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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 Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks

by Ellen H. (Ellen Hardin) Walworth

The Colonies, 1492-1750

The Colonies, 1492-1750

by Reuben Gold Thwaites

Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 2.

Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 2.

by Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme

A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

by British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals, Herbert A. (Herbert Appold) Grueber

Ulrich Schmidel Der erste Geschichtschreiber der La Plata-Länder (1535-1555)

Ulrich Schmidel Der erste Geschichtschreiber der La Plata-Länder (1535-1555)

by Robert Lehmann-Nitsche

Rembrandt's Amsterdam

Rembrandt's Amsterdam

by Frits Lugt

Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2

Discovery of Oxygen, Part 2

by Carl Wilhelm Scheele

A Book of Fruits and Flowers

A Book of Fruits and Flowers

by Anonymous

Histoire de Marie Stuart

Histoire de Marie Stuart

by Jean-Marie Dargaud

America, Volume 3 (of 6)

America, Volume 3 (of 6)

by Joel Cook

Elizabeth Montagu, the queen of the bluestockings, Volume 2 (of 2) : Her correspondence from 1720 to 1761

Elizabeth Montagu, the queen of the bluestockings, Volume 2 (of 2) : Her correspondence from 1720 to 1761

by Mrs. (Elizabeth) Montagu

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 10 (di 15)

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 10 (di 15)

by Cesare Cantù

The life of Poggio Bracciolini

The life of Poggio Bracciolini

by William Shepherd

Historia de la decadencia de España

Historia de la decadencia de España

by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

Reina Valera New Testament of the Bible 1602, Book of Matthew

Reina Valera New Testament of the Bible 1602, Book of Matthew

Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

Tudor school-boy life: the dialogues of Juan Luis Vives

by Juan Luis Vives

The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts.

The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts.

by Freiherr von Karl Ludwig Pöllnitz

Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions

Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions

by Arthur MacDonald

Coaching Days & Ways

Coaching Days & Ways

by E. D. (Edward William Dirom) Cuming

The narrative of a journey undertaken in the years 1819, 1820 and 1821 through France, Italy, Savoy, Switzerland, parts of Germany bordering on the Rhine, Holland and the Netherlands : comprising incidents that occurred to the author, who has long suffered under a total deprivation of sight; with various points of information collected on his tour

The narrative of a journey undertaken in the years 1819, 1820 and 1821 through France, Italy, Savoy, Switzerland, parts of Germany bordering on the Rhine, Holland and the Netherlands : comprising incidents that occurred to the author, who has long suffered under a total deprivation of sight; with various points of information collected on his tour

by James Holman

Histoire des plus célèbres amateurs italiens et de leurs relations avec les artistes Tome IV

Histoire des plus célèbres amateurs italiens et de leurs relations avec les artistes Tome IV

by Antoine Jules Dumesnil

The Reign of the Manuscript

The Reign of the Manuscript

by Perry Wayland Sinks

Histoire de France 1484-1515 (Volume 9/19)

by Jules Michelet

The Early History of the Post in Grant and Farm

The Early History of the Post in Grant and Farm

by James Wilson Hyde

The Journal of Joachim Hane containing his escapes and sufferings during his employment by Oliver Cromwell in France from November 1653 to February 1654

The Journal of Joachim Hane containing his escapes and sufferings during his employment by Oliver Cromwell in France from November 1653 to February 1654

by Joachim Hane

The Thirty Years War — Volume 01

The Thirty Years War — Volume 01

by Friedrich Schiller

A Dialogue upon the Gardens of the Right Honorouble the Lord Viscount Cobham at Stow in Buckinghamshire

A Dialogue upon the Gardens of the Right Honorouble the Lord Viscount Cobham at Stow in Buckinghamshire

by William Gilpin

The European Anarchy

The European Anarchy

by G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson

Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c.

Awdeley's Fraternitye of Vacabondes, Harman's Caueat, Haben's Sermon, &c.

by active 1559-1577 John Awdelay, Parson Haben, active 1567 Thomas Harman

A Caution to the Directors of the East-India Company With Regard to Their Making the Midsummer Dividend of Five Per Cent. Without Due Attention to a Late Act of Parliament, and a By-law of Their Own

A Caution to the Directors of the East-India Company With Regard to Their Making the Midsummer Dividend of Five Per Cent. Without Due Attention to a Late Act of Parliament, and a By-law of Their Own

by Anonymous

Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith

by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay

Comenius and the Beginnings of Educational Reform

Comenius and the Beginnings of Educational Reform

by W. S. (Will Seymour) Monroe

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 35: May/June 1665

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 35: May/June 1665

by Samuel Pepys

Lettere di Lodovico Ariosto Con prefazione storico-critica, documenti e note

Lettere di Lodovico Ariosto Con prefazione storico-critica, documenti e note

by Lodovico Ariosto

Plaidoyer de M. Freydier contre l'introduction des cadenas et ceintures de chasteté, précédé d'une notice historique.

Plaidoyer de M. Freydier contre l'introduction des cadenas et ceintures de chasteté, précédé d'une notice historique.

by Monsieur Freydier

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 8, De Los Pleitos de Colón, II

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 8, De Los Pleitos de Colón, II

Hudson Tercentenary An historical retrospect regarding the object and quest of an all-water route from Europe to India; the obstacles in the way; and also Hudson's voyage to America in 1609 and some of its results

Hudson Tercentenary An historical retrospect regarding the object and quest of an all-water route from Europe to India; the obstacles in the way; and also Hudson's voyage to America in 1609 and some of its results

by Frank Chamberlain

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 47: November 1666

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 47: November 1666

by Samuel Pepys

A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster; On Occasion of the Late Earthquakes

A Letter from the Lord Bishop of London, to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster; On Occasion of the Late Earthquakes

by Thomas Sherlock

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 7, De Los Pleitos de Colón, I

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 7, De Los Pleitos de Colón, I

An Essay on the State of England In Relation to Its Trade, Its Poor, and Its Taxes, for Carrying on the Present War Against France

An Essay on the State of England In Relation to Its Trade, Its Poor, and Its Taxes, for Carrying on the Present War Against France

by John Cary

Jan Amos Komenský Johano Amos Comenius

Jan Amos Komenský Johano Amos Comenius

by Jan Václav Novák

Recueil des exemples de la malice des femmes, et des malheurs venus à leur occasion

Recueil des exemples de la malice des femmes, et des malheurs venus à leur occasion

by Anonymous

Micah Clarke - Tome III La Bataille de Sedgemoor

Micah Clarke - Tome III La Bataille de Sedgemoor

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 3

by Filson Young

Maantiede ja löytöretket 2 : Suurien löytöretkien aikakausi

Maantiede ja löytöretket 2 : Suurien löytöretkien aikakausi

by Into Konrad Inha

The danger and immodesty of the present too general custom of unnecessarily employing men-midwives Being the letters which lately appeared under the signature of a man-midwife. With an introduction, a treatise on the milk, and an appendix.

The danger and immodesty of the present too general custom of unnecessarily employing men-midwives Being the letters which lately appeared under the signature of a man-midwife. With an introduction, a treatise on the milk, and an appendix.

by Anonymous

Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura

Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura

by Bento Morganti

Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland From Original Documents

Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland From Original Documents

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585d

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585d

by John Lothrop Motley

Diderot et le Curé de Montchauvet Une mystification littéraire chez le baron d'Holbach, 1754

Diderot et le Curé de Montchauvet Une mystification littéraire chez le baron d'Holbach, 1754

by Armand Gasté

Päiväkirja

Päiväkirja

by Stefan Löfving

Kertomuksia Suomen historiasta VI Kaarle X Kustaa

Kertomuksia Suomen historiasta VI Kaarle X Kustaa

by Julius Krohn

Henrik Gabriel Porthan historiantutkijana

Henrik Gabriel Porthan historiantutkijana

by Gunnar Suolahti

A record of St. Cybi's Church, Holyhead : and the sermon preached after its restoration, 1879

A record of St. Cybi's Church, Holyhead : and the sermon preached after its restoration, 1879

by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

Good Councell against the plague Shewing sundry present preseruatiues for the same, by wholsome fumes, drinks, vomits, and other inward receits: as also, the perfect cure (by implaysture) of any that are therewith infected. Now necessary to be obserued of euery housholder, to auoyde the infection, lately begun in some places of this cittie.

Good Councell against the plague Shewing sundry present preseruatiues for the same, by wholsome fumes, drinks, vomits, and other inward receits: as also, the perfect cure (by implaysture) of any that are therewith infected. Now necessary to be obserued of euery housholder, to auoyde the infection, lately begun in some places of this cittie.

by Learned phisition

Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 1

Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies. Vol 1

by Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme

Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

by N. D'Anvers

Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494-1598, Fifth Edition Period 4 (of 8), Periods of European History

Europe in the Sixteenth Century, 1494-1598, Fifth Edition Period 4 (of 8), Periods of European History

by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson

Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2)

Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent (vol. 2 of 2)

by Alfred von Reumont

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.

History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II.

by James Anthony Froude

Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar.

Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar.

by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles

Pirates

Pirates

by active 1724-1731 Charles Johnson

Bartholomew Sastrow: Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster

Bartholomew Sastrow: Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster

by Bartholomäus Sastrow

America, Volume 5 (of 6)

America, Volume 5 (of 6)

by Joel Cook

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 8/8)

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 8/8)

by J. B. de (Jacques-Benjamin) Saint-Victor

William Oughtred: A Great Seventeenth-Century Teacher of Mathematics

William Oughtred: A Great Seventeenth-Century Teacher of Mathematics

by Florian Cajori

The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks

The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks

by Karl August Schimmer

The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church

The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church

by E. (Elphège) Vacandard

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 1 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 1 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

by Anonymous

Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660

Virginia Under Charles I And Cromwell, 1625-1660

by Wilcomb E. Washburn

Edinburgh sketches & memories

Edinburgh sketches & memories

by David Masson

The Autobiography of Phineas Pett

The Autobiography of Phineas Pett

by Phineas Pett

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 11 (di 15)

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 11 (di 15)

by Cesare Cantù

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 1 Containing a collection of some of the principal phaenomena in nature, accounted for by the greatest philosophers of this age

Some Distinguished Victims of the Scaffold

Some Distinguished Victims of the Scaffold

by Horace Bleackley

Enfances célèbres

Enfances célèbres

by Louise Colet

Letters to His Son, 1746-47 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

Letters to His Son, 1746-47 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York

Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York

by John Rothwell Slater

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach

by Christopher Hare

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 46, 1721-1739 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 46, 1721-1739 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

Les grands navigateurs du XVIIIe siècle

Les grands navigateurs du XVIIIe siècle

by Jules Verne

The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck: A Scandal of the XVIIth Century

The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck: A Scandal of the XVIIth Century

by Thomas Longueville

Katharine von Bora: Dr. Martin Luther's Wife

Katharine von Bora: Dr. Martin Luther's Wife

by Armin Stein

Armor and Arms An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

Armor and Arms An elementary handbook and guide to the collection in the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.

by Thomas T. Hoopes

Verdadera historia de los sucesos de la conquista de la Nueva-España (3 de 3)

Verdadera historia de los sucesos de la conquista de la Nueva-España (3 de 3)

by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 3 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 3 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

by Anonymous

Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704)

Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the English Stage (1704); Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage in a Letter to a Lady (1704)

History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life

History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life

by Consul Willshire Butterfield

The Pilgrims of New England A Tale of the Early American Settlers

The Pilgrims of New England A Tale of the Early American Settlers

by Mrs. (Annie) J. B. Webb

Annali d'Italia, vol. 7 dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750

Annali d'Italia, vol. 7 dal principio dell'era volgare sino all'anno 1750

by Lodovico Antonio Muratori

御製廣寒殿記

御製廣寒殿記

L'Académie des sciences et les académiciens de 1666 à 1793

L'Académie des sciences et les académiciens de 1666 à 1793

by Joseph Bertrand

A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate

A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate

by Simon Paulli

The Manor House of Lacolle A description and historical sketch of the Manoir of the Seigniory of de Beaujeu of Lacolle

The Manor House of Lacolle A description and historical sketch of the Manoir of the Seigniory of de Beaujeu of Lacolle

by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall

History of the United Netherlands, 1588d

History of the United Netherlands, 1588d

by John Lothrop Motley

Un Misanthrope à la Cour de Louis XIV: Montausier, sa vie et son temps

Un Misanthrope à la Cour de Louis XIV: Montausier, sa vie et son temps

by Amédée Roux

A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama

A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama

by H. R. Hill

Die großen Mächte

Die großen Mächte

by Leopold von Ranke

Histoire de France 1466-1483 (Volume 8/19)

Histoire de France 1466-1483 (Volume 8/19)

by Jules Michelet