Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700 books

In this original and deeply researched account, Ehrlich transforms the histories of the East India Company and British...  Read More >>

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi...  Read More >>

Forging Nations considers the relationships between money, power, and nationality in England, Scotland, and Ireland...  Read More >>

Now available in paperback, this extensively illustrated book explores the fascinating history, archaeology and...  Read More >>

This is the third and final volume of essays issuing from the Leverhulme International Network 'Renaissance Conflict...  Read More >>

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First published in 1958, this reissue of The Queen’s Wards from 1973 remains a significant contribution to the history...  Read More >>

"1527: At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court society when a husband is found for her elder sister,...  Read More >>

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Demonstrates how the tactical, command and staff errors on the first day of the battle meant the inexperienced Peninsular...  Read More >>

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In the sixteenth century, on the island of Uranienborg, the pioneering Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe is undertaking...  Read More >>

A Town of James is the first of the Books of Amerika book series, each of which tells of a unique period in American...  Read More >>

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.  Read More >>

"From the award-winning master of crime fiction, Denise Mina re-imagines the ""Bonfire of the Vanities,"" a series...  Read More >>

The ancient forest of Selwood straddles the borders of Somerset and Wiltshire and terminates in the south where...  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1977, this book investigates the controversial question as to whether England has seen two...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1971 this book begins with the assumption that the Dissolution of the Monasteries was neither...  Read More >>

"""Artemisia Gentileschi, growing up in a family of all-male painters, dreams of becoming a great artist in 1611...  Read More >>

96 b/w illus, 90 col illus, 3 b/w maps & 2 col maps  Read More >>

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.  Read More >>

The result of over fifty years’ archival research, the book demonstrates the fundamental importance of the Huguenot...  Read More >>