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Regional & national history

Paperback. Agripping social, cultural and political history of how Britain and Germany, two nations with such close ties, ended up fighting World War One Num Pages: 448 pages, b-w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857205292
ISBN
9780857205292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.30

Hardback. The author of the magisterial England's Thousand Best Churches turns his eye to England's cathedrals, with fascinating, personal - and often funny - insight into their history and their place in English life. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 colour photos, integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 306 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408706459
ISBN
9781408706459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. In early September 1051, the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" recorded that 'the French had built a castle', the first Norman castle in England. This work looks at the history behind the building of the castle and the man who built it, the Norman soldier Osbern. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447971
ISBN
9780752447971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. England's First Demonologist makes a notable contribution to a fascinating but unjustly neglected topic in the study of Early Modern England and European intellectual history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769639
ISBN
9781780769639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Presents a tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak. This book aims to trace the rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams - except her self-destructive desires. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451839
ISBN
9780099451839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Where else will a Hornby clockwork train be happy alongside a Tiptree jam jar, or a Romney Marsh church rub along with a set of Len Deighton book jackets? This is a personal natural history of fungi and flowers will segue into an essay on Typhoo tea packets; London transports of delight into unique views of English market towns. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Adelphi Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956238740
ISBN
9780956238740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. This is a comparative study of the role of English and French towns in feudal society in the middle ages. Series Editor(s): Roper, Lyndal. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HBLC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521484565
ISBN
9780521484565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. English and Welsh Infantry Regiments Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 colour photographs, 355 b&w photographs, appendices, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Spellmount
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862271470
ISBN
9781862271470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. The story of how canals work and their development from the early days in the 18th century to their modern renaissance after the Second World War. This book is fully illustrated with photographs by the author and detailed drawings by his son, Trevor. Illustrator(s): Yorke, Trevor. Series: England's Living History S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 134 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244. Series: England's Living History S. 128 pages, 134 illustrations. Illustrator(s): Yorke, Trevor. The story of how canals work and their development from the early days in the 18th century to their modern renaissance after the Second World War. This book is fully illustrated with photographs by the author and detailed drawings by his son, Trevor. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WGGN. Dimension: 214 x 149 x 9. Weight: 242.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853068256
ISBN
9781853068256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.33

Paperback. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590. A Guide by Counties. 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. A guide to various medieval English castles, ranging from the massive keeps, which dominate the landscape to grassy earthworks and Border pele towers, and spanning the centuries from the Norman Conquest to the accession of the Tudors. This work contains over five hundred entries in county order, each giving a history and description of the castle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; AMKL; HBJD1; HBLC; WTH. Dimension: 235 x 148 x 21. Weight: 574.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157825
ISBN
9780851157825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, this title explores the ways that Euro-American imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multi-power invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations, 3 tables, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822331889
ISBN
9780822331889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837862
ISBN
9781843837862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Hardback. Drawing on hitherto unexamined manuscripts, this book challenges the standard narrative that English presbyterianism was successfully extinguished from the late sixteenth century until its prominent public resurgence during the English Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759878
ISBN
9780804759878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Paperback. A fascinating picture of society and rural change in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries which discusses both the enduring characteristics of society as well as the course of social change. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290685
ISBN
9780415290685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138171053
ISBN
9781138171053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.05

Paperback. The complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken, reissued for the 70th anniversary of the event. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new film on Alan Turing's Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Num Pages: 576 pages, 55. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTJ0049534
ISBN
9780304366620
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448515
ISBN
9780801448515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. This book describes a period which saw the rise of some of the most influential thinkers of the contemporary world, as the Scottish Enlightenment reached and perhaps passed its peak. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625154
ISBN
9780748625154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780273730
ISBN
9781780273730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865706
ISBN
9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 50.62

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