British & Irish History

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...

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...

As we mark the 140th anniversary of the founding of the GAA, this book is a celebration of the greatest treasure in its long and illustrious history: its people. In...

THE TOP TEN IRISH BESTSELLER 'Absorbing and heartwarming' Irish Times 'A wonderfully unexpected tale of life, death and everything in between' Graham Norton Seventeen years ago, Jeanie Masterson chose duty...

'I loved it - another hugely satisfying read from Roisin' Sheila O'Flanagan, author of The Honeymoon Affair Three great loves. Two very different countries. One step closer to finding her...

Power and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In...

'Absorbing and delightful' Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times 'For anyone who likes good storytelling ... it is like being reunited with old friends' Sunday Express Every table at Quentins restaurant in...

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,...

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents - the critically acclaimed biography with never-before-seen letters detailing the affair. For readers who were swept up...

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,...

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...

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...

1929... On Wall Street, during the worst financial crisis the world had ever seen, the word Banksters was coined to describe those ruthless individuals who had gambled away the country...

A beautifully evocative novel spanning 1950s Ireland to modern day America, from the author of bestselling Ask Again, Yes Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in west...

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: 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: 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: 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: Juliet Gardiner & Neil WenbornBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe History Today Companion To British History presents a...

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...

Author: Edward CorpBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account, The King Over The Water: Portraits...

Author: Charles HASLERBinding: HardbackPublished: Jupiter Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the fascinating evolution of royal heraldry, tracing the visual and decorative changes of...

Author: S. T. BindoffBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative historical volume chronicles the lives and political careers of...

Meet RORY BRANAGAN - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Second in a hilarious illustrated comedy-crime book series for...

Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as...

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER 'A profoundly compassionate, educational reflection on death' - The Irish Times When death is a way of life . . . In A Life Among the...

A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry...