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Books
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A Year of Glory and Gold: 1932 – Ireland’s Jazz Age (Hardback)€24.99
A Year of Glory and Gold is an energetic biography of a bright year in Ireland’s history, combining deep archival research with spirited storytelling by one of Ireland’s best-loved social historians.
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Empires of the Steppes : The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation€20.99
The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These tribes produced some of the world s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others.
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No Foreign Game: Association Football and the Making of Irish Identities€21.99
Carefully weaving together political, social, cultural and sporting history, No Foreign Game tells the story of Association Football in Ireland – a story not just of division and conflict, but also one of solidarity and celebration.
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Pax : War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age (Paperback)€20.99
The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness.
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Spies : The epic intelligence war between East and West€20.99
Espionage, election meddling, disinformation, assassinations, subversion, and sabotage - all attract headlines today about Putin's dictatorship. But they are far from new. The West has a long-term Russia problem, not a Putin problem.
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From Gaillimh to Galway: The Anglicisation of Irish Place Names€20.99
Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from? Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this is the book for you.
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Fake Heroes : Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History€22.99
Was Che Guevara really a revolutionary hero? Should Mother Teresa be honoured as a saint? Is Henry V actually England's greatest king? And why does JFK's legend continue to grow?
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Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I : The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History€21.99
Piecing together evidence from original documents and artefacts, this book tells the story of Anne Boleyn's relationship with, and influence over her daughter Elizabeth. In so doing, it sheds new light on two of the most famous and influential women in history.
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George III : The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch€22.99
Andrew Roberts's magnificent new biography takes entirely the opposite view. It portrays George as intelligent, benevolent, scrupulously devoted to the constitution of his country and (as head of government as well as head of state) navigating the turbulence of eighteenth-century politics with a strong sense of honour and duty.
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How to Fix Northern Ireland€20.99
A highly topical and original investigation into the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland, published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday agreement.