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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

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera

by Pietro Martire d' Anghiera

The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth. Volume 08 of 11.

The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth. Volume 08 of 11.

by John Lingard, Hilaire Belloc

The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry

The Renaissance: studies in art and poetry

by Walter Pater

Kepler

Kepler

by Walter W. (Walter William) Bryant

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

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

by Samuel Pepys

Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733)

Mrs. Mary Eales's receipts. (1733)

by Mary Eales

Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier

by H. Emile (Henri Emile) Chevalier

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

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I.

by David Hume

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3

by Horace Walpole

Cuba, Old and New

Cuba, Old and New

by Albert G. (Albert Gardner) Robinson

New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America

New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America

by John L. (John Lambert) Cotter, J. Paul Hudson

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 1/8)

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 1/8)

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

Noticia de livreiros e impressores de Lisbôa na 2ª metade do seculo XVI

Noticia de livreiros e impressores de Lisbôa na 2ª metade do seculo XVI

by Gomes de Brito

The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy

by Jacob Burckhardt

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled Massacres, Butcheries, and all manner of Cruelties, that Hell and Malice could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them.

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled Massacres, Butcheries, and all manner of Cruelties, that Hell and Malice could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them.

by Bartolomé de las Casas

Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery

Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery

by Justin Winsor

The Smalcald Articles

The Smalcald Articles

by Martin Luther

Ethics — Part 1

Ethics — Part 1

by Benedictus de Spinoza

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century

by Jules Verne

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 2 (of 8) Spanish Explorations and Settlements in America from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 2 (of 8) Spanish Explorations and Settlements in America from the Fifteenth to the Seventeenth Century

The Curtezan unmasked; or, The Whoredomes of Jezebel Painted to the Life With Antidotes against them, or Heavenly Julips to cool Men in the Fever of Lust.

The Curtezan unmasked; or, The Whoredomes of Jezebel Painted to the Life With Antidotes against them, or Heavenly Julips to cool Men in the Fever of Lust.

by Anonymous

Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur

Beobachtungen über Oesterreichs Aufklärung und Litteratur

by Aloys Blumauer

De Rariorum Animalium atque Stirpium Historia

De Rariorum Animalium atque Stirpium Historia

by John Caius

The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)

The Bābur-nāma in English (Memoirs of Bābur)

by Emperor of Hindustan Babur

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 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 05 of 55 1582-1583 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 Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters A Selection from His Correspondence with Boccaccio and Other Friends, Designed to Illustrate the Beginnings of the Renaissance

Petrarch, the First Modern Scholar and Man of Letters A Selection from His Correspondence with Boccaccio and Other Friends, Designed to Illustrate the Beginnings of the Renaissance

by Francesco Petrarca

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

Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions

Elizabethan Sea-Dogs: A Chronicle of Drake and His Companions

by William Wood

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

Histoire Anecdotique de l'Ancien Théâtre en France, Tome Second Théâtre-Français, Opéra, Opéra-Comique, Théâtre-Italien, Vaudeville, Théâtres forains, etc...

Histoire Anecdotique de l'Ancien Théâtre en France, Tome Second Théâtre-Français, Opéra, Opéra-Comique, Théâtre-Italien, Vaudeville, Théâtres forains, etc...

by Albert Du Casse

Colonial days in old New York

Colonial days in old New York

by Alice Morse Earle

An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2

An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2

by Alexander Hewatt

Die Piccolomini

Die Piccolomini

by Friedrich Schiller

Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes

Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes

by Anonymous

La Nonne Alferez

La Nonne Alferez

by Catalina de Erauso

Kuvaelmia itä-suomalaisten vanhoista tavoista 5: Kesäaskareet

Kuvaelmia itä-suomalaisten vanhoista tavoista 5: Kesäaskareet

by Johannes Häyhä

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 5 - (D - E- F)

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 5 - (D - E- F)

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Early European History

Early European History

by Hutton Webster

Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century

Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century

by Karl Marx

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3

by William Hickling Prescott

Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark

Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark

by Agnes C. Laut

Catholic Churchmen in Science [First Series] Sketches of the Lives of Catholic Ecclesiastics Who Were Among the Great Founders in Science

Catholic Churchmen in Science [First Series] Sketches of the Lives of Catholic Ecclesiastics Who Were Among the Great Founders in Science

by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

The People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote

The People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote

by Charles Dudley Warner

Relation originale du voyage de Jacques Cartier au Canada en 1534

Relation originale du voyage de Jacques Cartier au Canada en 1534

by Jacques Cartier

La vita Italiana nel Cinquecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1893

La vita Italiana nel Cinquecento: Conferenze tenute a Firenze nel 1893

by Various Authors

Epitres des hommes obscurs du chevalier Ulric von Hutten traduites par Laurent Tailhade

Epitres des hommes obscurs du chevalier Ulric von Hutten traduites par Laurent Tailhade

by Ulrich von Hutten

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 4

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 4

by Azel Ames

Rückreise von Java nach Europa mit der sogenannten englischen Überlandpost im September und October 1848

Rückreise von Java nach Europa mit der sogenannten englischen Überlandpost im September und October 1848

by Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn

A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499

A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499

La fee triunfante en quatro autos Celebrados en Mallorca por el Santo Oficio de la Inquisición en que han salido ochenta y ocho reos, y de treinta y siete relajados sólo hubo tres pertinaces.

La fee triunfante en quatro autos Celebrados en Mallorca por el Santo Oficio de la Inquisición en que han salido ochenta y ocho reos, y de treinta y siete relajados sólo hubo tres pertinaces.

by Francisco Garau

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07

History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07

by Thomas Carlyle

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03

by Richard Hakluyt

Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The Rede Lecture Delivered June 13, 1894

Libraries in the Medieval and Renaissance Periods The Rede Lecture Delivered June 13, 1894

by John Willis Clark

The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla

The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Memoria dirigida al Sr. Marquez de Loreto, Virey y Capitan General de las Provincias del Rio de La Plata

Memoria dirigida al Sr. Marquez de Loreto, Virey y Capitan General de las Provincias del Rio de La Plata

by Francisco de Viedma

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 2 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe

Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 2 Being secret memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, lady's maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of the Princess Lamballe

by Mme. Du Hausset, princesse de Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie-Carignan Lamballe

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 71: January 1668-69

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 71: January 1668-69

by Samuel Pepys

Histoire de France 1598-1628 (Volume 13/19)

Histoire de France 1598-1628 (Volume 13/19)

by Jules Michelet

Lettere di molte valorose donne nelle quali chiaramente appare non esser ne di eloquentia ne di dottrina alli huomini inferiori

Lettere di molte valorose donne nelle quali chiaramente appare non esser ne di eloquentia ne di dottrina alli huomini inferiori

by Ortensio Landi

The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women

The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of Women

by John Knox

The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648

by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1

The Wits and Beaux of Society. Volume 1

by Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton

Luther's Little Instruction Book: The Small Catechism of Martin Luther

Luther's Little Instruction Book: The Small Catechism of Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

O Infante D. Henrique e a arte de navegar dos portuguezes

O Infante D. Henrique e a arte de navegar dos portuguezes

by Vicente de Almeida de Eça

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 18: Return to Naples

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 18: Return to Naples

by Giacomo Casanova

Inicios da Renascença em Portugal: Quinta e Palacio da Bacalhôa em Azeitão, monographia historico-artistica

Inicios da Renascença em Portugal: Quinta e Palacio da Bacalhôa em Azeitão, monographia historico-artistica

by Joaquim Rasteiro

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1600-02

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1600-02

by John Lothrop Motley

A general history of the pyrates : from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time

A general history of the pyrates : from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time

by active 1724-1731 Charles Johnson

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2

by Henry Hallam

Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters

Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters

by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century

North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century

by C. Malcolm Watkins

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 12 (di 15)

Storia degli Italiani, vol. 12 (di 15)

by Cesare Cantù

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1661 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria; Vol. IV

A Popular History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Reign of Queen Victoria; Vol. IV

by François Guizot

Travels into North America, Volume 2 (of 3)

Travels into North America, Volume 2 (of 3)

by Pehr Kalm

A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries

A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries

by J. Paul Hudson

Euphorion - Vol. I Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance

Euphorion - Vol. I Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance

by Vernon Lee

Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. II

Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. II

by Pasquale Villari

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 34: March/April 1664-65

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 34: March/April 1664-65

by Samuel Pepys

The Superstitions of Witchcraft

The Superstitions of Witchcraft

by Howard Williams

A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV]

A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV]

by Benedictus de Spinoza

Henry VIII.

Henry VIII.

by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Pollard

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

by James Anthony Froude

Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX.

Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX.

by Julian Stafford Corbett

Woman's Life in Colonial Days

Woman's Life in Colonial Days

by Carl Holliday

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 19: November/December 1662

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 19: November/December 1662

by Samuel Pepys

Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722

Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722

by Daniel Defoe

The black wolf's breed : A story of France in the Old world and the New, happening in the reign of Louis XIV

The black wolf's breed : A story of France in the Old world and the New, happening in the reign of Louis XIV

by Harris Dickson

A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in Our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity, By a College to Be Erected in the Summer Islands, Otherwise Called the Isles of Bermuda

A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in Our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity, By a College to Be Erected in the Summer Islands, Otherwise Called the Isles of Bermuda

by George Berkeley

William Gilbert, and Terrestial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth A Discourse

William Gilbert, and Terrestial Magnetism in the Time of Queen Elizabeth A Discourse

by Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips) Thompson

Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park

Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the Founding of the Yellowstone National Park

by Geological Survey (U.S.)

History of the United Netherlands, 1586c

History of the United Netherlands, 1586c

by John Lothrop Motley

History of the United Netherlands, 1592

History of the United Netherlands, 1592

by John Lothrop Motley

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Complete

by duc de Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide, Arranged Alphabetically

Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide, Arranged Alphabetically

by Thomas T. Harman, Walter Showell

A Treatise on Good Works

A Treatise on Good Works

by Martin Luther

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 09 : Italy

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 09 : Italy

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 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 10 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