Early Modern History: c 1450/1500 to c 1700

Discovered in 1995, the remarkable thirteenth-century frescoes in the great hall, or Aula Gotica, of Rome's Santi Quattro Coronati complex are amon...

Weaving together thousands of archival fragments, this study explores a shared Black Atlantic world where the meanings of slavery and freedom were ...

Weaving together thousands of archival fragments, this study explores a shared Black Atlantic world where the meanings of slavery and freedom were ...

The story of Wallachian mobility and settlement is remarkably central to the human condition. At its core, it reflects a fundamental drive to enhan...

Jews on trial concentrates on Inquisitorial activity during the period which historians have argued was the most active in the Inquisitions history...

Jews on trial concentrates on Inquisitorial activity during the period which historians have argued was the most active in the Inquisition's histor...

When the Spanish invaded the Inca empire in 1532, the cult of the ancestors was an essential feature of pre-Columbian religion throughout the Andes...

The story of the English Civil War battle, told from the perspective of the people who witnessed it Soldiers and spies, children and animals. A to...

Slavery's Fugitives and the Making of the United States Constitution unearths a long-hidden factor that led to the Constitutional Convention in 178...

Like many inhabitants of booming metropolises, Machiavelli alternated between love and hate for his native city. He often wrote scathing remarks ab...

The essays in Living Dangerously, written by some of the leading scholars in the fields of history and literature, examine the lives of those who l...

In 1643/4 the once-famous Francis Cleyn painted the unhappy young heir of Corfe Castle, John Bankes, and his tutor, Dr Maurice Williams. The painte...

Die Dresdner Kunstkammer im Residenzschloss bietet eine faszinierende Vielfalt von Sammlungsobjekten der Spätrenaissance und des Frühbarock. Dem Gr...

Bringing together an international group of literary scholars, intellectual historians, and cultural historians, this book discusses history in its...

The Spanish Inquisition has become such a byword for injustice that many forget it was also a judicial system capable of acquittal. This study of m...

The Spanish Inquisition has become such a byword for injustice that many forget it was also a judicial system capable of acquittal. This study of m...

A lavishly illustrated look at some of Bostons most historic buildings, now available in a new, updated edition. Winner of the Historic New England...

The history of early modern biblical scholarship has often been told as a teleological narrative in which a succession of radical thinkers dethrone...

For decades historians argued for the downfall of communication, when early modern societies were hit by a natural disaster. After all, earthquakes...

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...

Silver transformed and convulsed the early modern world. Silver, even more than gold, occupied a deeply charged intersection of forces and dynamics...

Think of the Renaissance and you might only picture the work of fine artists such as Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Van Eyck. Or architecture ...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level/Subject: AS and A Level History First teaching: 2015 First exams...

The role of psychology in investment decisions has been amply debated during the past few decades, following the evolution of behavioural finance. ...

Sources of English Legal History: Public Law to 1750 is the definitive source book on the foundations of English public law. A companion to Baker a...

This book recovers the lives of four men masked behind one legend. Reinterpreting recently rediscovered documents shows a Tuscan artist Leonardo da...

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of hi...

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of hi...

Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but driven by the violence of the Reformation and Counter Reformation, the terrain of Early Modern la...

28 January 1457. England is in the grip of the Wars of the Roses. Inside the walls of Pembroke Castle a thirteen-year-old girl gives birth to a boy...

The 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts such as the American and French R...

The 16th and 17th centuries in Europe witnessed a significant paradigm shift. Rooted in medieval beliefs and preoccupations, the exploration so cha...

For its first eighty-five years, the United States was only a minor naval power. Its fledgling fleet had been virtually annihilated during the War ...

This collection offers an innovative and fresh interpretation of Antitrinitarian and rational dissent in the early modern world. The central themes...

Women, Fertility and Maternal Art in Renaissance Florence examines maternity-centered art to reveal womens crucial function in saving Florence from...

Women, Fertility and Maternal Art in Renaissance Florence examines maternity-centered art to reveal womens crucial function in saving Florence from...

In a time before large banking systems, and with paper money just in its infancy, money during the Renaissance meant coinage (mainly gold and silve...

European overseas trade and diplomacy in some parts of the world went hand in hand with colonization and conquest in others areas. As the introduct...

Written by leading scholars, this collection provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of modern empires. Spanning the era of modern impe...