British & Irish History

Author: K. J. M. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2002Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical account of James Fitzjames Stephen. It examines his intellectual contributions and...

Author: W.G. GraceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hambledon Press, 1980Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun faded spine to DJ. Otherwise fineThis book presents the cricketing memories and personal...

Author: Alan J.S. PatersonBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1972Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition. DJ worn with tear to top...

Author: A.L. RowseBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1975Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Excellent edition with price clipped DJThis volume offers a comprehensive biographical study of Jonathan...

Author: Richard W. DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Epworth Press, 1971Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition. DJ price clipped and 5cm tear to front of...

Author: George Otto Trevelyan, M.P.Binding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1881Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Good condition. Small clipping pasted to the front and...

Author: Marjorie TheobaldBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Black cloth in good condition. Worn DJ within mylar. Clean text. This historical account chronicles...

Author: George Macaulay TrevelyanBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe book presents a comprehensive account of the life of Sir Edward Grey, who...

Author: Charles Philips TrevelyanBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in very good condition tears to the back of the DJ.This volume...

Author: Letitia Fairfield And Eric P. FullbrookBinding: HardbackPublished: William Hodge, London, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Board with light bumping on corners and spine....

Author: G. P. Gooch And Ghita StanhopeBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1914Condition:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Good condition with a few blemishes to the front...

The Restoration was a decade of experimentation: from the founding of the Royal Society for investigating the sciences to the startling role of credit and risk; from the shocking licentiousness...

In this biography of W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) the author shows him through a life of tumultuous creativity through which he strove to bring new meaning to poetry, vision and politics....

*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ' SUBLIME ' A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ' STUNNINGLY GOOD ' THE...

This is the story of one of royalty's most secretive families. Grace Kelly was swept away when the handsome Prince Rainier, a man she barely knew, asked for her hand...

Lady Anne Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers . Together, they explore the curious British obsession with dining alfresco, despite our...

Author: Nigel NicolsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1977Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the life of Mary Curzon, an American heiress from Chicago. She embarked...

Author: Norman J. MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Norman J. Marshall, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis book chronicles the significant history of St. George's Hospital in Kew. It meticulously...

Author: Tony Dingle, Richard Broome, and Susan PriestleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Fairfax, Syme, & Weldon Associates, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Victorians: Arriving, Making Their Mark, Settling is a...

Meghan Markle's trajectory from unknown actress to world icon is remarkable. After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, she fount hard for stardom. But even when she landed her...

Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

A gripping ghost story from Britain's best-loved children's storyteller, full of friendship, adventure and a pirate queen. 'You're not . . . you're not Grania O'Malley, are you?' 'Who else...

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark,...

' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...

An immersive history of a pivotal stretch of water 'Fascinating, spellbinding, erudite and great fun.' Roddy Doyle 'Remarkable. Lively ... Gower writes beautifully [and] the book is profoundly popular.' Times...

A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't...

Author: H. Montgomery HydeBinding: HardbackPublished: London : H. Hamilton, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book tells the story of the Londonderry family. It traces their lineage,...

Author: G. C. B. DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: S P C K, 1951Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the religious history of Cornwall, specifically focusing...

Author: R.B. PughBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, London, 1961Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed historical overview of York, specifically focusing on the City...

Author: Thomas FaughnanBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Faughnan, 1886Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography recounts stirring incidents from the life of a British soldier. A colour-sergeant in the...

Author: Norman Verschuer WallaceBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Australia, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative transports you to the rugged landscapes of the Australian outback, where a young...

Author: Ainslie EmbreeBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1962Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book examines Charles Grant and his involvement with British rule...

Author: Arnold BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Old Wives' Tale deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance...

Author: Roger HudsonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book contains memoirs from the Civil War. Lucy Hutchinson, Alice Thornton, Ann Fanshawe,...

Author: George YuleBinding: HardbackPublished: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the role of the Independents during the English Civil War. It provides...

Author: Hazel KingBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne; Oxford University Press;, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography recounts the life and career of Richard Bourke, an Irish-born British Army...

Author: Raymond WrightBinding: HardbackPublished: Melb. Oxford University Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the history of the Parliament of Victoria from 1856 to...

Author: Joseph. J. MackBinding: HardbackPublished: Neptune Press, Newtown, 1983Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative recounts the experiences of a Victorian pioneer. It provides insights into...

Author: N. Sunderland B.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: E.J. Morten , 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive historical account traces Darlington's evolution through the ages. Sunderland presents the town's...

Author: James Gibb StuartBinding: HardbackPublished: Embryo Books - William Maclellan, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis book examines the lives and ideas of influential...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedA convict arrives in London, he seeks to find the truth about his origins....

Author: Ruth BrandonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book tells the story of wealthy American heiresses who married into the European aristocracy...

Author: David DuffBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a detailed account of the Hesse family and their connections to British...

Author: The Earl Of Ilchester And Mrs Langford-BrookeBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1929Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis biography recounts the life of...

Author: Margot AsquithBinding: HardbackPublished: Thornton Butterworth LTD., 1920Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerMargot Asquith's Autobiography is a two-volume memoir offering an intimate glimpse into her...

Author: The Earl Of IlchesterBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN MURRAY , 1920Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThese volumes detail the life and times of Henry Fox, the...