History Books
Amberley Publishing 50 Gems of County Durham
Book SynopsisThis beautifully photographed selection of fifty of County Durhamâsâs most precious assets shows what makes it such a popular destination.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Lost Country Houses of Cumbria
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Britains Wilderness Frontier
Book SynopsisLooking at the period between 1748 and 1774, John Oliphant draws on a variety of sources to explore how British attempts to restrict settlement and protect Native American lands was a significant cause of the American Revolution, especially in the southern colonies.
£20.00
Amberley Publishing AZ of Hitchin
Book SynopsisExplore the Hertfordshire town of Hitchin in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing North Staffordshire Coalfield Through Time
Book SynopsisA fascinating set of photographs showing how the North Staffordshire Coalfield has changed and developed over the last century.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Liverpool Shop Fronts Through Time
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Britains Cold War Heritage
Book SynopsisAn illustrated tour of some of the most significant Cold War locations still in existence today, and what they tell us about Britain's Cold War history.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Dundee The Postcard Collection
Book SynopsisExplore a fascinating and evocative collection of postcards depicting the beautiful Scottish city of Dundee.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Formby A Potted History
Book SynopsisAn accessible history of Formby from its beginnings to the present day highlighting the townâs significant events and people.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Secret Christchurch
Book SynopsisSecret Christchurch explores the lesser-known history of the town of Christchurch through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.
£16.19
Amberley Publishing Lost Dundee
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Folkestone A Potted History
Book SynopsisAn accessible history of Folkestone from Roman Britain to the present day, highlighting the townâs significant events and people
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Illustrated Tales of Hampshire
Book SynopsisThe beautiful county of Hampshire is one of the most popular of English counties. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the county.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Quirky Edinburgh
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing 50 Gems of the Bannau Brycheiniog Brecon Beacons
Book SynopsisThis beautifully photographed selection of fifty of Bannau Brycheiniogâs (The Brecon Beaconsâ) most precious assets shows what makes it such a popular destination.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing AZ of Rotherham
Book SynopsisExplore the town of Rotherham in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Quirky Brighton
Book SynopsisA celebration of Brightonâs individual and often strange history â from eccentric characters to odd events and places.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Eric Bloodaxe The Viking
Book SynopsisEric Bloodaxe embodies the savagery of Norse legend, a life of struggle and murderous violence. This, the first biography, explores the legend and the reality.
£19.54
Amberley Publishing The Iron Men of Shropshire
Book SynopsisHow the Industrial Revolution was born in Shropshire and the important role played by key people in Shropshire to develop large-scale iron smelting using coke and produce the first iron engines, boats, railways and bridges.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Quirky Cardiff
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Warriors and Kings
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - Explore the 1,500-year history of Celtic resistance. Martin Wall explores the mythology and psychology of this unyielding and insular people.
£10.44
Amberley Publishing Everyday Life in Tudor London
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Everyday Life in Tudor London vividly recreates this colourful city.
£10.44
Amberley Publishing The Prince Who Beat the Empire
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - An acclaimed story of empire and resistance. The rebel prince who beat the world's most powerful corporation. 'A wonderful book' Dominic West.
£10.44
Amberley Publishing Burgenland
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - A dazzling multi-generational examination exploring Jewishness in Europe, the Holocaust and the dark spectres of anti-Semitism and populism.
£11.69
Amberley Publishing The Real Persuasion
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - Explore the true story of a real-life Jane Austen heroine in this intimate portrait of a Regency family.
£10.79
Amberley Publishing Harry of England
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - A fascinating multiple biography of eight English kings united by a name, including Henry VIII and his successors as King Harry.
£10.44
Amberley Publishing Holidays with Hitler
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - Holidays with Hitler tells the story of how Germans spent their leisure time. It looks at consumerism, entertainment and travel in National Socialist Germany. Meticulously researched, this is a fascinating insight into everyday life under the Nazi regime.
£10.44
Amberley Publishing Seas of Plenty
Book SynopsisExplore the fascinating story of England's emergence as a major maritime trading power, from 1400 to 1540.
£21.25
Amberley Publishing The Devils Horsemen
Book SynopsisOver 1000 years, five groups of Asiatic horsemen conquered the world. A new perspective on a millennium of conflict.
£19.54
Amberley Publishing Quirky Gloucester
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen
Book SynopsisSarah Jane Downing examines the hair and beauty styles of Jane Austenâs era. She looks at the beauty ideals of the Regency period to shed light on the transition from the baroque high hair and formal doll-like faces of the court of King George III to the fresh complexions and glossy, bouncy ringlets of the Regency.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing The Four Georges
Book SynopsisHow a distinctively British form of monarchical government emerged 1714-1830, while the crowned heads of Europe faced serious, often insuperable crises â despite the decidedly mixed bag of British kings involved!
£19.54
Amberley Publishing Quirky Peterborough
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Victorian Wirral
Book SynopsisAll those interested in the history of the Wirral will find this a fascinating exploration of the Victorian heritage of this city.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Quirky Truro
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Illustrated Tales of Jersey
Book SynopsisThe beautiful island of Jersey is one of the most popular of destinations. Here is a collection of strange tales and local legends from the island country.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Northwich Reflections
Book SynopsisA fascinating collection of merged historic and modern images that reflect the changes in Northwich through the decades.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Secret Kilmarnock
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Kents Pilgrim Routes
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing Grub Street
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - A fascinating, thoroughly researched examination of the origins of the British press. Ruth Herman looks at several factors, including the birth of newspaper advertising, political influence over editorial decisions and how the press was licensed and regulated.
£10.79
Amberley Publishing John Morton
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - One of the most unfairly neglected figures in English history, who served three kings, opposed Richard III and enabled the Tudor dynasty.
£10.79
Amberley Publishing AZ of Scarborough
Book SynopsisExplore the town of Scarborough in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing 50 Stone Age Finds
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing The Roman Emperors
Book SynopsisThere is no accessible book which lists the emperors (of which there are very many, thanks to the vicissitudes of the empire itself) in alphabetical order for easy reference and in which a full biographical account of each, with references, can be found. Here it is.
£22.50
Amberley Publishing Somerset Industrial Heritage
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£14.39
Amberley Publishing 100 Years of Route 66
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£16.99
Amberley Publishing West Tales of the Lost Lands
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - Walter Map, Layamon, William Langland, Michael Drayton, William Shenstone, Sabine Baring-Gould, A.E. Housman, J.R.R Tolkien, Geoffrey Hill, Simon Evans, Bruce Chatwin, all experienced an epiphany in The Lost Lands of western Britain. And so did one other writer - Martin Wall.
£10.79
Amberley Publishing The Mamluks
Book SynopsisNew paperback edition - The colourful story of the Mamluk dynasty â marked with treachery, carnage and destructive behaviour â is a significant chapter in the history of the Near East.
£10.79
