History - Other

During the 19th Century the Royal Navy played a key role defending the expanding British Empire. As sail gave way to steam power, there was a pressing requirement for coaling stations and dock facilities across the world’s oceans. These strategic bases needed fixed defences.

Author: Bill Clements

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 274pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526740304

Weight.796g

Original Price: £25.00

How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Responded to Global Warming .

Author: John D Grainger

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 296pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526786548

Weight: 800g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Emma Kay

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526768308

Weight: 510g

Original Price: £19.99

The book is intended as a light-hearted look-behind-the-scenes at how ‘Mother’s Ruin’ developed into rather more than just a plain old ’G & T’.

Author: Mike Rendell

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 194pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399070515

Weight: 515g

Original Price: £20.00

The Life of Joseph Ritson - Gentleman, Scholar and Revolutionary. The name of Robin Hood is known the world over. Yet it was Ritson whose research in the late eighteenth century ensured the survival of the Robin Hood legend. He travelled all over the country looking for ancient manuscripts which told of the life and deeds of England's most famous outlaw.

Author: Stephen Basdeo

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 264pp. 16.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526777812

Weight: 750g

Original Price: £25.00

Putting aside Roman gladiators and gun-slingers of the American Wild West, by the 19th century duelling had become the sole domain of nobility, military officers and gentleman, with rules added to make sure everything was conducted in a fair and professional manner.

Author: Stephen Wynn.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 184pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526738530

Weight: 508

Original Price: £19.99

Author: Mallory James

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 128pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781526705204

Weight: 290g

Original Price: £12.99

How a Billion-Dollar Industry Transformed a Nation, from Charles II to Today.

Author: Roderick Floud

Publisher: Pantheon

Hardback. 432pp. 17.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781101871034

Weight: 1.138kg

Original Price: £10.00

This anthology analyzes a number of case studies and provides insights into themes and topics that characterized the so-called ‘reconstitution’ of armies in their historical and social contexts.

Edited by Matthias Strohn.

Publisher: Casemate.

Hardback. 196pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781612006017

Weight: 425

Original Price: £50.00

Author: Stuart Laycock, Philip Laycock

Publisher: The History Press

Hardback. 320pp. 14cm by 21.5cm.

ISBN: 9780750998796

Original Price: £15.99

From the Vikings to the Jacobites, and from the high-kings of Irish mythology to Mrs Simpson, this volume looks at king’s, queens, their followers and their opponents to cast light on Ireland’s history from an unexpected angle.

Author: Edited by John Gibney

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526736710

Weight: 562g

Original Price: £19.99

A Masterpiece, A Mystery and the Dirty World of Art.

Author: Ben Lewis

Publisher: William Collins

Paperback. 416pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN: 9780008313449

Weight: 330g

Original Price: £9.99