History - Ancient & Medieval (pre-Napoleonic)

A vivid impression of the battle emerges from his narrative which is closely linked to the landscape that was fought over on that fateful day.

Author: Richard Mackinder

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 232pp. 18cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781399010528

Weight: 780g

Original Price: £25.00

In August 1347 six bare footed men knelt before King Edward III with nooses around their necks to beg for their lives and present him with the keys to Calais. This was the dramatic beginning of Calais becoming England's first colony and an integral part of the kingdom for over two hundred years.

Author: Julian Whitehead

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 227pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399010719

Weight: 551g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: April Taylor

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399071666

Weight: 470g

Original Price: £22.00

The late 13th century witnessed the conquest of Wales after two hundred years of conflict between Welsh princes and the English crown.

Author: David Pilling

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526776419

Weight: 587g

Original Price: £25.00

Bryskett's Cottage

Author: James Charles Roy

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 648pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526770721

Weight: 1.3kg

Original Price: £35.00

How Alexander the Great's Legacy Fuelled Rome's Wars with Persia.

Author: Glenn Barnett

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 214pp. 16.5cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781526703002

Weight: 515g

Original Price: £19.99

When Queen Maria of Portugal visited William Stephens in 1788.

Author: Jenifer Roberts

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 232pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781526715210

Weight: 624g

Original Price: £30.00

When Queen Maria of Portugal visited William Stephens in 1788

Author: Jenifer Roberts

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 232pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781526751492

Weight: 430g

Original Price: £16.99

For hundreds of years Epicureanism was one of the dominant schools of philosophy. But by the 6th century it had all but disappeared. Discovering how and why Epicureanism was driven from philosophy and public discourse reveals much about how Western thought developed.

Author: Ben Gazur

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 216pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399073523

Weight: 555g

Original Price: £22.00

Athens was locked in a decades-long struggle with Sparta for mastery of the Greek world. The expedition to Sicily was intended to give Athens the extra money and resources to crush the Spartans.

Author: Philip Matyszak

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 167pp. 15.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399024846

Weight: 322g

Original Price: £14.99

Oliver Cromwell is one of the most important figures in British History. He was both soldier and politician and the only non-Royal ruler of Britain in a thousand years. His actions and ideas still have political and social consequences today, and his legacy still divides people.

Author: James Hobson

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 151pp. 15.5cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526734839

Weight. 0.295kg

Original Price: £12.99

Margaret Douglas, Grandmother to King James VI & I.

Author: Beverley Adams

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 15.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399085908

Weight: 437g

Original Price: £22.00