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Regional & national history
Paperback. Almost a quarter of a million lives were lost as King and Parliament battled for their religious and political ideals in the English Civil War. This title offers a narrative based on the first-hand accounts of those who witnessed these traumatic events. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718192013
- ISBN
- 9780718192013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Offers a history of the early republic and its antebellum aftermath. Challenging the idea that print culture created a sense of national connection among different parts of the early American union, this book reveals the early republic as a series of local and regional reading publics with distinct political and geographical identities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; J; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139083
- ISBN
- 9780231139083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.88€ 81.84
€ 107.88
€ 81.84
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346243
- ISBN
- 9781612346243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.49
€ 27.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. The History and Politics of Blackness. 344 pages, 4 illustrations. Editor(s): Keaton, Trica Danielle; Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean; Stovall, Tyler. A distinctive and important contribution to the increasingly public debates on diversity, race, racialization, and multicultural intolerance in French society and beyond. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSL3; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352624
- ISBN
- 9780822352624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated history of the First World War in some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the trenches; how they were built and what it was like to live and fight in them. There is a moving Foreword by Michael Morpugo. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846743177
- ISBN
- 9781846743177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.57
€ 13.99
€ 13.57
Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784422288
- ISBN
- 9781784422288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.29
€ 12.29
Hardback. Trevor Royle does for Culloden what Juliet Barker did for Agincourt, bringing us the definitive account of the battle and its wider role in the creation of the British Empire. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408704011
- ISBN
- 9781408704011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.47
€ 33.99
€ 22.47
Paperback. * The first major single history of the Wars of the Roses for decades, written by renowned popular and military historian, Trevor Royle, out now in paperback Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117904
- ISBN
- 9780349117904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. * First complete general history of the English Civil War from its outbreak in 1639 to the last battle in 1659. Num Pages: 912 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115641
- ISBN
- 9780349115641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.30
€ 21.99
€ 16.30
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460253
- ISBN
- 9780752460253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419176
- ISBN
- 9780752419176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.61
€ 40.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. 1066 is perhaps the most important date in English history. The elite Normans themselves brought England much closer to Continental Europe, and brought in novel styles of military training. This title explores their lifestyle and the ways in which they interacted with the Anglo-Saxon English as they changed the face of the country forever. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808008
- ISBN
- 9780747808008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Hardback. There has been a renewed interest in the Bayeux Tapestry. Many aspects are being re-examined and new ideas emerging about the historical and artistic content. This is the only book to analyse the historical geography and archaeology of the Tapestry Num Pages: 209 pages, 100 - 150 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593806
- ISBN
- 9781781593806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.61
€ 18.61
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842533
- ISBN
- 9781848842533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.05
€ 26.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. Explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, 40 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812074
- ISBN
- 9780747812074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.24
€ 12.24
Paperback. Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 109 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747803553
- ISBN
- 9780747803553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Hardcover. Challenges the view that that the Moriscos of Spain made little or no attempt to assimilate to the majority Christian culture around them, and that this led to their expulsion between 1609 and 1614. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 291 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662735
- ISBN
- 9781855662735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. Leicestershire has been the scene of many important battles. It is perhaps best known for the Battle of Bosworth Field, at which Richard III was defeated in 1485, and for its role during the English Civil War, but there is much more to discover. This book uncovers the sites of battles that have taken place throughout history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 380 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; HBJD1; JW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750936583
- ISBN
- 9780750936583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. A history of the market towns of Leicestershire & Rutland Series: In Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750941372
- ISBN
- 9780750941372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen? This scholarly work intends to document the cinema habits of early twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 698. 360 pages. What did our Scottish grandparents and great grandparents see at the cinema? What thrilled them on the silver screen? This scholarly work intends to document the cinema habits of early twentieth-century Scots, exploring the growth of early cinema-going and integrating the study of cinema into wider debates in social and economic history. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 25. Weight: 698.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638284
- ISBN
- 9780748638284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53€ 101.00
€ 105.53
€ 101.00