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Putting aside Roman gladiators and gun-slingers of the American Wild West, by the 19th century duelling had become the sole domain of nobility, military officers and gentleman, with rules added to make sure everything was conducted in a fair and professional manner.

Author: Stephen Wynn.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 184pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526738530

Weight: 508

Original Price: £19.99

Overview of events and advice recreating the Roman army of this period.

Author: Daniel Mersey.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 126pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781473849556

Original Price: £12.99

The special relationship between Russia's last Tsarina and Queen Victoria.

Author: Melanie Clegg.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 216pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781526723871

Weight: 578

Original Price: £25.00

In his fascinating account, written immediately after the war, Firebrace reflects on the functioning of the fire service at its most testing time.

Author: Sir Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM.

Publisher: Frontline Books.

Hardback. 206pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399014991

Weight: 715

Original Price: £25.00

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most important figures in British History. He was both soldier and politician and the only non-Royal ruler of Britain in a thousand years. His actions and ideas still have political and social consequences today, and his legacy still divides people.

Author: James Hobson

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 151pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526734839

Weight. 0.295kg

Original Price: £12.99

Waste, sewage and sanitation in the nineteenth century.

Author: Andre Gren.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 122pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526731401

Original Price: £12.99

Henry VIII is one of history’s most memorable monarchs. Popularly known for his six wives, and the unfortunate fate which befell Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Henry initiated many reforms and changes which still affect our lives today.

Author: Paul Kendall

Publisher: Frontline Books

Paperback. 339pp. 17cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN 9781526767196

Weight. 0.864 kg

Original Price: £19.99

The history of gibbeting is the story of one of Britain’s most brutal forms of punishments, the hanging of criminals in a body shaped metal cage as a warning and as a form of justice.

Author: Samantha Priestley.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 150pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526755186

Weight: 475

Original Price: £19.99

The origins to the early Middle Ages.

Author: Alan J. Potter.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526783295

Weight: 591

Original Price: £25.00

Discover over two hundred years of fascinating history relating to one of Great Britain's foremost aristocratic dynasties.

Author: Joanne Major & Sarah Murden.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 226pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781473863507

Original Price: £25.00

The first book ever devoted solely to torture as practiced in Britain and its empire.

Author: Simon Webb.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 146pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526751485

Original Price: £12.99

This anthology analyzes a number of case studies and provides insights into themes and topics that characterized the so-called ‘reconstitution’ of armies in their historical and social contexts.

Edited by Matthias Strohn.

Publisher: Casemate.

Hardback. 196pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781612006017

Weight: 425

Original Price: £50.00