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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.

1621 Audiobooks

Louis XIV et Marie Mancini d'après de nouveaux documents

Louis XIV et Marie Mancini d'après de nouveaux documents

by R. de (Régis) Chantelauze

The History of Lynn, Vol. 2 [of 2]

The History of Lynn, Vol. 2 [of 2]

by William Richards

Discours prodigieux et espouventable de trois Espaignols et une Espagnolle, Magiciens et sorciers qui se faisoient porter par les diables, de ville en ville, avec leurs déclarations d'avoir fait mourir plusieurs personnes et bestail par leurs sorcillèges, et aussi d'avoir fait plusieurs dégats aux biens de la terre : Ensemble l'arrest prononcé contre eux par la Cour de Parlement de Bourdeaux, le Samedy 10. jour de Mars, 1610

Discours prodigieux et espouventable de trois Espaignols et une Espagnolle, Magiciens et sorciers qui se faisoient porter par les diables, de ville en ville, avec leurs déclarations d'avoir fait mourir plusieurs personnes et bestail par leurs sorcillèges, et aussi d'avoir fait plusieurs dégats aux biens de la terre : Ensemble l'arrest prononcé contre eux par la Cour de Parlement de Bourdeaux, le Samedy 10. jour de Mars, 1610

by Anonymous

Mémoires de Frédérique Sophie Wilhelmine de Prusse, margrave de Bareith. Tome 2

Mémoires de Frédérique Sophie Wilhelmine de Prusse, margrave de Bareith. Tome 2

by Margrave of Bayreuth consort of Friedrich Margravine Wilhelmine

Nicolas Foucquet, surintendant des finances

Nicolas Foucquet, surintendant des finances

by Arthur de Marsy

A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Notes In Answer to a Late Pamphlet Entitled, An account of the Expedition to Carthagena

A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Notes In Answer to a Late Pamphlet Entitled, An account of the Expedition to Carthagena

The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, Demonstrated Together with a Vindication of the Authority of Parliament

The Justice and Necessity of Taxing the American Colonies, Demonstrated Together with a Vindication of the Authority of Parliament

by Unknown

Descobrimentos dos Portuguezes nos Seculos XV e XVI

Descobrimentos dos Portuguezes nos Seculos XV e XVI

by A. F. Marx de Sori

A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It

A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It

by Richard Mead

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 62: February 1667-68

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 62: February 1667-68

by Samuel Pepys

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3

by Madame de Montespan

Canada

Canada

by Beckles Willson

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Cinquième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Cinquième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac

Regles pour les officieres du monastere de l'Annonciade, fondé à Genes l'année de notre Salut 1604

Regles pour les officieres du monastere de l'Annonciade, fondé à Genes l'année de notre Salut 1604

by Ordine della Santissima Annunziata

Edinburgh Papers. Edinburgh Merchants and Merchandise in Old Times

Edinburgh Papers. Edinburgh Merchants and Merchandise in Old Times

by Robert Chambers

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 03: 1555

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 03: 1555

by John Lothrop Motley

Die Wiedertäufer von Münster: Drama in 5 Akten

Die Wiedertäufer von Münster: Drama in 5 Akten

by Bernhard Kellermann

The Hammond-Harwood House: A Registered National Historic Landmark

The Hammond-Harwood House: A Registered National Historic Landmark

by Anonymous

The Book of the Courtier

The Book of the Courtier

by conte Baldassarre Castiglione

The Old Pike A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon

The Old Pike A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon

by Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield) Searight

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

by Benvenuto Cellini

The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621

The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London With Seven Related Documents; 1606-1621

by Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860

Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) During the Years 1858, 1859, and 1860

by Henri Mouhot

Bygone Punishments

Bygone Punishments

by William Andrews

Concerning Christian Liberty; with Letter of Martin Luther to Pope Leo X.

Concerning Christian Liberty; with Letter of Martin Luther to Pope Leo X.

by Martin Luther

A Beginner's History of Philosophy, Vol. 2: Modern Philosophy

A Beginner's History of Philosophy, Vol. 2: Modern Philosophy

by Herbert Ernest Cushman

English Economic History: Select Documents

English Economic History: Select Documents

The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, [v. 1,] from 1684 to 1902

The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, [v. 1,] from 1684 to 1902

by G. le M. (George Le Mesurier) Gretton

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris, or, A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes & fruites for meate or sauce vsed with vs, and, an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land, together with the right orderinge, planting & preseruing of them and their vses & vertues

Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris, or, A garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed vp a kitchen garden of all manner of herbes, rootes & fruites for meate or sauce vsed with vs, and, an orchard of all sorte of fruitbearing trees and shrubbes fit for our land, together with the right orderinge, planting & preseruing of them and their vses & vertues

by John Parkinson

Touring in 1600: A Study in the Development of Travel as a Means of Education

Touring in 1600: A Study in the Development of Travel as a Means of Education

by E. S. (Ernest Stuart) Bates

Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia

Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia

by Cerinda W. Evans

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air

by Joseph Priestley

Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study

Jerome Cardan: A Biographical Study

by W. G. (William George) Waters

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I

by Samuel Johnson

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant. To Which Is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton Trade

The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant. To Which Is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton Trade

by Henry Lee

Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finance et sur son frère l'abbé Fouquet

Mémoires sur la vie publique et privée de Fouquet, surintendant des finance et sur son frère l'abbé Fouquet

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

Quaint and Historic Forts of North America

by John Martin Hammond

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 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 24 of 55 1630-34 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 dissolution of the monasteries : As illustrated by the suppression of the religious houses of Staffordshire

The dissolution of the monasteries : As illustrated by the suppression of the religious houses of Staffordshire

by Francis Aidan Hibbert

Siam : The Land of the White Elephant as It Was and Is

Siam : The Land of the White Elephant as It Was and Is

by George B. (George Blagden) Bacon

Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 of 2] Including the Biography of the Poet; criticisms on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, and amusements, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age

Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 of 2] Including the Biography of the Poet; criticisms on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, and amusements, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age

by Nathan Drake

A Description of Greenland

A Description of Greenland

by Hans Egede

Aristotle's works: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

Aristotle's works: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

by pseud. Aristotle

Queens of the Renaissance

Queens of the Renaissance

by M. Beresford Ryley

Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches

Willem Adriaan Van Der Stel, and Other Historical Sketches

by George McCall Theal

Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner

Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne Being the Journal of Captain Woodes Rogers, Master Mariner

by Woodes Rogers

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688

Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688

by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition

Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition

by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second

A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second

by Charles James Fox

Great Ralegh

Great Ralegh

by Hugh De Sélincourt

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, January 1884 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, January 1884 A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, Chautauqua Institution

Extracts from the Diary of William Bray

Extracts from the Diary of William Bray

by William Bray

The Building of Castello de San Marcos National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 1

The Building of Castello de San Marcos National Park Service Interpretive Series, History No. 1

by Albert C. Manucy

Spanish Prisons The Inquisition at Home and Abroad, Prisons Past and Present

Spanish Prisons The Inquisition at Home and Abroad, Prisons Past and Present

by Arthur Griffiths

Valencia and Murcia, a glance at African Spain

Valencia and Murcia, a glance at African Spain

by Albert Frederick Calvert

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (5/6)

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (5/6)

by C. A. (Charles Athanase) Walckenaer

The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century.

The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century.

by Thomas Platter

Martin Behaim aus Nürnberg. Der geistige Entdecker Amerika's

Martin Behaim aus Nürnberg. Der geistige Entdecker Amerika's

by Alexander Ziegler

L'esclave religieux, et ses avantures

L'esclave religieux, et ses avantures

by Antoine Quartier

Malplaquet

Malplaquet

by Hilaire Belloc

Illustrations of political economy, Volume 6 (of 9)

Illustrations of political economy, Volume 6 (of 9)

by Harriet Martineau

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 65: May 1668

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 65: May 1668

by Samuel Pepys

Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias Hicks

Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias Hicks

by Elias Hicks

The Scottish Parliament Before the Union of the Crowns

The Scottish Parliament Before the Union of the Crowns

by Robert S. (Robert Sangster) Rait

Dialogo sopra la generatione de venti, baleni, tuoni, fulgori, fiumi, laghi, valli et montagne

Dialogo sopra la generatione de venti, baleni, tuoni, fulgori, fiumi, laghi, valli et montagne

by Camillo Agrippa

O Marquez de Pombal Lance d'olhos sobre a sua sciencia; politica e systema de administração; ideias liberaes que o dominavam; plano e primeiras tentativas democraticas

O Marquez de Pombal Lance d'olhos sobre a sua sciencia; politica e systema de administração; ideias liberaes que o dominavam; plano e primeiras tentativas democraticas

by Manuel Emídio Garcia

O descobrimento do Brasil por Pedro Alvares Cabral

O descobrimento do Brasil por Pedro Alvares Cabral

by António Arthur Baldaque da Silva

The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism

The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism

by William Bennett Munro

Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740)

Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740)

by James Miller

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 1

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 1

by Azel Ames

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 58: October 1667

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 58: October 1667

by Samuel Pepys

A Method of Tanning without Bark

A Method of Tanning without Bark

by William Maple

Annali d'Italia, vol. 6 dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750

Annali d'Italia, vol. 6 dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750

by Lodovico Antonio Muratori

The Reformed Librarie-Keeper (1650)

The Reformed Librarie-Keeper (1650)

by John Dury

Leibniz: Zu seinem zweihunderjährigen Todestag 14. November 1916

Leibniz: Zu seinem zweihunderjährigen Todestag 14. November 1916

by Wilhelm Max Wundt

A boke made by John Fryth, prysoner in the Tower of London answerynge unto M. Mores letter, which he wrote agaynst the fyrste lytle treatyse that John Fryth made, concernynge the sacramente of the body and bloude of Christ

A boke made by John Fryth, prysoner in the Tower of London answerynge unto M. Mores letter, which he wrote agaynst the fyrste lytle treatyse that John Fryth made, concernynge the sacramente of the body and bloude of Christ

by John Frith

The Endowed Charities of Kensington: By Whom Bequeathed, and How Administered

The Endowed Charities of Kensington: By Whom Bequeathed, and How Administered

by Edward Morton Daniel

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1905

The magazine of history with notes and queries, Vol. II, No. 4, October 1905

by Various Authors

Memoirs of the Marchioness of Pompadour (vol. 2 of 2)

Memoirs of the Marchioness of Pompadour (vol. 2 of 2)

by marquise de Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Pompadour

Declaration du Roy, qui ordonne l'execution de l'Edit de Revocation de celuy de Nantes

Declaration du Roy, qui ordonne l'execution de l'Edit de Revocation de celuy de Nantes

by France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV)

Del governo della peste e della maniera di guardarsene

Del governo della peste e della maniera di guardarsene

by Lodovico Antonio Muratori

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1608a

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1608a

by John Lothrop Motley

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue The Challoner Revision

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 06: Josue The Challoner Revision

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Second Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Second Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

by active 16th century seigneur de La Mothe-Fénelon Bertrand de Salignac

Kertomuksia Suomen historiasta V:1 Kustaa Aadolf ja Kristiina: Sodat

Kertomuksia Suomen historiasta V:1 Kustaa Aadolf ja Kristiina: Sodat

by Julius Krohn

Histoire de France 1724-1759 (Volume 18/19)

Histoire de France 1724-1759 (Volume 18/19)

by Jules Michelet

The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life

The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life

by Brother of the Resurrection Lawrence

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 2: Turgot

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 2: Turgot

by John Morley

The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.

The Phantom World; or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c.

by Augustin Calmet

English Painters, with a Chapter on American Painters

English Painters, with a Chapter on American Painters

by H. J. (Harry John) Wilmot-Buxton, S. R. (Sylvester Rosa) Koehler

The Royal Institution: Its Founder and First Professors

The Royal Institution: Its Founder and First Professors

by Bence Jones

The English Village Community Examined in its Relations to the Manorial and Tribal Systems and to the Common or Open Field System of Husbandry; An Essay in Economic History (Reprinted from the Fourth Edition)

The English Village Community Examined in its Relations to the Manorial and Tribal Systems and to the Common or Open Field System of Husbandry; An Essay in Economic History (Reprinted from the Fourth Edition)

by Frederic Seebohm

The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods

The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods

by William Chaffers

Essays on the Latin Orient

Essays on the Latin Orient

by William Miller

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II. Volume 3 of 3

by Henry Hallam

Paris, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2

Paris, From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2

by William Walton

A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)

A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)

by Thomas M. (Thomas Martin) Lindsay

An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition

An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition

by Adam Ferguson

Reize van Maarten Gerritsz. Vries in 1643 naar het Noorden en Oosten van Japan volgens het journaal gehouden door C.J. Coen, op het schip Castricum

Reize van Maarten Gerritsz. Vries in 1643 naar het Noorden en Oosten van Japan volgens het journaal gehouden door C.J. Coen, op het schip Castricum

by Maarten Gerritszoon Vries, Cornelis Janszoon Coen, Philipp Franz von Siebold