Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700 books

This is the first study to focus specifically on destitute children who became part of the early British Empire,...  Read More >>

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers,...  Read More >>

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In Flesh and Fabric, Jeffrey F. Hamburger explores the historical context and technique of a largely overlooked...  Read More >>

This book uses the latest techniques in textual analysis to reveal the influence of a community of English playwrights...  Read More >>

Examining the history of altar decorations, this study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous...  Read More >>

This book examines the concept of piracy as an instrument for the advancement of legal, economic, and political...  Read More >>

Rebellion and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe investigates how in this struggle for intelligence about internal...  Read More >>

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This monograph presents a study of the most significant book in the history of anatomy, Fleming Andreas Vesalius’...  Read More >>

A riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony, and his catastrophic reign. Both...  Read More >>

In June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking...  Read More >>

This book highlights the broad scope and span of resistance as a contentious practice in the early modern Iberian...  Read More >>

Immerse yourself in the intricate tapestry of 17th-century London, a city teeming with sinister secrets and an insatiable...  Read More >>

In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution,...  Read More >>

This book aims to reconceive the field of knowledge of the “Gallic past” in French discourse of the 18th and early...  Read More >>

An in-depth analysis of the actions of the 52nd Regiment of Foot throughout the Waterloo campaign, giving an honest...  Read More >>

This book looks afresh at a key stage in Japan’s global transformation from medieval to early modern.  Read More >>

First published in 1947, Over the Hills and Far Away takes the reader back to the holidays of olden times and then...  Read More >>

A fascinating exploration of everyday life in premodern Istanbul. In Surviving Istanbul, Suraiya Faroqhi takes...  Read More >>

Unearths a long-hidden factor that led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Timothy Messer-Kruse suggests that...  Read More >>

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The early settlements in Albuquerque were characterized by a confluence of Native American cultures and Spanish...  Read More >>