British & Irish History

The book titled Sinead: Life of Sinead O'Connor by the author Jimmy Guterman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Mountbatten: The Official Biography by the author Philip Ziegler. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

An essential collection of the very best Ross O'Carroll-Kelly columns from the Irish Times Back in the day, if you'd mentioned the Grey Lady of D'Olier Street to me, I...

A major new biography of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was a unique figure in British history, a great writer as well as an imperial icon whose life trajectory matched...

From about 1970, Irish history moved into a fast-forward phase. Roy Foster's new book looks at the roots of the changes which came with an almost completely unexpected wave of...

Roy Foster is one of the leaders of the iconoclastic generation of Irish historians. In this opinionated, entertaining book he examines how the Irish have written, understood, used, and misused...

For the first time, Ben Pimlott ('the best writer of political biography new writing', Andrew Marr, Independent) treats the Queen seriously as the subject of historical biography. Using a wide...

Featuring exquisite photography from throughout the royal couple's lives and the wedding itself, this high-end coffee table book will be the publication to mark the wedding of Prince Harry and...

The First Emperor gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, created imperial China. He stressed the...

Mary was crowned queen in 1553. In the space of just five years, her brutal methods earned her the macabre nickname she has carried ever since. Men such as Nicholas...

This highly illustrated, detailed account of Harry and Meghan's relationship celebrates the announcement of their wedding and tells the story of a thoroughly modern royal romance. The book charts their...

A revised edition of a compelling photographic history of Queen Elizabeth II's life and reign This book is a photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, from her first official photograph...

Some of the most famous names in the history of literature written in English were born and lived in Dublin or had close connections with the city, from Jonathan Swift...

One was stabbed to death in an attempted coup. Another was portrayed as a villain in one of Shakespeare's plays. They are among the kings and queens who ruled Scotland...

The book titled Princess Remembers: Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur by the author Gayatri Devi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Three years in the troubled British Isles, leading up to the election of Boris Johnson. Three years in the troubled British Isles from the bestselling author of Heroic Failure ....

A beautifully illustrated reference to Shakespeare and his time. Four centuries after he penned them, Shakespeare's plays continue to delight audiences and readers worldwide. Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the...

The Top Ten Bestseller inspired by the life of the Guinness family. Perfect for fans of the House of Guinness TV series 'Fans of Downton Abbey will adore this' Sunday...

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'A glitzy, glamorous rollercoaster of a romance - hugely entertaining and so satisfying . . . Sheila O'Flanagan at her sparkling best' Veronica Henry The irresistible,...

The definitive study, in words and pictures, of the Queen Mother. From her happy childhood, through her marriage to the Duke of York and his accession as King George VI,...

Dr Victoria Stewart considers the social and political situation into which O'Casey was born and traces the path which led him to an association with theatre in the early 1920s...

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback The formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country...

The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of three Nobel laureates - W. B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney - as well as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde,...

The collection includes famous poems such as Yeats's "The Fisherman" and Wilde's "The Ballad of Reading Gaol" alongside new work from Ireland's finest living writers. As well as forming a...

Richard III has been written off in history as one of England's evil kings. His usurpation of the throne from his nephew Edward V and then subsequent generations of pro-Tudor...

Intensely private, possibly saintly, but perhaps misanthropic, Samuel Beckett was the most legendary and enigmatic of writers. Anthony Cronin's biography is a revelation of this mythical figure as fully human...

Edition: ReprintCondition remarks: Condition: Good/Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board shows wear and darkening to spine edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed and tanning consistent with age (1930s printing)....

Edition: First Ed.Condition remarks: Condition: Poor. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage.Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing with moisture spotting visible on pages. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: intact...

Edition: ReprintCondition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and wear along edges and spine. Page Condition: Yellowed with age and tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears — dust jacket present with some light rubbing and age-related wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed — pages show tanning...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears.Page Condition: Slightly yellowed/aged. Markings: Ex-library with usual markings. Binding: Intact, pages firm. Stickers/Labels: Ex-libris A cornerstone of twentieth-century British fiction, Casanova's...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Intact, hardcover binding appears solid. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A landmark...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, clean with minimal wear; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure. Last Ditch is a classic detective...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name on fep. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible. West Country Tales: Stories of Mystery and Suspense...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Hardcover, appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of a Scottish community,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: worn/fade with some tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: ex-lib with usual markings. Binding: Tight and secure, no loose pages. Set in Victorian London, Tincture of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Set against the shadowy backdrop of Cold War Britain, The...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with minor chipping and wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A taut and...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and wear on edges and corners. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: sticker remnants on fep. A...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn at corners and spine edges with some minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding. Set against the gaslit...

Condition remarks: Condition: Fair to Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some moderate damage — tearing, creasing, and fading visible on spine and corners; price clipped. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings:...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage — the dust jacket shows significant wear at the top and corners, with chipping and minor tears; price...

Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good — bright yellow dust jacket with minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Firm hardcover binding in good condition....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and wear along the edges and spine. Page Condition: Likely yellowed given age. Markings: markings on fep. Binding: Appears intact as a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears — the dust jacket shows general age-related wear with some rubbing to edges and corners; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed — pages...