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Titanic Collections Volume 1: Fragments of History: The Ship by Mike Beatty 9781803993331
RRP: $84.00$62.58'A wonderful gallery of period items related to the Titanic and Olympic, presented and shared by some of the top researchers and collectors in the field. Many of these items are quite rare or unique, and are not often seen by the general public.' - Bill... -
Jan Morris: life from both sides by Paul Clements 9781914484773
RRP: $27.28$17.98'A marvel of clarity, fluency, and (Morris's favourite word in her final days) kindness.' The Sunday Times The first full account of the remarkable life of Jan Morris: writer, soldier, traveller, and trans pioneer. Jan Morris is widely considered one... -
Christmas at War - True Stories of How Britain Came Together on the Home Front: True Stories of How Britain Came Together on the Home Front by Caroline Taggart
RRP: $18.88$13.06No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home to keep them safe from bombing; your husband, father and brothers off fighting goodness knows where. How in the world does one celebrate Christmas? That was... -
Lost Country Houses of North and East Yorkshire by Ian Greaves 9781398116245
RRP: $33.58$22.79England's country houses have for centuries been where the rich and grand families have displayed their wealth and status. Today, England is still well endowed with these houses, although many of them are now popular visitor attractions instead of... -
A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion by Fay Bound Alberti 9780198811350
RRP: $31.48$23.56'A compassionate, wide-ranging study.' Terry Eagleton, The Guardian Despite 21st-century fears of a modern 'epidemic' of loneliness, its history has been sorely neglected. A Biography of Loneliness is the first history of its kind to be published... -
Pick a Pocket Or Two: A History of British Musical Theatre by Ethan Mordden
RRP: $58.78$49.58From Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Julie Andrews to Hugh Jackman, from Half a Sixpence to Matilda, Pick a Pocket Or Two is the story of the British musical: where it began and how it developed. In Pick a Pocket Or Two, acclaimed... -
Captain Swing Eric Hobsbawm 9781781681800
RRP: $50.38$49.98Sir Your name is down amongst the Black hearts in the Black Book and this is to advise you and the like of you, who are Parson Justasses, to make your wills Ye have been the Blackguard Enemies of the People on all occasions, Ye have not yet... -
Showfolk: An Oral History of a Fairground Dynasty by Frank Bruce
RRP: $23.08$18.77Travelling showfolk have been entertaining Scots for centuries and a visit to 'the shows' was a highlight of the year until recent memory. The Codonas are one of the longest and most established show families, having arrived from the continent in the... -
The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel 9780691183251
RRP: $33.58$27.47Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows... -
History in the Humanities and Social Sciences by Richard Bourke 9781009231008
RRP: $48.28$41.92This interdisciplinary volume explores the relationship between history and a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences: economics, political science, political theory, international relations, sociology, philosophy, law, literature and... -
Protecting the People: The Central Office of Information and the Reshaping of Post-War Britain, 1946-2011 by David Welch 9780712353250
RRP: $63.00$37.86One of the world's leading writers on propaganda and information projection presents a remarkably detailed history and critique of the workings and development of the COI from its origins in the Second World War through to the era of AIDS and the threat... -
Auld Greekie: Edinburgh as The Athens of the North by Iain Gordon Brown 9781781558928
RRP: $63.00$44.84In the years between about 1810 and 1840, Edinburgh-long and affectionately known as 'Auld Reekie'-came to think of itself and be widely regarded as something else: the city became 'Modern Athens', an epithet later turned to 'the Athens of the North'... -
The Lucky Queen: The Eight Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria by Barrie Charles 9781445643694 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.98$5.71Queen Victoria was our longest-reigning monarch, a symbol of Britain's great age of power and imperialism. But her life could so easily have been cut short. Just three years after she ascended to the throne, a humble 'pot-boy' left his house with two... -
The Black Joke: The True Story of One British Ship's Battle Against the Slave Trade by A. E. Rooks
RRP: $52.50$35.68**Longlisted for the Mountbatten Maritime Media Awards 2022**A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.Initially a slaving... -
The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy by Chris Kempshall
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics.Drawing on a variety of sources, including films,... -
Aztec Thought and Culture by Miguel Leon- Portilla 9780806122953
RRP: $54.50$38.24For at least two millennia before the advent of the Spaniards in 1519, there was a flourishing civilization in central Mexico. During that long span of time a cultural evolution took place which saw a high development of the arts and literature, the... -
Bankside: London's Original District of Sin by David Brandon
RRP: $27.28$17.81On the south bank of the Thames and demarcated by Blackfriars and Tower Bridges lies the district known as Bankside, the Borough and Southwark. Its origin was in a Roman settlement nestling around the southern end of London Bridge, until the eighteenth... -
Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day by Roman Krznaric 9781783524938
RRP: $18.88$13.06Existentialism is backCarpe diem - 'seize the day' - is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. But its true spirit has been hijacked by ad men and self-help gurus, reduced to the instant hit of one-click online shopping, or slogans... -
Farewell to the Horse: The Final Century of Our Relationship by Ulrich Raulff 9780141983172 [USED COPY]
RRP: $27.28$5.57THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR'A beautiful and thoughtful exploration of the role of the horse in creating our world' James Rebanks'Scintillating, exhilarating ... you have never read a book like it ... a new way of considering history'... -
Farewell to the Horse: The Final Century of Our Relationship by Ulrich Raulff
RRP: $27.28$19.09THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR'A beautiful and thoughtful exploration of the role of the horse in creating our world' James Rebanks'Scintillating, exhilarating ... you have never read a book like it ... a new way of considering history'... -
The Immeasurable Wilds: Travellers to the Far North of Scotland, 1600 - 1900 by Alastair Mitchell 9781849954921
RRP: $39.88$32.87Towards the end of the 18th century the attention of mapmakers, explorers and travellers turned to the north of Scotland. The mountains that rise north of Stirling formed a formidable barrier for anyone wanting to visit the Highlands, and travellers to... -
Armchair Nation: An intimate history of Britain in front of the TV by Joe Moran
RRP: $27.28$19.85But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since its beginnings during WW2, television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, just as... -
Fashion in the 1960s by Daniel Milford-Cottam
RRP: $18.88$15.54Perhaps more so than any other decade, the sixties had the broadest impact on the twentieth-century Western world. Across society, culture and the arts, youth voices rose to prominence and had a significant influence on new trends. Mature polished... -
The Story of Greece and Rome by Tony Spawforth
RRP: $27.28$24.07The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the... -
We British: The Poetry of a People by Andrew Marr 9780008130893
RRP: $20.98$15.79More than just an anthology, WE BRITISH is a history of Britain told through its poetry. Written by Britain's most celebrated political commentator for World Poetry Day. This is the story of Britain told from inside. Hundreds of... -
Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address by Stephen Birmingham
RRP: $29.38$22.76Life at the Dakota is a deliciously entertaining social history which describes the lives of the rich and trendy who have lived at the Dakota, a New York apartment house daringly erected in 1884, "too far up" and on the wrong side of town. In Stephen... -
A Lesbian History of Britain: Love and Sex Between Women Since 1500 Rebecca Jennings (University College London, UK) 9781846450075
RRP: $105.00$99.14Drawing on a wide range of historical sources - court records, newspaper reports, medical records, novels, oral histories and personal papers - A Lesbian History of Britain presents the extraordinary history of lesbian experience in Britain. Covering... -
Coromandel: A Personal History of South India by Charles Allen
RRP: $31.48$20.58COROMANDEL. A name which has been long applied by Europeans to the Northern Tamil Country, or (more comprehensively) to the eastern coast of the Peninsula of India.This is the India highly acclaimed historian Charles Allen visits in this fascinating book... -
The Civil Rights Movement: A Very Short Introduction by Thomas C. Holt 9780190605421
RRP: $18.88$13.55The Civil Rights Movement was among the most important historical developments of the twentieth century and one of the most remarkable mass movements in American history. Not only did it decisively change the legal and political status of African... -
Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English by Jonathan Ree
RRP: $27.28$19.09'Astonishing ... enjoy its riches slowly, and savour every generous, erudite and undogmatic page' Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times'We English men have wits,' wrote the clergyman Ralph Lever in 1573, and, 'we have also framed unto ourselves a language... -
Volcanic: Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions by John Brewer 9780300272666
RRP: $63.00$52.19A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of Romanticism "Momentous and spellbinding."-Caroline Eden, Financial Times "Endlessly fascinating."-Pratinav Anil, Times (UK) Vesuvius is best known for its disastrous... -
Celtic Wales by Miranda Aldhouse-Green 9781786830425
RRP: $25.18$18.90Celtic Wales is about the beginnings of Wales and how the period from the Iron Age to medieval times helped shape and define the modern nation of Wales. Early Wales has a spectacular archaeological, literary and mythical heritage. This book uses... -
A Constant Heart: The War Diaries of Maud Russell 1938 - 1945 by Emily Russell 9780995546233
RRP: $31.50$29.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995546233Author Emily RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint The Dovecote PressPublisher The Dovecote Press -
Exploring the Lives of Victorian Prostitutes Claire Richardson 9781399044646
RRP: $42.00$30.01Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag by Peter Burke
RRP: $25.18$21.32From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present"An absorbing group portrait and intellectual history."-Kirkus Reviews"An admirable mixture of industry and erudition."-Robert Wilson,... -
Newgate: London's Prototype of Hell by Stephen Halliday
RRP: $27.28$20.20There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration of more poems, plays and novels than any... -
The Rebel Suffragette: The Life of Edith Rigby Beverley Adams 9781526773906
RRP: $41.98$29.99The suffragette movement swept the country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Led by the Pankhurst's, the focus of the movement was in London with demonstrations and rallies taking place across the capital. But this was a nationwide movement with... -
The British Census by Simon Smith
RRP: $18.88$14.62The 21 censuses that have been conducted in Britain since 1801, have provided an invaluable insight into Britain's social, political and economic history over the past 200 years. From their original purpose to assess how many men were fit for military... -
Corridors: Passages of Modernity by Roger Luckhurst 9781789140538
RRP: $63.00$61.93We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a... -
Prehistoric Belief: Shamans, Trance and the Afterlife by Mike Williams 9780752449210
RRP: $73.50$55.90Starting with the dawn of what we would recognise as modern human thought, this book journeys through 35,000 years of our human past. It shows how our earliest ancestors learnt to enter trance states and the revolutionary effect this had on the way they...