Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

Can a silk glove be an expression of power? In this carefully curated volume, internationally renowned historians have come together to explore the...

Facing persecution in early modern England, some Catholics chose exile over conformity. Some even cast their lot with foreign monarchs rather than ...

The Battle of Pinkie, fought between the English and the Scots in 1547, was the last great clash between the two as independent nations. It is a we...

The development of European diplomacy has long been recognised as one of the main achievements of the early modern period. This story of diplomatic...

Winner, Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize in Dance Research, 2014 Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize, American Society for Theatre Researc...

This elegant Bible edition honors the beauty and richness of the New King James Version in a convenient portable size with essential study tools an...

In Spenser's famous Flight, Patrick Cheney challenges the received wisdom about the shape and goal of Spenser's literary career. He contends that S...

Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable b...

The first comprehensive study of this war helps us understand how each country to defend the frontier, and the political issues which drove the Ang...

This revised and expanded volume brings together a carefully-selected collection of primary sources drawn from medieval and sixteenth-century texts...

Drawing on the graphic and revealing evidence recorded by the different courts in early modern Saragossa, this book captures the spirit of an age w...

A thought-provoking study of how knowledge of provenance was not transferred with enslaved people and goods from the Portuguese trading empire to R...