Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

The five queens of Navarre were the largest group of female sovereigns in one European realm during the Middle Ages, but they are largely unknown b...

This study examines representations of early modern female consorts and regnants via extra-literary emblematics such as paintings, jewelry, miniatu...

This study examines representations of early modern female consorts and regnants via extra-literary emblematics such as paintings, jewelry, miniatu...

The Face of Queenship investigates the aesthetic, political, and gender-related meanings in representations of Elizabeth I by her contemporaries. B...

This new edition and original translation of a tract by Dutch settler and lawyer van der Donck makes more widely accessible a document crucial for ...

This book brings together 11 pairs of opposing speeches on foreign policy written by Florentine statesman and historian Francesco Guicciardini (148...

The work of David Bien, one of Americas foremost historians of eighteenth-century France, transformed our understanding of the ancien régime and th...

The place of religion in the Enlightenment has been keenly debated for many years. Research has tended, however, to examine the interplay of religi...

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

During the early modern period the public postal systems became central pillars of the emerging public sphere. Despite the importance of the post i...

Much like in the present day, building a house in the sixteenth century involved masons, carpenters and glaziers, among others, and in many cities ...

This book sets out the importance of charity in Scottish Reformation studies. Based on extensive archival research involving more than thirty paris...

This book explores the ordinary daily routines, behaviours, experiences and beliefs of the Scottish people during a period of immense political, so...

Richard Whitfords Dyuers Holy Instrucyons and Teachynges Very Necessary for the Helth of Mannes Soule is the last printed work written by a brother...

Art & War in the Renaissance, published on the occasion of a major traveling exhibition, presents distinctive arms and armor within the rich co...

Did early modern people care about their health? And what did it mean to lead a healthy life in Italy and England? Through a range of textual evid...