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Alexandra Palace A Hidden History: A Hidden History by Peter Harris
RRP: £14.99£11.72Chronicles the hidden history of Alexandra Palace and details the episode in the palace's history when it became home to thousands of German civilian internees during and after the First World War. This book uses images from the Bruce Castle Museum's... -
Ghostly County Durham by Rob Kirkup
RRP: £14.99£11.72From reports of haunted castles, hotels, public houses, and even a prisoner of war camp, to heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, Ghostly County Durham investigates over twenty of the most haunted... -
Tudor Government by T. A. Morris
RRP: £36.99£32.53Tudor Government looks at English government across all the Tudor reigns, including those of Henry VIII, Mary and Elizabeth, and explores such themes as:the role of parliamentlaw and orderthe government of the churchthe personal role of the monarch... -
Chalfont St Peter & Gerrards Cross by Colin Seabright 9780752424934
RRP: £14.99£11.72A history of Chalfont St Peter & Gerrards CrossBook InformationISBN 9780752424934Author Colin J. SeabrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm -
The Third Circle: Number 4 in series . Amanda Quick 9780749909406
RRP: £9.99£7.00Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's formal evening clothes, has secretly made her way into Lord Delbridge's private museum to find a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is in the dimly lit gallery on the same errand: a tall, black-cloaked man... -
Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Sir Tim Berners-Lee 9780062515872
RRP: £15.99£11.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062515872Author Sir Tim Berners-LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 195g -
Haunted Weymouth by Alex Woodward
RRP: £14.99£11.72Who is the unseen lady that makes her presence chillingly felt to those who fail to bid her 'Good Morning'? What was the featureless dark shadow that terrified a curious young boy exploring a disused fort? From heart-stopping encounters with a Roman... -
Old Sands End, Fulham by Francis Czucha 9781840335262
RRP: £18.00£16.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335262Author Francis CzuchaFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 272mm * 211mm * 6mm -
First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in the Second World War by Alex Kershaw 9781471185915 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£6.89'History's greatest story reinvigorated as only Alex Kershaw can' -Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call'An absolute triumph' -James M. Scott, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and national bestselling author of Target Tokyo and... -
Norfolk Broads: Photographic Memories by Elizabeth Purdy 9781845890735
RRP: £15.00£10.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845890735Author Elizabeth PurdyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Frith Book Company Ltd.Publisher Frith Book Company Ltd. -
The Collapse of Globalism by John Ralston Saul
RRP: £10.99£7.54Globalization is dead. Nation states are resurgent, international trade has enriched the few rather than the promised many, and democratic values are on the retreat. The shining-eyed optimism of more open, more equal societies has given way to... -
The Great War: 1914-1918 Ian F. W. Beckett 9781405812528
RRP: £49.99£48.61The course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of of the conflict's strategic,... -
The French Wars of Religion 1559-1598 R. J. Knecht 9781408228197
RRP: £36.99£35.74In the second half of the sixteenth century, France was racked by religious civil wars and peace was only restored when Henry of Navarre finally converted to Catholicism, deciding - in his immortal phrase - that 'Paris is worth a mass'. In this lucid... -
Doing History by Mark Donnelly
RRP: £22.99£20.47Doing History bridges the gap between the way history is studied in school or as represented in the media and the way it is studied at university level.History as an academic discipline has dramatically changed in recent decades and has been enhanced by... -
The Book of Llandaf as a Historical Source by Patrick Sims-Williams
RRP: £80.00£77.21Revisionist approach to the question of the authenticity - or not - of the documents in the Book of Llandaf. Awarded the Francis Jones Prize in Welsh History 2019 by Jesus College Oxford The early-twelfth-century Book of Llandaf is rightly... -
Celebrating Derby Michael Smith 9781398116566
RRP: £15.99£10.85Derby has been variously described as the ‘crossroads of history’, ‘the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution’, ‘the real ale capital of the world’, ‘Jubilee City’ and ‘the most haunted place in the country’. It is all of these and much, much more. For... -
Wallsend Then & Now by Rob Kirkup 9780752465616
RRP: £12.99£9.14Wallsend has a rich heritage, which is uniquely reflected in this delightful, full-colour compilation. Contrasting a selection of forty-five archive images alongside modern photographs taken from the same location, this new book reveals the changing... -
Flowers in the Snow: The Life of Isobel Wylie Hutchison by Gwyneth Hoyle
RRP: £15.99£13.96Over the course of a dozen years, Scottish plant collector Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982) explored northern latitudes from the Lofoten Islands of Norway to the far reaches of the American Aleutians. To achieve her goals, she traveled by any means... -
A Grim Almanac of Manchester by Michala Hulme
RRP: £12.99£9.87A Grim Almanac of Manchester collects together 365 of the darkest tales from Manchester's history - terrifying true tales of riot, assault, murder and crime, of slums, disease, death and disaster. Compiled by Manchester historian and genealogist Michala... -
Lost Girls: Love, War and Literature: 1939-51 by D.J. Taylor 9781472126849 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£4.35A Times Book of the Year 2019'You should not deny yourself the pleasure of reading it' Sunday Times'A remarkable work and an important addition to the extraordinary wartime history of literary London' Literary ReviewWho were the Lost Girls? At least a... -
Lost Girls: Love, War and Literature: 1939-51 by D.J. Taylor
RRP: £12.99£8.83A Times Book of the Year 2019'You should not deny yourself the pleasure of reading it' Sunday Times'A remarkable work and an important addition to the extraordinary wartime history of literary London' Literary ReviewWho were the Lost Girls? At least a... -
Colonising Egypt by Timothy Mitchell
RRP: £27.00£21.06Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt.About the... -
Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue M.C. Beaton 9781780333212
RRP: £7.99£5.78A case of mistaken identity is transformed into a case of true love!As usual, the poor relations are in need of money to finance the hotel and this time it is up to Colonel Sandhurst to come to the rescue. After coming across Sir Randolph's daughter ... -
Out of the Frame: The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel by Ilan Pappe 9780745327259
RRP: £24.99£16.63Ilan Pappe has long been a controversial figure in Israel, here; he gives a full account of his break with mainstream Israeli scholarship and its consequences. Growing up in a conventional Israeli community and influenced by the utopian visions of... -
The English Town, 1680-1840: Government, Society and Culture by Rosemary Sweet 9780582317123
RRP: £44.99£32.02Rosemary Sweet examines society and culture in English towns in an age of transition. Her authoritative study includes smaller communities as well as the larger industrialising towns and she describes the realities of urban life in an era of change -... -
The Last of the President's Men by Bob Woodward 9781471156519
RRP: £10.99£7.21Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in his new book The Last of the President's Men. Woodward reveals the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that... -
Willow Weep for Me: A Black Woman's Journey Through Depression by Nana-Ama Danquah 9781324050612
£15.91When Nana-Ama Danquah, a twenty-two-year-old single mother, began to suffer from a variety of depressive symptoms after giving birth to her daughter, she thought she was going crazy. Determined to portray strength in a world that often undervalues Black... -
Elizabeth I: Collected Works by Leah S. Marcus
RRP: £24.00£23.43This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth 1: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first... -
Charles I 1625-1640 by Brian Quintrell
£42.26Draws on recent interpretations of the period to re-evaluate Charles I's reign. This work analyses the reign of Charles I against the background of his father's legacy and the problems he inherited. The study assesses Charles's own methods and style of... -
Muswell Hill Revisited by Kenneth Gay
RRP: £12.99£9.87A collection of images from the last 100 years showing change through the years.About the AuthorKen Gay is te president of the Hornsey Historical Society and the author of several books on the region, including Muswell Hill - History and Guide.Book... -
A Cat Called Birmingham by Chris Pascoe
RRP: £9.99£7.00In the long history of mankind's relationship with felines, one cat stands head and shoulders below the rest. Highly inflammable, the glass-jawed Birmingham lurches from one catastrophe to the next. Through encounters with washing machine spin cycles to... -
Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City by Andrew Lawler
RRP: £27.00£17.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385546850Author Andrew LawlerFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA Inc -
The Templars Piers Paul Read 9780753810873
RRP: £10.99£7.61The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades.Sifting myth from history, Piers Paul Read reveals the Templars - the multinational force of warrior monks, in their white tunics... -
Aristocrats: Power, grace and decadence - Britain's great ruling classes from 1066 to the present by Lawrence James 9780349119571
£14.87For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery... -
Haunted St Ives by Ian Michael Addicoat
RRP: £12.99£9.87The town has long been associated with a strong haunted heritage and reputation. Incredibly the local authorities still employed a professional ghost-layer right up until about 150 years ago, long after most other local towns had dispensed with the... -
Secret Wokingham by Richard Gibbs 9781398104006
RRP: £15.99£10.85The Berkshire town of Wokingham has over 1,000 years of history, and this history is interwoven with the bigger story of England. Underneath the vestiges of the modern town, it is still possible to uncover Wokingham's secret past, which includes... -
Haunted Plymouth by Kevin Hynes 9780752452326
RRP: £14.99£11.72From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and supernatural phenomena, to first-hand encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of spooky sightings from around the city of Plymouth is guaranteed to make your blood run cold... -
Cats Gone Bad by Kat Scratching
RRP: £7.99£5.78Can cats really be accessories to a planned prison break? Yes. In 2013, a cat was found walking into the grounds of a Brazilian prison with saws and drill bits strapped to its belly. Can cats terrorise humans? Yes. In 2012, a couple in Seattle had to... -
The Grocer's Boy: A Slice of His Life in 1950s Scotland by Robert Murray 9780995589728
RRP: £11.99£10.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995589728Author Robert MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Extremis Publishing LimitedPublisher Extremis Publishing Limited -
Man Called Intrepid: The Incredible WWII Narrative Of The Hero Whose Spy Network And Secret Diplomacy Changed The Course Of History by William Stevenson
RRP: £17.99£14.89A classic about real-life WWII espionage, as conducted by its modern master * A Man Called Intrepid is the classic true story of Sir William Stephenson (codenamed Intrepid) and the spy network he founded that would ultimately stall the Nazi war machine...