British & Irish history books

The Indian National Army trials of 1945-46 have generally been given short shrift by historians in their cataloguing...  Read More >>

The Indian National Army trials of 1945-46 have generally been given short shrift by historians in their cataloguing...  Read More >>

Editor is the definitive inside story of newspapers from Max Hastings, one of Britain’s most highly regarded military...  Read More >>

First published in 1987, The Writing on the Wall tells the story of the muddle, shortsightedness and duplicity which...  Read More >>

Censorship of the written word has proved a constant source for debate and argument. To cut or not to cut is a question...  Read More >>

The Orange Lodges, have flourished as fraternal societies in the British Army in nearly every part of the English-speaking...  Read More >>

British Democracy at the Crossroads (originally published in 1985) breaks the mould of conventional political science...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1956, Private Members' Bills in the British Parliament looks at the roles they played in...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1958, the essential purpose of this book was to present a picture of the unreformed House...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1960, this is a story of district nursing from its beginning, with the first nurse engaged...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1939, The Diary of Dudley Ryder 1715–1716, comprises an early diary and a few related notes...  Read More >>

First published in 1932, this book looks at the rise and progress of the public library as it stood at that time....  Read More >>

Originally published in 1929, this volume discusses the early effects of the industrial revolution – the condition...  Read More >>

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680...  Read More >>

The Stationers’ Company (1960) examines the corporate existence, under one name or another, of the Stationers’ Company...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, British Defence Policy in a Changing World provides an analysis of the changes which have...  Read More >>

In The Georgian Triumph, 1700–1830 (originally published in 1983), Michael Reed re-creates the ambience of eighteenth-century...  Read More >>

From society belle in turn-of-the-century Seattle, to editor of Harper’s Bazaar and lady of a vast Scottish Highland...  Read More >>

The Little Book of Hogmanay is a feast of information exploring the history, folklore, tales, customs, food, drink...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1958, this book deals with the details of dress – formal and informal – from the time of...  Read More >>

The Countryside: Planning and Change (1981) examines the relationship between policies and their actual effects...  Read More >>

The Geography of the Port of London (1957) deals with the mid-century functions of the port studied in relation...  Read More >>

The Fourth Parliamentary Reform Act of 1918 gave the vote to nearly thirteen million men and over eight million...  Read More >>

First published in 1977, The Conservatives has been edited and designed by Lord Bulter, who has contributed much...  Read More >>

The Rise of the Pelhams (1957) looks at the important period between the fall of Walpole and the appointment of...  Read More >>