Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

Translation is at the centre of Christianity, scripturally, as reflected in the biblical stories of the tower of Babel, or of the apostles speaking...

A New York Times best art book of 2022An A to Z exploration of the Enlightenments quest for understanding and change, as revealed in the eras print...

Leading sixteenth-century scholars such as Martin Luther and Desiderius Erasmus used print technology to engage in dialogue and debate with authori...

Superlatives tend to fail in describing Joan Blaeus Atlas Maiorthat being said, it stands as one of the most extravagant feats in the history of ma...

With little scholarly attention having been given to the late medieval iconography that features on rood screens in the southwest of England, the ...

Explores the influence of Kabbalah in shaping Americas religious identity In 1688, a leading Quaker thinker and activist in what is now New Jersey ...

A fresh examination of the formidable and resilient Native nations who helped shape the modern Gulf South In The Great Power of Small Nations, Eliz...

From 1580 to 1700, low-ranking Spanish imperial officials ceaselessly moved across the Spanish empire, and in the process forged a single coherent ...

First published in 1984, Henry IV describes and tries to account for Henrys extraordinary life and reign. The book is accompanied, and the argument...

This monograph presents a study of the most significant book in the history of anatomy, Fleming Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) De humani corporis fab...

In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the best...

A fascinating and revealing new biography of Mary Queen of Scots in captivity.For almost two decades before her or execution at Fotheringhay Castle...

A fascinating and revealing new biography of Mary Queen of Scots in captivity.For almost two decades before her or execution at Fotheringhay Castle...

In the early modern period, members of the Society of Jesus working as missionaries in the so-called mission of Maynas explored vast areas of the u...

This anthology recalls Christmas in Shakespeare's day, when it was an expansive festival, dominated by strict religious observance on the day itsel...

A look at the origins of British abolitionism as a problem of eighteenth-century science, as well as one of economics and humanitarian sensibilitie...

This is the first English translation of an important 17th century contention between two Irish clerics. The detail uncovered reveals much about Ga...