Books by history press nonsuch publishi

Refine Your Search

Books By history press nonsuch publishi : Showing 1 - 20 of 2127

Kinver And Enville Collection
by B Clark

Price: ~~Rs.295~~ Rs.280
Discount: Rs. 15 (5%)
Delivered in 2-4 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Today's village of Kinver first made an appearance in 736 AD as Cynibre. Despite being close to the Black Country and having a flourishing iron working industry from the seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century, the village avoided the sprea read more
The Black Hole Of Calcutta (Sutton History Classics)
by Noel Barber

Price: ~~Rs.495~~ Rs.391
Discount: Rs. 104 (21%)
Delivered in 2-4 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Noel Barber sheds light on the infamous Black Hole of Calcutta, when, on the night of June 21, 1756, 123 English prisoners suffocated to death on the orders of Siraj-ud-Daula, Nawab (ruler) of Bengal, precipitating complete English control over the areas read more
Islam: A Historical Companion
by L M Adamec

Price: ~~Rs.1802~~ Rs.1368
Discount: Rs. 434 (24%)
Delivered in 2-4 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Suitable as a reference for those requiring information on the Islamic religion and culture, this companion outlines the development of Islam from its beginnings in Mecca to its growth into a major world religion. It also includes biographies of individua read more
Shocking Bodies: Life, Death & Electricity in Victorian England
by Iwan Rhys Morus

Price: ~~Rs.1143~~ Rs.871
Discount: Rs. 272 (24%)
Delivered in 2-4 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Book Summary of Shocking Bodies: Life, Death And Electricity In Victorian England
For the Victorians, electr read more
Shropshire Folk Tales
by Amy Douglas

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.821
Discount: Rs. 265 (24%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

The thirty stories in this new collection have grown out of the county's diverse landscapes: tales of the strange and macabre; memories of magic and other worlds; proud recollections of folk history; stories to make you smile, sigh and shiver.

read more
Denbighshire Folk Tales
by Fiona Collins

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.829
Discount: Rs. 257 (24%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Wales is especially rich in the folklore of place, and this collection brings a new perspective to the history of Denbighshire, the oldest inhabited area of Wales. With hills, valleys, moorland and coast, this varied land has inspired many tales of ancien read more
Paranormal Glasgow
by Geoff Holder

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.835
Discount: Rs. 251 (23%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Paranormal Glasgow digs into the strange and peculiar stories of Scotland's greatest city. Here are tales of contemporary ghosts and historical hauntings, UFO and big-cat sightings, time slips, spontaneous human combustion, bizarre beliefs and urban lege read more
More Lancashire Murders
by Alan Hayhurst

Price: ~~Rs.1601~~ Rs.1254
Discount: Rs. 348 (22%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Brings together some of the more murderous tales including the case of Oldham nurse Elizabeth Berry, who poisoned her own daughter for the insurance money in 1887; Margaret Walber, who beat her husband to death in Liverpool in 1893; and, John Smith, the y read more
The Oxford Plaque Guide
by Elizabeth Jean Warr

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.835
Discount: Rs. 251 (23%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

With fascinating biographical anecdotes on the eminent personalities to whom the plaques are dedicated, it will delight visitors and residents alike.

read more
House Histories: The Secrets Behind Your Front Door
by Melanie Backe-Hansen

Price: ~~Rs.1716~~ Rs.1598
Discount: Rs. 118 (7%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Hardbound

Reveals the hidden stories and secrets of ordinary and extraordinary houses across Britain. From Hampstead Garden Suburb to the slum clearances of Manchester's Hulme, this title takes the reader through the centuries of change experienced by these houses, read more
Voices Of Southampton
by Penny Legg

Price: ~~Rs.1372~~ Rs.1039
Discount: Rs. 333 (24%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

This collection of personal memories, from the people who have lived and worked in Southampton over the past seventy years, offers a fascinating insight into experiences shared by so many across the country.

read more
The Little Book Of Kent
by Alex Tulloch

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.863
Discount: Rs. 223 (21%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Hardbound

The Little Book of Kent is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabi read more
Ipswich Town: Champions 1961/62
by Brooks Martin

Price: ~~Rs.1429~~ Rs.1118
Discount: Rs. 312 (22%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Book Summary of Ipswich Town: Champions 1961/62
Ipswich Town's Championship win of 1961/62 was one the great read more
Fishing In Hartlepool
by Malcolm Cook

Price: ~~Rs.1601~~ Rs.1315
Discount: Rs. 287 (18%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Traces the rise and fall of fishing in Hartlepool area from open cobles and steam trawlers to the present-day decline of just a few inshore trawlers. This book also includes a comprehensive register of Hartlepool-owned fishing vessels since 1869, revealin read more
Haunted Maidstone
by Neil Arnold

Price: ~~Rs.1085~~ Rs.829
Discount: Rs. 257 (24%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Book Summary of Haunted Maidstone
For the first time, the historic town of Maidstone gives up its darkest an read more
A Grim Almanac Of Bristol
by Nicola Sly

Price: ~~Rs.1601~~ Rs.1271
Discount: Rs. 331 (21%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

Book Summary of A Grim Almanac Of Bristol
A day-by-day catalogue of 365 tales from the city's past that incl read more
Sheffield Workhouse
by Margaret Drinkall

Price: ~~Rs.1429~~ Rs.1116
Discount: Rs. 314 (22%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Hardbound

Concentrating on the fascinating history of Sheffield's main workhouse, which moved from West Bar to Kelham Street and then to Fir Vale, as well as on the strange and wonderful history of the city's workhouse schools and farms, Sheffield Workhouse will ca read more
Ragged London: The Life Of London's Poor
by Michael Fitzgerald

Price: ~~Rs.1601~~ Rs.1222
Discount: Rs. 380 (24%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

In spite of their poverty, the insalubrious nature of their dwellings, the casual and dangerous nature of their employment and the ever-present fear of the workhouse, there was a rebelliousness of spirit, a dignity and sense of humour that helped them fac read more
Skegness: Past & Present
by Ken Wilkinson

Price: ~~Rs.1429~~ Rs.1060
Discount: Rs. 370 (26%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback
Oxford: A Pocket Miscellany
by Paul Sullivan

Price: ~~Rs.856~~ Rs.640
Discount: Rs. 217 (25%)
Delivered in 14-21 working days.
Language: English | Binding: Paperback

A former Prime Minister holds an Oxford beer drinking record? An Oxford academic ate the heart of King Louis IV? One of the Popes came from Oxford? From the momentous to the outlandish, this book is packed full of fun facts about everything Oxonian. Fr read more