Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700 books

"The British Library Archives protects a fragile, burned fragment of an impassioned letter. The document concludes,...  Read More >>

It has been almost 500 years since my beheading. And still, people talk about me. Some of the stories are real....  Read More >>

"""Guy Fawkes: Or, A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605"" by Thomas Lathbury offers a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Cultivated by Hand aligns the overlooked history of amateur musicians in the early years of the United States with...  Read More >>

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Britain had eased its problem of crowded jails and surplus criminals...  Read More >>

A thrilling narrative history of the oft-overlooked yet hugely influential figures of the Tudor court: the ladies-in-waiting...  Read More >>

A thrilling narrative history of the oft-overlooked yet hugely influential figures of the Tudor court: the ladies-in-waiting...  Read More >>

George Herbert and the Business of Practical Piety employs contemporary nudge theory to illuminate the religious...  Read More >>

The first of a series of two books for the Retinue to Regiment series covering Irish armies of the Tudor era, this...  Read More >>

A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard...  Read More >>

Ramism and the Reformation of Method offers a fresh exploration of the philosophical and theological presuppositions...  Read More >>

Showcases the latest research on Scotland's rural economy and society.  Read More >>

This volume explores the extent to which the Revolutionary period (1740–1815) impacted the faculty, students, and...  Read More >>

The book explores the events that mark the last decades of Jewish presence in the kingdom of Naples from 1492 to...  Read More >>

The original research in this book analyzes the artistic activity of Santi Gucci (1533-c. 1600), a Florentine sculptor...  Read More >>

This volume explores the images of Alexander the Great during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how they came...  Read More >>

Furniture is a unique witness to the transformations of private and public experience amidst the upheavals of the...  Read More >>

The 19th century in Western culture was a time of both confidence and turbulence. Industrial developments resulted...  Read More >>

The 16th and 17th centuries in Europe witnessed a significant paradigm shift. Rooted in medieval beliefs and preoccupations,...  Read More >>

A fascinating new take on the world of Shakespeare.  Read More >>

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Now in its third edition, The Age of Reformation has been fully updated and extended, offering a comprehensive study...  Read More >>

This volume is the first collection of essays to focus specifically on how Reformed theology and ecclesiology related...  Read More >>

Now in its third edition, The Age of Reformation has been fully updated and extended, offering a comprehensive study...  Read More >>

Discusses the concept of Royal Gardens across Tudor and Stuart times, highlighting their internationalism and diplomatic...  Read More >>