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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 Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century With a supplemental chapter on the revival in America

The Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century With a supplemental chapter on the revival in America

by Edwin Paxton Hood

Landholding in England

Landholding in England

by F.R.H.S. Joseph Fisher

Artificial fire-works : improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches

Artificial fire-works : improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches

by Robert Jones

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume LXII., No. 381, July, 1847

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume LXII., No. 381, July, 1847

by Various Authors

Quadros de historia portugueza

Quadros de historia portugueza

by I. F. Silveira da Mota

Acts of 30° & 43° Geo. III. relating to a district in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, called Hans Town

Acts of 30° & 43° Geo. III. relating to a district in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, called Hans Town

by Great Britain

The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting

The Master of Game: The Oldest English Book on Hunting

by of Norwich Edward, count of Foix Gaston III Phoebus

On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments

On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments

A short history of Rhode Island

A short history of Rhode Island

by George Washington Greene

The Learned Lady in England, 1650-1760

The Learned Lady in England, 1650-1760

by Myra Reynolds

The Methodist : a poem

The Methodist : a poem

by Evan Lloyd

Bohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 With a short summary of later events

Bohemia, from the earliest times to the fall of national independence in 1620 With a short summary of later events

by C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

The English Church in the Eighteenth Century

The English Church in the Eighteenth Century

by Charles J. (Charles John) Abbey, John Henry Overton

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation

Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 2 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence

Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 2 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence

by Richard Cocks

Excursions in Art and Letters

Excursions in Art and Letters

by William Wetmore Story

Braddock Road

Braddock Road

by John Kennedy Lacock

The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester from the Original MS., with Historical and Explanatory Notes and a Biographical Memoir

The Century of Inventions of the Marquis of Worcester from the Original MS., with Historical and Explanatory Notes and a Biographical Memoir

by Marquis of Edward Somerset Worcester

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (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. 2 (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

Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656

Menasseh ben Israel's Mission to Oliver Cromwell Being a reprint of the pamphlets published by Menasseh ben Israel to promote the re-admission of the Jews to England, 1649-1656

by Manasseh ben Israel

A Brief History of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, London A.D. 1351-1889 With an Appendix Containing Some Account of the Blacksmiths' Company

A Brief History of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, London A.D. 1351-1889 With an Appendix Containing Some Account of the Blacksmiths' Company

by T. C. (Theophilus Charles) Noble

Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Under the Authority of the Board of Longitude

Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, Under the Authority of the Board of Longitude

by John Harrison

Voyage en Espagne d'un Ambassadeur Marocain (1690-1691)

Voyage en Espagne d'un Ambassadeur Marocain (1690-1691)

by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Wazir al-Ghassani

Orders conceived and published by the Lord Major and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague

Orders conceived and published by the Lord Major and Aldermen of the City of London, concerning the infection of the plague

by City of London (England). Court of Aldermen, City of London (England). Lord Mayor

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 745, April 6, 1878

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 745, April 6, 1878

by Various Authors

Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

by Henry Elliot Malden

Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 1 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence

Diary of Richard Cocks, Volume 1 Cape-Merchant in the English Factory in Japan, 1615-1622, with Correspondence

by Richard Cocks

Chantilly in History and Art

Chantilly in History and Art

by Luise Richter

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.

Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. 1 (of 2) Including the Charities, Depravities, Dresses, and Amusements etc.

by James Peller Malcolm

Woman in the golden ages

Woman in the golden ages

by Amelia Gere Mason

Medical investigation in seventeenth century England

Medical investigation in seventeenth century England

by Charles W. Bodemer, Lester S. (Lester Snow) King

Puritanism and Liberty (1603-1660) Third Edition

Puritanism and Liberty (1603-1660) Third Edition

Endres Tuchers Baumeisterbuch der Stadt Nürnberg

Endres Tuchers Baumeisterbuch der Stadt Nürnberg

by Endres Tucher

The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1 or a collection of speeches, letters, journals, etc. relative to the affairs of Prince Charles Edward Stuart

The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1 or a collection of speeches, letters, journals, etc. relative to the affairs of Prince Charles Edward Stuart

by Robert Forbes

The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts.

The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts.

by Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola

Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699

Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699

by Lyman Carrier

Charlotte de Bourbon, princesse d'Orange

Charlotte de Bourbon, princesse d'Orange

by comte Jules Delaborde

The influence and development of English gilds : as illustrated by the history of the craft gilds of Shrewsbury

The influence and development of English gilds : as illustrated by the history of the craft gilds of Shrewsbury

by Francis Aidan Hibbert

Boscobel Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651

Boscobel Or, The History of his Sacred Majesties most Miraculous Preservation After the Battle of Worcester, 3. Sept. 1651

by Thomas Blount

A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759)

A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759)

by Thomas Sheridan

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832

by Various Authors

The Invention of Typography A Brief Sketch of the Invention of Printing and How it Came About

The Invention of Typography A Brief Sketch of the Invention of Printing and How it Came About

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

The Pioneer Home

The Pioneer Home

by Anonymous

玉壺淸話

玉壺淸話

by active 11th century Wenying

The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century

The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century

by Charles Bastide

Pintoricchio

Pintoricchio

by Evelyn March Phillipps

Narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520-1527

Narrative of the Portuguese embassy to Abyssinia during the years 1520-1527

by Francisco Alvares

A Short Account of King's College Chapel

A Short Account of King's College Chapel

by Walter Poole Littlechild

Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828

Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828

by Charles R. Poinsatte

A Briefe Discovrse of a Disease called the Suffocation of the Mother

A Briefe Discovrse of a Disease called the Suffocation of the Mother

by Edward Jorden

Turun linna

Turun linna

by Adolf Waldemar Jahnsson

Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight

Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight

by John Willcock

The Early History of English Poor Relief

The Early History of English Poor Relief

by of Girton College E. M. Leonard

A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the Niger

A narrative of travels in northern Africa in the years 1818, 19, and 20; accompanied by geographical notices of Soudan and of the course of the Niger

by G. F. (George Francis) Lyon

The Blacksmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times and of His Craft

The Blacksmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times and of His Craft

by Harold B. Gill

Travels in Turkey and back to England

Travels in Turkey and back to England

by Edmund Chishull

A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany, Vol. 1 (of 2) With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters

A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany, Vol. 1 (of 2) With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters

by John Moore

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3, March 1850

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 3, March 1850

by Various Authors

Shakspere & Typography

Shakspere & Typography

by William Blades

Devonshire Witches

Devonshire Witches

by Paul Q. (Paul Quick) Karkeek

天工開物

天工開物

by Yingxing Song

An Old City Company: A Sketch of the History and Conditions of the Skinners' Company of London

An Old City Company: A Sketch of the History and Conditions of the Skinners' Company of London

by Lewis Boyd Sebastian

Correspondence of the Family of Haddock, 1657-1719 The Camden Miscellany: Volume the Eighth

Correspondence of the Family of Haddock, 1657-1719 The Camden Miscellany: Volume the Eighth

Remarks upon the solar and the lunar years, the cycle of 19 years, commonly called the golden number, the epact, and a method of finding the time of Easter, as it is now observed in most parts of Europe

Remarks upon the solar and the lunar years, the cycle of 19 years, commonly called the golden number, the epact, and a method of finding the time of Easter, as it is now observed in most parts of Europe

by Earl of George Parker Macclesfield

A libell of Spanish lies : found at the sacke of Cales, discoursing the fight in the West Indies, twixt the English navie being fourteene ships and pinasses, and a fleete of twentie saile of the king of Spaines, and of the death of Sir Francis Drake

A libell of Spanish lies : found at the sacke of Cales, discoursing the fight in the West Indies, twixt the English navie being fourteene ships and pinasses, and a fleete of twentie saile of the king of Spaines, and of the death of Sir Francis Drake

by Captain Henry Savile

The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria

The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria

by Eleanor E. Tremayne

Reflections upon Two Pamphlets Lately Published One called, A Letter from Monsieur de Cros, concerning the Memoirs of Christendom, and the Other, An Answer to that Letter.

Reflections upon Two Pamphlets Lately Published One called, A Letter from Monsieur de Cros, concerning the Memoirs of Christendom, and the Other, An Answer to that Letter.

by Anonymous

Celebrated naval and military trials

Celebrated naval and military trials

by Peter Burke

The Gentleman's Magazine, January 1731 Or, Trader's Monthly Intelligencer

The Gentleman's Magazine, January 1731 Or, Trader's Monthly Intelligencer

by Various Authors

An Authentick Account of the Measures and Precautions Used at Venice By the Magistrate of the Office of Health, for the Preservation of Publick Health

An Authentick Account of the Measures and Precautions Used at Venice By the Magistrate of the Office of Health, for the Preservation of Publick Health

by Anonymous

The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham College, Oxford; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester

The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham College, Oxford; Master of Trinity College, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester

by P. A. (Patrick Arkley) Wright Henderson

Staffordshire pottery and its history

Staffordshire pottery and its history

by Josiah C. (Josiah Clement) Wedgwood

Mystics of the Renaissance and their relation to modern thought, including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno, and others

Mystics of the Renaissance and their relation to modern thought, including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno, and others

by Rudolf Steiner

The strange career of the Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont : Minister plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763

The strange career of the Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont : Minister plenipotentiary from France to Great Britain in 1763

by J. Buchan (John Buchan) Telfer

Stories of Elizabethan heroes : Stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resource of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign

Stories of Elizabethan heroes : Stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resource of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign

by Edward Gilliat

Nykyisten kauheuksien juuret Itämerenmaakunnissa

Nykyisten kauheuksien juuret Itämerenmaakunnissa

by A. (Agathon) Meurman

Classics of modern science : (Copernicus to Pasteur)

Classics of modern science : (Copernicus to Pasteur)

Les comédiens hors la loi

Les comédiens hors la loi

by Gaston Maugras

Vie de Rancé

Vie de Rancé

by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand

The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 1 (of 2)

The censorship of the Church of Rome and its influence upon the production and distribution of literature, volume 1 (of 2)

by George Haven Putnam

The love of an uncrowned queen : Sophie Dorothea, consort of George I, and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count Königsmarck

The love of an uncrowned queen : Sophie Dorothea, consort of George I, and her correspondence with Philip Christopher, Count Königsmarck

by W. H. (William Henry) Wilkins

Airopaidia : Containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage; hints on the improvement of balloons ... To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain; with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation.

Airopaidia : Containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage; hints on the improvement of balloons ... To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain; with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation.

by Thomas Baldwin

A new discovery for finding the longitude

A new discovery for finding the longitude

by William Hobbs

The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal : A new translation, with historical introduction and notes, by the Rev. Thomas M'Crie

The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal : A new translation, with historical introduction and notes, by the Rev. Thomas M'Crie

by Blaise Pascal

The history of the harlequinade, volume 1 (of 2)

The history of the harlequinade, volume 1 (of 2)

by Maurice Sand

History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 2 (of 4)

History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 2 (of 4)

by W. S. (William Schaw) Lindsay

The British battle fleet, Vol. 1 (of 2) : its inception and growth throughout the centuries to the present day

The British battle fleet, Vol. 1 (of 2) : its inception and growth throughout the centuries to the present day

by Fred T. (Frederick Thomas) Jane

Mr. Ray's travels, Vol. 2 : A collection of curious travels and voyages. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf's journey into the eastern countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c., translated from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. And also, travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petræa, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the observations of Mons. Belon, Prosper Alpinus, Dr. Huntington, Mr. Vernon, Sir George Wheeler, Dr. Smith, Mr. Greaves, and others. To which are added three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs, as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray, F.R.S.

Mr. Ray's travels, Vol. 2 : A collection of curious travels and voyages. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf's journey into the eastern countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c., translated from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. And also, travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petræa, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the observations of Mons. Belon, Prosper Alpinus, Dr. Huntington, Mr. Vernon, Sir George Wheeler, Dr. Smith, Mr. Greaves, and others. To which are added three catalogues of such trees, shrubs, and herbs, as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray, F.R.S.

by John Ray, Leonhard Rauwolf

A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.

A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew in its several tribes of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. : With an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.

by B. E.

Lighthouses : Their history and romance

Lighthouses : Their history and romance

by William John Hardy

The greatest story in the world, period 3 (of 3) : The development of the modern world

The greatest story in the world, period 3 (of 3) : The development of the modern world

by Horace G. (Horace Gordon) Hutchinson

Remarks on a passage from the river Balise in the bay of Honduras, to Merida : the capital of the province of Jucatan, in the Spanish West Indies

Remarks on a passage from the river Balise in the bay of Honduras, to Merida : the capital of the province of Jucatan, in the Spanish West Indies

by Lieutenant James Cook

The first voyage round the world, by Magellan : translated from the accounts of Pigafetta, and other contemporary writers

The first voyage round the world, by Magellan : translated from the accounts of Pigafetta, and other contemporary writers

by Antonio Pigafetta

Florentine villas

Florentine villas

by Janet Ross

The history of the Bastile, and of its principal captives

The history of the Bastile, and of its principal captives

by R. A. (Richard Alfred) Davenport

The freedom of the seas : or, The right which belongs to the Dutch to take part in the East Indian trade

The freedom of the seas : or, The right which belongs to the Dutch to take part in the East Indian trade

by Hugo Grotius

The sacred theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 2) : Containing an account of the original of the Earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things.

The sacred theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 2) : Containing an account of the original of the Earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things.

by Thomas Burnet

Thoughts on the mechanism of societies

Thoughts on the mechanism of societies

by marquis de Charles Casaux

William Shakspere and Robert Greene : the evidence

William Shakspere and Robert Greene : the evidence

by William Hall Chapman

Domestic life in New England in the seventeenth century

Domestic life in New England in the seventeenth century

by George Francis Dow