British & Irish History

'A heady mix of thrills and heartbreak . . . I enjoyed it so so much' GRAHAM NORTON 'What [Macmanus has] managed to do with London, and what London means...

The text aims to be readable and accessible, but also scholarly in the sense that it is firmly based on the primary source material and does not attempt to reconstruct...

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biographies of the twelve Caesars, by the award-winning historian and The Rest Is History podcaster Tom Holland. The ancient Roman empire was the...

'A vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine . . . Richly underpinned by research in contemporary sources and firmly rooted in historical scholarship.' Fintan O'Toole 'A vivid,...

For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a...

Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain's oldest or longest-serving monarch. Admired around the world for her serenity, wisdom and unwavering devotion to duty, she was a rock of...

In the theatre of war there can only be one victor . . . August 25, 1689 The English army has surrounded Carrickfergus in Ireland. The brilliant strategist and gunner...

In the theatre of war there can only be one victor . . . August 25, 1689 The English army has surrounded Carrickfergus in Ireland. The brilliant strategist and gunner...

This book explores the impact, both immediate and in its longer historical perspective, of the First World War upon Ireland across the broadest range of experience - nationalist, unionist, Catholic,...

A "New York Times" Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into...

Prince William and Kate Middleton's fairytale romance is the greatest love story of the century, with a happy ending to come - a Royal wedding that will truly capture the...

A glorious visit with the extraordinary craftspeople of Ireland, guided by an internationally known haute couture and home designer. More than 250 photos, most all in full-color, intimately capture craftpersons...

Author: Richard BroomeBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks and sun bleaching to dust cover, plastic jacket torn on...

The death of the Celtic tiger is not an extinction event to trouble naturalists. There was, in fact nothing natural about this tiger, if it ever really existed. The"Irish Economic...

The book titled Irish History by the author Peter Newman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This book is a well-written and extensively researched account of the effects on neutral Ireland of those crucial early years of the Second World War when the fear existed that...

The book titled Oceans of Consolation: Personal Accounts of Irish Migration to by the author Fitzpatri David. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

This illustrated military history of the British and Irish Civil Wars offers an integrated account of the conflict that engulfed the kingdoms ruled by Charles I after 1638. On the...

Author: Randolph S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography, Winston S. Churchill: Young Statesman...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small nick/tear on half-title page of the primary volume. This substantial work of...

Author: The Dean and Chapter of WestminsterBinding: HardbackPublished: Westerham Press, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase Included. This commemorative volume chronicles the rich history and enduring...

Author: A. R. MyersBinding: HardbackPublished: EYRE & SPOTTISWOODE, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small inscription on rear endpaper, otherwise clean and bright copy. English Historical Documents:...

Author: Harry RothwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small inscription on rear endpaper, otherwise clean pages with bright text. English Historical Documents:...

Author: Dorothy WhitelockBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Small inscription on rear endpaper. DJ chipped and repaired with...

Author: Richard ChurchBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsLondon: Flower Of Cities All presents a vivid portrait of...

Author: Richard ChaseBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society London, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks to hardcover; rubbing of...

Author: Mrs O F WaltonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Religious Tract SocietyCondition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: significant wear, tanning, rubbing to cover and inside pages; marks...

Author: David CannadineBinding: HardbackPublished: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1994Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsDavid Cannadine's Aspects Of Aristocracy: Grandeur And Decline In Modern Britain presents a...

Author: John DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane The Penguin Press, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA seminal work in Welsh historiography, A History Of Wales chronicles the intricate political,...

Author: VariousBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio SocietyCondition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small inscription on slipcases. Britannia: A History of Roman Britain by Sheppard Frere; Anglo-Saxon Britain by...

Author: James Lees-MilneBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stains on book blocks, otherwise internally sound. This authoritative two‑volume biography presents...

Author: Helen VellacottBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating memoir, A Girl At Government House, chronicles the unique experiences of an English girl navigating...

Author: John BowleBinding: HardbackPublished: SECKER & WARBURG, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe Imperial Achievement by John Bowle presents a comprehensive historical...

Author: F. H. SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume, Survey Of London...

Author: Montagu H. Cox And Philip NormanBinding: HardbackPublished: AMS, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSurvey Of London Volume X: The Parish...

Author: F. H. W. SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: F. H. W. Sheppard (General Editor)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, University of London, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume, Survey Of London Volume Xxxv: The Theatre...

Author: Hermione HobhouseBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, Published for the Greater London Council, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the architectural and social evolution of...

Author: Philip Temple; Colin Thom Binding: HardbackPublished: Yale , 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative work of architectural history presents South-East Marylebone through a meticulous survey of its...

Author: Correlli BarnettBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: sun faded spine on dust jacketCorrelli Barnett's The Verdict Of Peace: Britain Between Her Yesterday And...

Author: Philip TempleBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic volume meticulously chronicles the rich architectural and social history of South and East Clerkenwell. It...

Author: John GreenacombeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Athlone Press, Published for English Heritage, 2000Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume, Survey Of London Volume Xlv: Knightsbridge, meticulously chronicles the...

Author: Philip TempleBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2008Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Minimal markings in grey lead. This authoritative volume, Survey Of London: Volume Xlvii:...

Author: Andrew SaintBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 2013Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic volume, Survey Of London, Volume 49: Battersea, Part 1: Public, Commercial And Cultural, chronicles...

Author: Reginald L. HineBinding: HardbackPublished: ERIC T. MOORE, Bridge Street, Hitchin, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the lives of prominent...

Author: George RudéBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsGeorge Rudé's The History Of London: Hanoverian London 1714-1808 presents a meticulous account of...

Author: Francis SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, The History Of London London 1808-1870: The Infernal Wen, chronicles the...

Author: Christopher N. L. BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: London. Secker and Warburg, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical account, London 800-1216: The Shaping Of A City, chronicles...