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  • Journey to Avalon

    The Final Discovery of King Arthur

    This book reveals the true identity of Arthur, and locates his courts and long-forgotten battle sites such as Badon and Camlan. It also uncovers the secret of the mysterious Isle of Avalon and Arthur's resting place in a Breton church. The authors present a convincing and conclusive answer to the puzzle of King Arthur. Glossary of terms in Welsh and English. Bibliography. Index. 78 illustrations. ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Chartists

    The First National Workers Movement

    by John Charlton ...
    Series series Socialist History of Britain
    ‘A lucidly written and well-researched account ... Its particular value lies in its examination of areas of the movement often overlooked in introductory texts .' Teaching History ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jack the Ripper

    Letters from Hell

    Between August and November 1888 six women were found murdered and mutilated in London's East End and Aldgate. All were prostitutes; one was found on a common landing, one in the street, one in a backyard, one in an entry, one in a public square and the sixth in a house. The murders provoked massive interest in the press and dozens of letters quickly appeared, claiming to have been written by the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Women's Royal Army Corps

    Series series Famous Regiments
    When the history of the Twentieth Century is written let us hope that the few nobel ideals of our era are not entirely submerged by the scientific miracles and horrors which increasingly dominate our lives. High among such ideas must rank the recognition of women in more and more walks of life as equal partners with men, and in no area was the battle for recognition fought with greater ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Burning of the Valleys

    Daring Raids from Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780

    by Gavin K. Watt ...
    In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontier of New York. Their primary target was the Mohawk River region, known to be the "grainbowl" that fed Washington's armies. The Burning of the Valleys details the actions of both sides in this exciting ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Death-Dealing Famine

    The Great Hunger in Ireland

    Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52.The key factors she analyses include political ideologies; providentialist ideas that read the potato blight as a judgement from God; opportunistic interpretations; the role of civil servants, Irish landlords and merchants. ... Read more

    $33.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When the Grass Stops Growing

    A War Memoir

    by Carol Mather ...
    Sir Carol Mather MC had a fascinating war. His memoirs, which quickly sold out, covers service with Sterling's SAS, his escape from a POW camp in Italy and his two tours on Montgomery's small personal staff. No wonder this book was widely reviewed and described as 'a classic' in The Spectator. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cultural Marxism in Postwar Britain

    History, the New Left, and the Origins of Cultural Studies

    Series series Post-contemporary interventions
    In this intellectual history of British cultural Marxism, Dennis Dworkin explores one of the most influential bodies of contemporary thought. Tracing its development from beginnings in postwar Britain, through its various transformations in the 1960s and 1970s, to the emergence of British cultural studies at Birmingham, and up to the advent of Thatcherism, Dworkin shows this history to be one of a ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Celts

    The Celtic period was one of tremendous expansion, the last phase of European material and intellectual development before the Mediterranean world spread northwards over the Continent and linked it to modern times. Nora Chadwick's classic survey traces the rise and spread of the Celts, from their arrival in the British Isles in about the eighth century BC to the gradual transformation of their ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Penguin History of Britain

    A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714

    Series series Penguin History of Britain
    The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. It charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • British Battalions in France & Belgium, 1914

    by Ray Westlake ...
    A unique account of the 143 infantry battalions of the British Army that served in France and Belgium from August to the end of December, 1914, during WWI.Ray Westlake has painstakingly compiled a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of every regiment involved on the various battlefields in France and Flanders during World War One. Detailed records of movements, both in and out of ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Robin Hood Handbook

    The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend

    Robin Hood, whether riding through the glen, robbing the rich to pay the poor or giving the Sheriff of Nottingham his come-uppance, is one of the most captivating and controversial legendary figures. Was there a historical figure behind the legends? Did Robin and his Merry Men rampage through Sherwood Forest, or, as many scholars now believe, is it extremely unlikely that he ever set foot in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

    “A stylish, intelligent and readable book.” —The New York Times Book ReviewBirthed as a maritime superpower, the ruler of half the globe, Britain today finds itself in a precarious position, often stirring conflict within its European kin. This book provides a nuanced reflection of Britain's tumultuous transition from a globally dominant empire to an economically fragile island.In The Rise and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
    This book shows King James VI and I, king of Scotland and England, in an unaccustomed light. Long regarded as inept, pedantic, and whimsical, James is shown here as an astute and far-sighted statesman whose reign was focused on achieving a permanent union between his two kingdoms and a peaceful and stable community of nations throughout Europe. ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Tyneside Scottish

    A History of the Tyneside Scottish Brigade Raised in the North East in World War One

    The exploits of the twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-third (Service) Battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War—“Harder Than Hammers.”Although called the Tyneside Scottish, very few of the men who made up this Brigade were of Scottish descent. Many came from local villages or were from the Northumberland pits. They saw action at the Battle of the Somme and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Delville Wood

    Somme

    by Nigel Cave ...
    Series series Battleground Europe
    Almost every British regiment saw action in 'Devil's' Wood at some stage in the long Somme summer. This book examines some of the incidents and individuals who contributed to the history of the British Army and Delville Wood. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wait for the Waggon

    The Story of the Royal Corps of Transport and Its Predecessors, 1794–1993

    Edited by John Sutton ...
    The first ever published comprehensive history of the Royal Corps of Transport and its Predecessors, relating the proud part played in helping to develop the highly successful logistic system that the British Army now possesses. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Edward IV

    by Charles Ross ...
    Series series The English Monarchs Series
    In his own time Edward IV was seen as an able and successful king who rescued England from the miseries of civil war and provided the country with firm, judicious, and popular government. The prejudices of later historians diminished this high reputation, until recent research confirmed Edward as a ruler of substantial achievement, whose methods and policies formed the foundation of early Tudor ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Scotch Ale

    by Greg Noonan ...
    Series Book 8 - Classic Beer Style Series
    In Scotch Ale, Greg Noonan presents keen insights into yeast, hops, malts, water and brewing conditions that will help you achieve a superior batch of Scotch ale. The Classic Beer Style Series from Brewers Publications examines individual world-class beer styles, covering origins, history, sensory profiles, brewing techniques and commercial examples. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Porter

    by Terry Foster ...
    Series series Classic Beer Style Series
    A brewing veteran and renowned expert on British beers, Terry Foster has written the only in-depth book on brewing this classic style with modern ingredients and equipment. Porter reviews the history of George Washington’s favorite beer and teaches you how to create this rich, full-bodied ale for your own enjoyment.The Classic Beer Style Series from Brewers Publications examines individual world ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles

    by Ray Westlake ...
    A revised and updated collector’s reference guide to British Army metal shoulder titles from all the various units.Newly revised and updated, Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles records the titles worn throughout the British Army by units of the Regular, Militia, Yeomanry, Volunteer, Territorial and Cadet forces.Details of some two thousand patterns are set out in the text and illustrated by ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Sense of the Molly Maguires

    by Kevin Kenny ...
    Twenty Irish immigrants, suspected of belonging to a secret terrorist organization called the Molly Maguires, were executed in Pennsylvania in the 1870s for the murder of sixteen men. Ever since, there has been enormous disagreement over who the Molly Maguires were, what they did, and why they did it, as virtually everything we now know about the Molly Maguires is based on the hostile descriptions ... Read more

    $28.99 USD $22.99 USD

  • Daughter Of Midnight - The Child Bride of Gandhi

    by Arun Gandhi ...
    Kastur Kapadia was betrothed to the mighty Mahatma Gandhi, father of modern India, when they were both just seven years old. The couple married when they were thirteen and Kastur had five children, the first of whom was born when she was sixteen. Though Gandhi's name has become synonymous with asceticism, this biography reveals that he enjoyed a sensuous, loving relationship with Kastur. Daughter ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Prague in Black and Gold

    Scenes from the Life of a European City

    by Peter Demetz ...
    Prague is at the core of everything both wonderful and terrible in Western history, but few people truly understand this city's unique culture. In Prague in Black and Gold, Peter Demetz strips away sentimentalities and distortions and shows how Czechs, Germans, Italians, and Jews have lived and worked together for over a thousand years. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD