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Behind Closed Doors by Hugo Vickers
RRP: $16.76$11.73Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Family, and has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man. There have been a number of books about this doomed couple, but this book brings a new... -
Pilgrimage: Journeys of Meaning by Peter Stanford 9780500252413
RRP: $32.25$23.25The enormous rise in popularity in recent decades of the Camino, the ancient pilgrim path that stretches from France, across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, is part of a wider phenomenon being witnessed on other time-honoured pilgrim routes... -
Railways' Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn 9781911042808 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.31$2.95A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson's famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the... -
Railways' Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn
RRP: $10.31$6.98A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson's famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the... -
Hitler's Last Day: The Final Hours of the Fuhrer by Richard Dargie 9781788881319
RRP: $10.31$8.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788881319Author Richard DargieFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Hitler's Last Day: The Final Hours of the Fuhrer by Richard Dargie 9781788881319 [USED COPY]
RRP: $10.31$4.10Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Irish-Argentine Identity in an Age of Political Challenge and Change, 1875 1983 by Patrick Speight 9781788744171
RRP: $57.79$50.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788744171Author Patrick SpeightFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Peter Lang International Academic PublishersPublisher Peter Lang International... -
Chichester in the 1960s by Alan H. J. Green
RRP: $21.92$17.21Chichester is the archetypal Georgian town, with streets of elegant buildings gathered closely around the ancient cathedral. It usually appears to today's first-time visitor that the city has been largely untouched by the hand of time - particularly the... -
Old Arbroath by Fiona Scharlau 9781840330977
RRP: $15.42$14.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840330977Author Fiona ScharlauFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 175mm * 240mm * 4mm -
Aristocrats: Caroline, Emily, Louisa and Sarah Lennox 1740 - 1832 by Stella Tillyard
RRP: $19.34$14.13A fascinating insight into 18th century aristocratic life through the lives of the four Lennox sisters, the great grandchildren of Charles II, whose extraordinary lives spanned the period 1740-1832. Passionate, witty and moving, the voices of the Lennox... -
Godfather of the Kremlin: Boris Berezovsky and the Looting of Russia by Paul Klebnikov 9780156013307
RRP: $24.50$16.23Chronicles the life of the head of one of Moscow's gangster families, who financed the reelection of Boris Yeltsin and became one of his key advisors.Book InformationISBN 9780156013307Author Paul KlebnikovFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Wadsworth... -
The Lost Ark of the Covenant: The Remarkable Quest for the Legendary Ark by Tudor Parfitt 9780007262687
RRP: $16.76$12.51Professor Tudor Parfitt, a real-life British Indiana Jones, has made the biggest discovery of the last 3,000 years - what became of the fabled Ark of the Covenant. This is the amazing story of his quest. This is the real-life account of... -
The Outcast: The Morland Dynasty, Book 21 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
RRP: $14.18$9.55Benedict Morland's comfortable life is overset when an old enemy's dying wish leaves him guardian of an orphaned boy. No-one, including his wife Sibella, can understand why Benedict accepts Lennox Mynott into his household and, amid growing hostility at... -
When She Dreams by . Amanda Quick
RRP: $12.89$8.77'Quick's ambitious novel, set during the golden age of Hollywood, sparkles with wit and clever plotting' Publishers WeeklyReturn to 1930s Burning Cove, California, the glamorous seaside playground for Hollywood stars, mobsters, spies, and a host of... -
The Lost Queen: The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter by Anne M Stott 9781526736437
RRP: $32.25$21.63As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a... -
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionised the Cosmos by Dava Sobel
RRP: $14.18$10.02The bestselling author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter tells the story of Nicolaus Copernicus and the revolution in astronomy that changed the world. 'Lively, inventive ... a masterly specimen of close-range cultural history' Wall Street Journal ... -
Greenwich: Centre of the World by David Ramzan
RRP: $16.76$12.41Illustrating the area of Greenwich's rich history and naval and military connections.About the AuthorDavid Ramzan was born in Greenwich, just to the east of the Meridian Line. As well as being an author, David is also an artist whose works are much... -
The Book of Celtic Myths: From the Mystic Might of the Celtic Warriors to the Magic of the Fey Folk, the Storied History and Folklore of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales by Adams Media
RRP: $18.05$12.22Hear the tales of Gods, monsters, magic, and more! Warriors, poets, scholars, and visionaries--from the depths of time the ancient Celts have fascinated us. Their rich heritage lives on today. But who were they? From the Druids and fairies to King Arthur... -
TUTANKHAMUN: 100 years after the discovery of his tomb leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley unpicks the misunderstandings around the boy king's life, death and legacy by Joyce Tyldesley
RRP: $16.76$11.09Pharaoh.Icon.Enigma.Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century.A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond... -
Gloucester Murder & Crime by Jill Evans 9780752467504
RRP: $16.76$12.41This chilling collection of cases delves into the villainous deeds that have taken place in Gloucester during its long history. Among those featured are a French sailor stabbed to death outside a Gloucester pub, a boy drowned in the Gloucester and... -
Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1834-1914: From Chadwick to Booth by David Englander 9780582315549
RRP: $45.14$44.92The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the... -
Punk Women by David A. Ensminger
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621065517Author David A. EnsmingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing -
Blowing Up Iberia: British, German and Italian Sabotage in Spain and Portugal by Bernard O'Connor 9780244550363
RRP: $32.24$28.61During the Second World War, the British military and intelligence agencies had plans in case Germany invaded Spain and Portugal. This involved training British and Spanish agents to be secretly infiltrated to undertake sabotage operations on important... -
Soviets in Space: Russia's Cosmonauts and the Space Frontier by Colin Burgess 9781789146325
RRP: $32.25$22.73A deeply researched, beautifully illustrated chronology of the Soviet Union's extraordinary success in the pioneering years of space exploration.Book InformationISBN 9781789146325Author Colin BurgessFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Reaktion... -
Saundersfoot and Tenby: Pocket Images by Ken Daniels 9781845881771 [USED COPY]
$22.06A history of Saundersfoot & Tenby.Book InformationISBN 9781845881771Author Ken DanielsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Nonsuch PublishingPublisher Nonsuch PublishingWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 168mm * 124mm * 10mm -
Almost a Hero by Ken McCoy
RRP: $10.31$7.22Billie Challinor's mother dies during an air raid, but the child grows up confident that in her jazz musician father Chas she has the best dad in the world. Seeking refuge from the London Blitz by moving to Leeds, kindly landlady Liz Morris befriends... -
Liverpool City Centre Through Time by Ian Collard
RRP: $20.63$14.00Although Liverpool has existed as a port since the thirteenth century, it wasn't until the seventeenth century that it truly began to grow on the profits of trade with America, importing sugar from the West Indies and Virginia tobacco and exporting... -
The Knights Templar and Scotland by Robert Ferguson 9780752493381
RRP: $20.63$15.80Places and books like Rosslyn Chapel and The Da Vinci Code have focused attention on Scotland's Knights Templar. Who they were and what they did has been touched upon, but never properly explored until now. They were close advisors to Scotland's early... -
Life's Greatest Secret: The Race to Crack the Genetic Code by Matthew Cobb
RRP: $16.76$11.73Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera by Roger Parker 9780192854452 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.50$3.61In this lavishly illustrated volume the history and social context of opera is explored by a group of leading British and American scholars, under the editorship of Roger Parker. The core of the book is a historical survey of opera, from its beginnings... -
Lancastrians and Yorkists: The Wars of the Roses by D. R. Cook 9780582353848
$46.10This concise, lucid study charts the complex sequence of events we know today as the War of the Roses. In the thematic chapters of the third section the author assesses the motives and relationships of the principal actors; the real character and impact... -
A History of Shropshire by Barrie Trinder 9780750983686
RRP: $29.03$21.66Shropshire is England's largest inland county, extending from the fringes of the Black Country and the Potteries to the high sheep pastures of Clun Forest and the craggy heights of the Stiperstones. Dr Trinder's very readable narrative encompasses... -
Bolton Street Names: Their Meanings and Origins by Sara Vernon 9780752446523
RRP: $19.34$14.90Take a fascinating trip around Bolton with this comprehensive etymological guide to its highways and byways. Discover the origins of the peculiarly named 'Bowkers Row' and 'Thweat Street'. Delve into the lives of some of Bolton's famous residents who are... -
Dorset History in 101 Objects by Terry Hearing 9781871164961
RRP: $25.79$22.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781871164961Author Terry HearingFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Dorset BooksPublisher Halsgrove -
Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers 2: AD 192-500 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: $19.34$16.19The Late Roman Empire was a period of significant change in the designs of standards and in the costumes of standard-bearers. During the middle decades of the chaotic 3rd century, evidence confirms the continued use of the old legionary eagle and the... -
Lincolnshire Heritage Walks by Danny Walsh 9780752482774
RRP: $16.76$12.41This beautifully illustrated walking guide explores the history and heritage that make the Lincolnshire landscape so unique. Covering everything on the routes from folklore, culture and wildlife to archaeology, geology and architecture, it tells of the... -
Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming by Karen Eva Carr
RRP: $32.25$23.25Shifting 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... -
Northumberland Churches: From the Anglo-Saxons to the Reformation by Stan Beckensall
RRP: $20.63$14.00Northumberland was one of the greatest influences on the development of Christianity in Europe. Stan Beckensall guides the reader in words and full-colour pictures through the history of Northumberland's old churches, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the... -
Gloucester: History You Can See by D. G. Amphlett
RRP: $19.34$14.90Tracing Gloucester's history from its Roman and monastic remains to the battle scars from the English Civil War and the changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution, this book explores the colourful and fascinating history of Gloucester through the... -
Orphans of the Holocaust: Ottó Komoly’s Diary, Budapest 1944 by Thomas Komoly 9781035810468
RRP: $12.89$9.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035810468Author Thomas KomolyFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers