History - Other

During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world’s oceans. These strategic bases needed fixed defences.

Author: Bill Clements

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 274pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526740304

Weight.796g

Original Price: £25.00

How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Responded to Global Warming .

Author: John D Grainger

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 296pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526786548

Weight: 800g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Roy Strong

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 448pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008550066

Original Price: £25.00

The Life of Joseph Ritson - Gentleman, Scholar and Revolutionary. The name of Robin Hood is known the world over. Yet it was Ritson whose research in the late eighteenth century ensured the survival of the Robin Hood legend. He travelled all over the country looking for ancient manuscripts which told of the life and deeds of England's most famous outlaw.

Author: Stephen Basdeo

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 264pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526777812

Weight: 750g

Original Price: £25.00

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

A Social History of England Told Through the Food on Its Tables. Purkiss uses the story of food as a revelatory device to chart changing views on class, gender, and tradition through the ages.

Author: Diane Purkiss

Publisher: William Collins Books

Hardback. 549pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780007255566

Weight: 904g

Original Price: £30.00

As a survivor of a brutal attack by the Yorkshire Ripper, this book gives fresh insight into the consequences of being labeled a victim of this notorious serial killer.

Author: Mo Lea

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 168pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526777577

Weight: 491g

Original Price: £19.99

A memoir of war, conscience & family secrets.

Karl Gönner was a schoolteacher and Nazi party member from the Black Forest. In 1940, he was sent to a village in occupied France and tasked with turning its children into proper Germans.

Author: Burkhard Bilger

Publisher: William Collins Books

Hardback. 314pp. 15.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008100759

Weight: 555g

Original Price: £25.00

A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects

Author: Noah Angell

Publisher: Monoray

Hardback.256 pp.14 cm by22 cm.

ISBN: 9781800961340

Weight: 380g

Original Price: £20.00

This is the story of how Jubilee celebrations have become vital to the success of Britain’s Royal Family and to its place at the heart of a nation.

Author: June Woolerton

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 217pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399062763

Weight: 404g

Original Price: £15.99

From the glory of coronation regalia to coins, from imposing statues to stamps, from distinguished medals to monuments, and from beautiful artworks to Edward VIII’s abdication document, each item in this book has a fascinating story to tell.

Author: Gill Knappett

Publisher: Pitkin

Hardback. 126pp. 19cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781841659527

Weight: 885g

Original Price: £16.99

The Home Front has been described in many ways but this volume offers a snapshot of life in Britain during 1939 to 1945, illustrated with many `then and now’ comparison photos.

Author: Winston and Gail Ramsey

Publisher: After the Battle

Hardback. 200pp. 22cm by 30.5cm.

ISBN: 9781870067973

Weight: 1.17kg

Original Price: £29.95

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

Author: Stuart Laycock, Philip Laycock

Publisher: The History Press

Hardback. 320pp. 14cm by 21.5cm.

ISBN: 9780750998796

Original Price: £15.99

From the Vikings to the Jacobites, and from the high-kings of Irish mythology to Mrs Simpson, this volume looks at king’s, queens, their followers and their opponents to cast light on Ireland’s history from an unexpected angle.

Author: Edited by John Gibney

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526736710

Weight: 562g

Original Price: £19.99

This book contains the complete reason Jack the Ripper came to be. It sheds new light on the mystery of the killer. After all, who is going to suspect a policeman going about his daily duties of being one of the world's most infamous serial killers.

Author: Rod Beattie

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 144pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781399017527

Weight: 408g

Original Price: £20.00

Among the nineteenth-century cases are the infamous killings of Jack the Ripper and the less-well-known but terrifying crimes of the only female killer, the Deptford Poisoner. Twentieth-century cases covered in forensic detail include the Black-out Ripper of 1942, the Thames Nude Murders of the 1960s and the multiple killings of Joseph Smith, John Christie and John George Haigh. 

Author: Dr Jonathan Oates.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 216pp. 16x24x2cm.

ISBN: 9781399003698

Weight: 550g.

Original Price: £20.00

England, Hungary, and the Game that Changed Football Forever

Author: Matt Clough

Publisher: History Press

Hardback. 240pp. 15.6cm by 23.4cm.

ISBN: 9780750998147

Weight: 516g

Original Price: £20.00

From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of Royal History at Hampton Court.

Author: Gareth Russell

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 480pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008437015

Weight: 350g

Original Price: £10.99

The National Archives - Images of power and majesty.

Author: Paul Dryburgh.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 168pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781526729538

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Alan Moss. Keith Skinner

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 400pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9780750998635

Original Price: £22.00

Stone Age to WWII.

Author: Mick Davis & David Lassman.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 162pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526706164

Original Price: £12.99

Using unique documents and images held at The National Archives, we will delve into the world of suffrage and trace the journey of these thousands of individuals, fighting to achieve women's rights in a man's world, and how they were ultimately able to emerge largely victorious.

Author: Lauren Willmott

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 95pp. 20cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526729453

Weight: 422g

Original Price: £14.99