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Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Henry VIII was 'a youngling, he cares for nothing but girls and hunting.' The sixteenth century was a time of profound changes in religion and society across Europe - and some of Henry's lovers were at the forefront of influencing these events. This title gives an insight into the love life of our most popular king. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458526
ISBN
9780752458526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Tells of the administrative changes of the post-war period and of the senior permanent officials, their personalities and cast of mind, who advised the foreign secretary and carried out his policies. This book provides examples of the FO machine in action as seen from King Charles Street. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192105
ISBN
9781845192105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. An Introduction to the Crusades is the perfect guide to a very complex historical period. Series: Companions to Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442600232
ISBN
9781442600232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Under Fire studies the impact of total war on the civilian population of Essex between 1939 and 1945. How people coped with the immense stress of heavy bombing and the fear of invasion and undercurrents of political disaffection, crime and a supposed crisis in morality, as well as the hostility faced by conscientious objectors are all examined. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291287
ISBN
9781909291287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. In March 2006, both Afghan and American officials were still claiming, just before a series of particularly ferocious clashes, that 'the Taliban are no longer able to fight large battles'. This book states that in reality, as early as 2003-5 there was a growing body of evidence that cast doubt on the official interpretation of the conflict. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658733
ISBN
9781850658733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

Paperback. Comprehensive illustrated history of the most effective German tank of the Second World War Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 illustrations & colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 247 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473833609
ISBN
9781473833609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.05

paperback. In the 50 years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being a lavishly Catholic country to a Protestant nation. Exploring Morebath, a remote and tiny sheep-farming village on the edge of Exmoor, this work offers a window into a rural world in crisis as the Reformation progressed. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 col pls, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRCC2; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098259
ISBN
9780300098259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.39

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590218
ISBN
9781781590218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. From the 10th century to the end of the 12th century, the Fatimid Empire played a central, yet controversial, role in the history of Islam. By relating it to the wider history of Islam, the Crusades and its theocratic counterparts in Byzantium and Western Europe, this book shows the full historical significance of the empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3F; 3H; HBJH; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640768
ISBN
9780748640768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450353
ISBN
9780226450353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, over 250 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303463
ISBN
9780764303463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.60

Paperback. This book offers a fresh analysis of the role of exemplary violence and its psychological impact. It considers the role emotions such as shame and disgust play in facilitating a climate of extreme brutality and what lessons we can learn from the case of Sierra Leone in understanding the atrocities of other contemporary conflicts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; HBJH; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044226
ISBN
9781849044226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.67

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350788
ISBN
9780764350788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.66

Paperback. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Num Pages: 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1342. 304 pages, 275 colour illustrations. Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed Gunpowder Plot, which was later to prove the inspiration for "Macbeth". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 221 x 249 x 23. Weight: 1338.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714128245
ISBN
9780714128245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Upper Rhondda Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752410166
ISBN
9780752410166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226712116
ISBN
9780226712116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback. Examines the ways in which Christian monks justified occupying the Sinai through creating associations between Biblical narratives and Sinai sites while assigning uncivilized, negative, and oppositional traits to the indigenous nomadic population, whom the Christians pejoratively called Saracens. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283770
ISBN
9780520283770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.79

Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802862
ISBN
9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.20

Hardback. This is compelling reading for British historians, environmental scholars, historians of technology, and anyone interested in state formation in early modern Europe. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25, 17 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3JD; HBJD1; RGBF; TBX; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422008
ISBN
9781421422008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.19
€ 52.02

Paperback. The bestselling story of Britain's most courageous and most famous flyer, the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304356744
ISBN
9780304356744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

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