Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

An eloquent microhistory that argues for the centrality of the doctrine of original sin to the Enlightenment.   What was the Enlightenment? This qu...

An exploration of the diverse lived experiences of marginality in Scottish society from the sixteen to the eighteenth century. Throughout the ear...

'Like nothing else you will read' Hilary MantelTop 25 History Books of the Year, The Times - the perfect gift for book lovers this Christmas!Every ...

This volume is the first to bring together the entire extant correspondence of one of the most significant women in early modern Ireland, Elizabeth...

A new biography of Catherine de' Medici, the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, whose author uses neglected primary sources to recrea...

The long eighteenth century was a period of major transformation for Europe and India as imperialism heralded a new global order. Eschewing the red...

A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwa...

Provides a nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman empire. The period of Ottoman rule in Greek history has undergone a dramatic reas...

During the Elizabethan era, writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Sidney, Daniel, and others frequently expounded on mercy, exploring the sources a...

'A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama... refreshing.' THE TIMES'A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait... Wittily written and...

A rollicking, vividly re-created, and enticing romp that tells the true story of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of ...

The House of Tudor changed the history of Britain forever. The Tudor monarchs have been immortalised in novels and films for generations. However, ...

Essays considering how information could be used and abused in the service of heresy and inquisition. The collection, curation, and manipulation o...

An old map does not only represent a geographical situation; it also embodies a veritable journey of discovery through world history. In this book,...

A remarkable first-person narrative by a sixteenth-century Iranian ruler, the Memoirs of Shah Tahmasp I, Safavid Ruler of Iran (1514-1576), origina...

This book is a collection of scholarly studies focused on urban life and urban culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the Grand Duc...

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland's townspeople in the dramatic ...

The first part of a sweeping two-volume history of the devastation brought to bear on Indian nations by U.S. expansion  An elegant, organized narra...

The Castrato is a nuanced exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. I...