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Books
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Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe€17.99Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic access to political power. Her forceful paintings with their vigorous female protagonists have excited modern audiences, especially feminists.
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Cleopatra's Daughter : Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen€15.99Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium.
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Noble Ambitions : The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House€15.99From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend: a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values.
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Asylum: Inside Grangegorman€18.99What was the life of a patient in an asylum really like? Through letters, medical records and doctors' notes, Brendan Kelly gives us a glimpse inside Grangegorman and the lives of those who lived and worked there.
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Personality and Power : Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe€17.99One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms.
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The Northern Ireland Troubles : 1969–2007 (Essential Histories)€16.99Updated and revised for the new edition, with full-colour maps and 50 new images, this is an accessible introduction to the complicated yet fascinating history of modern Britain's longest military campaign.
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Wolf-Men and Water Hounds: The myths, monsters and magic of Ireland€19.99Look closer at the most magical places in Ireland with this beautiful book inspired by Listen to the Land Speak, Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Words for Nature and 32 Words
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Stakeknife’s Dirty War€18.99The Inside shocking story of Scappaticci, the IRA’s Nutting Squad and the British Spooks who Ran the War.
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The Chief : The Life of Lord Northcliffe Britain's Greatest Press Baron€15.99A definitive and compelling biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922), the greatest press magnate in history, the genius who invented modern popular journalism, and against whom all the other great newspaper proprietors must be measured.