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History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750)

Step into an age of upheaval, discovery, and dangerous new ideas, where reformers challenge empires, voyagers redraw the world, and fragile colonies begin to imagine their future. From the thunder of Luther’s protest to Descartes’ cool search for truth, this bookshelf opens a window onto the centuries when Europe and the wider world were being remade. Courtly intrigue, faith, trade, exploration, and revolution all converge here in a sweeping panorama of the early modern world.

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The Apology of the Church of England

The Apology of the Church of England

by John Jewel

A true & exact history of the island of Barbados

A true & exact history of the island of Barbados

by Richard Ligon

The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton with Introductory Matter and Notes

The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton with Introductory Matter and Notes

by Thomas Morton

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida

by Washington Irving

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.

Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.

by Mrs. A. T. Thomson

Fenelon's Treatise on the Education of Daughters Translated from the French, and Adapted to English Readers

Fenelon's Treatise on the Education of Daughters Translated from the French, and Adapted to English Readers

by François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)

by James Anthony Froude

A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

A Voyage to New Holland, Etc. in the Year 1699

by William Dampier

History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (of 9) : During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson

History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (of 9) : During the first administration of Thomas Jefferson

by Henry Adams

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

by Hilaire Belloc

A New Light of Alchymie Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.

A New Light of Alchymie Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.

by Michal Sedziwój, Paracelsus

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park Region

by Merrill J. Mattes

The Mirror of Alchimy

The Mirror of Alchimy

by Roger Bacon

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14 America, Part III

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 14 America, Part III

by Richard Hakluyt

Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards

Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards

by Jonathan Edwards

Experiments and Observations on Electricity Made at Philadelphia in America

Experiments and Observations on Electricity Made at Philadelphia in America

by Benjamin Franklin

Wallenstein's Camp: A Play

Wallenstein's Camp: A Play

by Friedrich Schiller

The Book of Trinity College Dublin 1591-1891

The Book of Trinity College Dublin 1591-1891

by Ireland) Trinity College (Dublin

The Prince

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Leviathan

Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources

Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 For the First Time Collected and Translated, with Notes Social, Historical, and Chronological, from Contemporary Sources

by Emperor of the French Napoleon I

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago

The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago

by J. (John) Biddulph

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

by Washington Irving

On the Improvement of the Understanding

On the Improvement of the Understanding

by Benedictus de Spinoza

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Vierter Band

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Vierter Band

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zehnter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 19 und 20.

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zehnter Band: enthaltend Kapitel 19 und 20.

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765

by J. E. (Jan Ernst) Heeres

Second Treatise of Government

Second Treatise of Government

by John Locke

Chronique du crime et de l'innocence, tome 1/8 Recueil des événements les plus tragiques;...

Chronique du crime et de l'innocence, tome 1/8 Recueil des événements les plus tragiques;...

by J.-B.-J. (Jean-Baptiste-Joseph) Champagnac

Geschichte des Zeitalters der Entdeckungen

Geschichte des Zeitalters der Entdeckungen

by Sophus Ruge

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II.

by T. (Tobias) Smollett

English Travellers of the Renaissance

English Travellers of the Renaissance

by Clare Howard

La casa e la famiglia di Masaniello Ricordi della storia e della vita Napolitana nel Secolo XVII

La casa e la famiglia di Masaniello Ricordi della storia e della vita Napolitana nel Secolo XVII

by Bartolommeo Capasso

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I

by Richard Hakluyt

Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies

Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies

by Daniel Defoe

Wallensteins Lager

Wallensteins Lager

by Friedrich Schiller

The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral

The True Story of Christopher Columbus, Called the Great Admiral

by Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter) Brooks

Vóór vier Eeuwen: Een Volksboek over de Ontdekking van Amerika

Vóór vier Eeuwen: Een Volksboek over de Ontdekking van Amerika

by Pieter Louwerse

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

France and England in North America, Part II: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

France and England in North America, Part II: The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century

by Francis Parkman

The General Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (Vol. I) Together with the True Travels, Adventures and Observations, and a Sea Grammar

The General Historie of Virginia, New England & the Summer Isles (Vol. I) Together with the True Travels, Adventures and Observations, and a Sea Grammar

by John Smith

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

by Antonio Pigafetta

Zum ewigen Frieden: Ein philosophischer Entwurf

Zum ewigen Frieden: Ein philosophischer Entwurf

by Immanuel Kant

La Flandre pendant des trois derniers siècles

La Flandre pendant des trois derniers siècles

by Baron Joseph Marie Bruno Constantin Kervyn de Lettenhove

Les règles de Cicco Simonetta pour le déchiffrement des écritures secrètes

Les règles de Cicco Simonetta pour le déchiffrement des écritures secrètes

by Cicco Simonetta

A Seasonable Warning and Caution against the Insinuations of Papists and Jacobites in favour of the Pretender Being a Letter from an Englishman at the Court of Hanover

A Seasonable Warning and Caution against the Insinuations of Papists and Jacobites in favour of the Pretender Being a Letter from an Englishman at the Court of Hanover

by Daniel Defoe

The History of the Thirty Years' War

The History of the Thirty Years' War

by Friedrich Schiller

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4

by James Anthony Froude

A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others

A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Lucrecia Borja: Estudio Histórico

Lucrecia Borja: Estudio Histórico

by W. R. de Villa-Urrutia

Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 31, June 1, 1850

by Various Authors

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 5

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 5

by Madame de Montespan

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by Robert Kerr

Histoire des Plus Célèbres Amateurs Étrangers Espagnols, Anglais, Flamands, Hollandais et Allemands et de leurs relations avec les artistes

Histoire des Plus Célèbres Amateurs Étrangers Espagnols, Anglais, Flamands, Hollandais et Allemands et de leurs relations avec les artistes

by Antoine Jules Dumesnil

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 43: May/June 1666

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 43: May/June 1666

by Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived In

Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived In

by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth

by Lucy Aikin

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

by Antonio Pigafetta

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Drama" to "Dublin" Volume 8, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Drama" to "Dublin" Volume 8, Slice 7

by Various Authors

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell

by David Hume

Gutenberg, pièce historique en 5 actes, 8 tableaux

Gutenberg, pièce historique en 5 actes, 8 tableaux

by Louis Figuier

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 07

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 07

by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences

by René Descartes

Daemonologie.

Daemonologie.

by King of England James I

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1660 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci

by Frederick A. (Frederick Albion) Ober

Quotes and Images From The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Quotes and Images From The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

An Open Letter on Translating

An Open Letter on Translating

by Martin Luther

Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 2

Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 2

by Thomas De Quincey

Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi

Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10) Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi

by Giorgio Vasari

La vita Italiana nel Rinascimento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1892

La vita Italiana nel Rinascimento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1892

Satan's Invisible World Discovered or a choice collection of modern relations, proving evidently, against the atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentic records, and attestations of witnesses of undoubted veracity. To which is now added, that marvellous history of Major Weir and his sister, the witches of Bargarran, Pittenweem, Calder, &c.

Satan's Invisible World Discovered or a choice collection of modern relations, proving evidently, against the atheists of this present age, that there are devils, spirits, witches, and apparitions, from authentic records, and attestations of witnesses of undoubted veracity. To which is now added, that marvellous history of Major Weir and his sister, the witches of Bargarran, Pittenweem, Calder, &c.

by George Sinclair

Leonardo da Vinci als Ingenieur und Philosoph Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Technik und der induktiven Wissenschaften

Leonardo da Vinci als Ingenieur und Philosoph Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Technik und der induktiven Wissenschaften

by Hermann Grothe

Le second enfer d'Etienne Dolet Suivi de sa traduction des deux dialogues platoniciens l'Axiochus et l'Hipparchus; notice bio-bibliographique par un bibliophile

Le second enfer d'Etienne Dolet Suivi de sa traduction des deux dialogues platoniciens l'Axiochus et l'Hipparchus; notice bio-bibliographique par un bibliophile

by Etienne Dolet

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 29: June/July 1664

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 29: June/July 1664

by Samuel Pepys

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III

by Richard Hakluyt

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II

A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II

by Francis Parkman

Mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon Siècle de Louis XIV, la régence, Louis XV

Mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon Siècle de Louis XIV, la régence, Louis XV

by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier

by H. Emile (Henri Emile) Chevalier

Madame de Chevreuse Nouvelles études sur les femmes illustres et la société du 17e siècle

Madame de Chevreuse Nouvelles études sur les femmes illustres et la société du 17e siècle

by Victor Cousin

Vita di Andrea Doria, Volume I

Vita di Andrea Doria, Volume I

by Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi

Relaçam dedicada A Serenissima Senhora Rainha da Gram Bretanha da Jornada que fes de Lixboa the Por-ts Mouth

Relaçam dedicada A Serenissima Senhora Rainha da Gram Bretanha da Jornada que fes de Lixboa the Por-ts Mouth

by Sebastião da Fonseca

Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster Teil Erfindung. Verbreitung. Blüte. Verfall. 1450-1750.

Handbuch der Geschichte der Buchdruckerkunst. Erster Teil Erfindung. Verbreitung. Blüte. Verfall. 1450-1750.

by Carl Berendt Lorck

Kepler

Kepler

by Walter W. (Walter William) Bryant

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 45: August/September 1666

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 45: August/September 1666

by Samuel Pepys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 40: November/December 1665

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 40: November/December 1665

by Samuel Pepys

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 11: 1566, part II

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 11: 1566, part II

by John Lothrop Motley

Sermão contra o Filosofismo do Seculo XIX

Sermão contra o Filosofismo do Seculo XIX

by José Agostinho de Macedo

A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy

A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day. Volume 2 (of 3), From the Renaissance to the decline of eighteenth century orthodoxy

by George Saintsbury

Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History

Leaders of the People: Studies in Democratic History

by Joseph Clayton

Discours de la méthode

Discours de la méthode

by René Descartes

An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)

An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)

by Robert S. (Robert Sangster) Rait

Dr. Martin Luther's Deutsche Geistliche Lieder The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to Their Original Melodies, With an English Version

Dr. Martin Luther's Deutsche Geistliche Lieder The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to Their Original Melodies, With an English Version

by Martin Luther

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.

by George Collingridge

Die Piccolomini

Die Piccolomini

by Friedrich Schiller

Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur

Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur

by Aloys Blumauer

The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi

The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina Containing a Description of the Countries That Lie on Both Sides of the River Missisippi

by Le Page du Pratz