offence. In From Fatwa to Jihad, Kenan Malik reveals how... -
Colonialism and Homosexuality by Robert Aldrich
RRP: $49.01$43.58Colonialism and Homosexuality is a thorough investigation of the connections of homosexuality and imperialism from the late 1800s - the era of 'new imperialism' - until the era of decolonization. Robert Aldrich reconstructs the context of a number of... -
Fair Mile Hospital: A Victorian Asylum by Ian Wheeler
RRP: $19.34$14.90Fair Mile was more than just a psychiatric hospital; it was an example of a nationwide network of 'pauper lunatic asylums', born of responsible Victorian legislation and compassion for the disadvantaged. It was a secure home to many of its patients and... -
Warrior Queens by Lady Antonia Fraser 9781842126363 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$2.95An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war by a bestselling historian.Antonia Fraser's Warrior Queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. They include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and the... -
Warrior Queens by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: $19.34$12.64An inspired evaluation of women leaders in war by a bestselling historian.Antonia Fraser's Warrior Queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. They include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and the... -
Southall by Jonathan Oates
RRP: $16.76$12.41A history of SouthallBook InformationISBN 9780752422688Author Dr Jonathan OatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
What They Never Told You in History Class, Volume 1 by Indus Khamit Kush 9781617590702
RRP: $25.74$18.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617590702Author Indus Khamit KushFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint EworldPublisher EworldWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 175mm * 20mm -
The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia by Tim Judah 9780300158267
RRP: $21.92$18.85Journalist Tim Judah's classic account, now brought fully up to date to include the overthrow of Milosevic, the assassination of Zoran Djindic, the breakaway of Kosovo, and the arrest of Radovan Karadzic. Praise for the first edition: "A lively and... -
What Is Global History? by Sebastian Conrad
RRP: $28.38$22.91Until very recently, historians have looked at the past with the tools of the nineteenth century. But globalization has fundamentally altered our ways of knowing, and it is no longer possible to study nations in isolation or to understand world history... -
The A-Z of Curious Somerset by Geoff Body 9780752493299
RRP: $19.34$14.90This book draws on the long and unique heritage of the county of Somerset, bringing to life seventy of the little known but fascinating and unusual aspects of a much-loved area. It tells of body-snatchers and bewitchment; crime and conflict; lepers and... -
The Great Tapestry of Scotland by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $38.70$28.51The Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murry's Wimbledon victory of 2013. More than 1000 stitchers spent a total... -
The American President: A Complete History by Kathryn Moore 9781454943174
RRP: $38.70$26.32The most thorough, authoritative, and up-to-date single-volume reference to the presidency in print.About the Author In addition to The American President, Kathryn Moore is the co-author of Dear Harry...Truman's Mailroom, 1945-1953: The Truman... -
Primitive Rebels by Eric Hobsbawm
RRP: $14.18$9.55Social agitation is as essential a part of public life today as it has ever been. In Eric Hobsbawm's masterful study, Primitive Rebels, he shines a light on the origins of contemporary rebellion: Robin Hood, secret societies, revolutionary peasants,...