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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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France and England in North America, Part IV: The Old Régime In Canada

France and England in North America, Part IV: The Old Régime In Canada

by Francis Parkman

The Rise of the Democracy

The Rise of the Democracy

by Joseph Clayton

Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. I

Books and their makers during the Middle Ages : A study of the conditions of the production and distribution of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire to the close of the seventeenth century, Vol. I

by George Haven Putnam

Early Woodcut Initials Containing over Thirteen Hundred Reproductions of Ornamental Letters of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

Early Woodcut Initials Containing over Thirteen Hundred Reproductions of Ornamental Letters of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

by Oscar Jennings

A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767

A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767

by R. B. (Robert Bontine) Cunninghame Graham

A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557

A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557

by Knight of Elvas

Erasmus Against War

Erasmus Against War

by Desiderius Erasmus

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 6 - (G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O)

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 6 - (G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O)

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Grounds of Natural Philosophy: Divided into Thirteen Parts The Second Edition, much altered from the First, which went under the Name of Philosophical and Physical Opinions

Grounds of Natural Philosophy: Divided into Thirteen Parts The Second Edition, much altered from the First, which went under the Name of Philosophical and Physical Opinions

by Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle

Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718)

Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718)

by Daniel Defoe

裨海紀遊

裨海紀遊

by active 1691-1697 Yonghe Yu

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 26: Spain

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 26: Spain

by Giacomo Casanova

The Thirty Years War — Volume 04

The Thirty Years War — Volume 04

by Friedrich Schiller

Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon

by Robert Hooke

The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened

The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened

by Kenelm Digby

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day

Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day

by Ferdinand Gregorovius

A voyage to the South Sea : Undertaken by command of His Majesty for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's ship the Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh; including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew in the ship's boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies

A voyage to the South Sea : Undertaken by command of His Majesty for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's ship the Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh; including an account of the mutiny on board the said ship and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew in the ship's boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies

by William Bligh

Formation of the Union, 1750-1829

Formation of the Union, 1750-1829

by Albert Bushnell Hart

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe

by Richard Hakluyt

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 05: May 1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 05: May 1660

by Samuel Pepys

The story of the first trans-continental railroad : its projectors, construction, and history

The story of the first trans-continental railroad : its projectors, construction, and history

by William Francis Bailey

Brief Lives, Vol. 2

Brief Lives, Vol. 2

by John Aubrey

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science

by John William Draper

The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex

The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex

by active 1670 Hannah Woolley

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 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 09 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

William Pitt and the Great War

William Pitt and the Great War

by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600

The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600

by Edward Potts Cheyney

Cartas sobre a educação da mocidade

Cartas sobre a educação da mocidade

by António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches

Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653

Captain Richard Ingle The Maryland "Pirate and Rebel," 1642-1653

by Edward Ingle

Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time

Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time

by Charles Kingsley

For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary

For the Master's Sake: A Story of the Days of Queen Mary

by Emily Sarah Holt

La Defaite des Sauvages Armouchiquois par le Sagamos Membertou et ses alliez Sauvages, en la Nouvelle France, au mois de Juillet dernier, 1607

La Defaite des Sauvages Armouchiquois par le Sagamos Membertou et ses alliez Sauvages, en la Nouvelle France, au mois de Juillet dernier, 1607

by Marc Lescarbot

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 24: 1576-77

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 24: 1576-77

by John Lothrop Motley

Vita di Guarino Veronese

Vita di Guarino Veronese

by Remigio Sabbadini

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 02 (of 10) Berna to Michelozzo Michelozzi

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 02 (of 10) Berna to Michelozzo Michelozzi

by Giorgio Vasari

Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America

Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America

by Edmund Burke

History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2

by William Hickling Prescott

The armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth century

The armourer and his craft from the XIth to the XVIth century

by Charles John Ffoulkes

A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.

A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.

by Carlton J. H. (Carlton Joseph Huntley) Hayes

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 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 09 of 55 1593-1597 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

Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03

Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 03

by Samuel de Champlain

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3) Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England

Life and Times of Her Majesty Caroline Matilda, Vol. 1 (of 3) Queen of Denmark and Norway, and Sister of H. M. George III. of England

by Sir Lascelles Wraxall

Old times : A picture of social life at the end of the eighteenth century

Old times : A picture of social life at the end of the eighteenth century

by John Ashton

The Compleat Cook Expertly Prescribing the Most Ready Wayes, Whether Italian, Spanish or French, for Dressing of Flesh and Fish, Ordering Of Sauces or Making of Pastry

The Compleat Cook Expertly Prescribing the Most Ready Wayes, Whether Italian, Spanish or French, for Dressing of Flesh and Fish, Ordering Of Sauces or Making of Pastry

by W. M.

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 6/8)

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 6/8)

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

A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions

A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions

by William Pulteney, John Stewart

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 41: January/February 1665-66

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 41: January/February 1665-66

by Samuel Pepys

Histoire du XIXe siècle (volume 2/3) : II. Jusqu'au dix-huit Brumaire

Histoire du XIXe siècle (volume 2/3) : II. Jusqu'au dix-huit Brumaire

by Jules Michelet

Letters to His Son, 1756-58 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

Letters to His Son, 1756-58 On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman

by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556

De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556

by Georg Agricola

The History of Cuba, vol. 1

The History of Cuba, vol. 1

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 1 (of 3)

Ireland under the Tudors, with a Succinct Account of the Earlier History. Vol. 1 (of 3)

by Richard Bagwell

The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790

The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790

by Archibald Henderson

Dutch and English on the Hudson: A Chronicle of Colonial New York

Dutch and English on the Hudson: A Chronicle of Colonial New York

by Maud Wilder Goodwin

The century of Columbus

The century of Columbus

by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11

by Richard Hakluyt

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 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 21 of 55 1624 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.

A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh

A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh

by Daniel Defoe

A queens delight : or, The art of preserving, conserving and candying. As also, a right knowledge of making perfumes, and distilling the most excellent waters.

A queens delight : or, The art of preserving, conserving and candying. As also, a right knowledge of making perfumes, and distilling the most excellent waters.

by Anonymous

Travels in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth; with Fragmenta regalia or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth, her times and favourites

Travels in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth; with Fragmenta regalia or, Observations on Queen Elizabeth, her times and favourites

by Paul Hentzner, Sir Robert Naunton

From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"

From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman"

by Daniel Defoe

London in the Jacobite times, Volume II

London in the Jacobite times, Volume II

by Dr. (John) Doran

Die Hanse und England von Eduards III. bis auf Heinrichs VIII. Zeit

Die Hanse und England von Eduards III. bis auf Heinrichs VIII. Zeit

by Friedrich Schulz

A History of Chester Cathedral with biographical notices of the Bishops and Deans

A History of Chester Cathedral with biographical notices of the Bishops and Deans

by John Hicklin

A treatise on the culture of the tobacco plant with the manner in which it is usually cured Adapted to northern climates, and designed for the use of the landholders of Great-Britain.

A treatise on the culture of the tobacco plant with the manner in which it is usually cured Adapted to northern climates, and designed for the use of the landholders of Great-Britain.

by Jonathan Carver

Inaugureele Rede Waarin wordt Aangetoond dat de Scheikunde met recht een plaats verdient onder de Akademische Wetenschappen

Inaugureele Rede Waarin wordt Aangetoond dat de Scheikunde met recht een plaats verdient onder de Akademische Wetenschappen

by Hieronymus David Gaubius

Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619

Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619

by Henry F. (Henry Forbush) Howe

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1584-85a

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1584-85a

by John Lothrop Motley

Royal Palaces and Parks of France

Royal Palaces and Parks of France

by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

History of the English People, Volume IV

History of the English People, Volume IV

by John Richard Green

Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 6 and 7 (of 7) The Catholic Reaction

Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 6 and 7 (of 7) The Catholic Reaction

by John Addington Symonds

The Life of Cesare Borgia

The Life of Cesare Borgia

by Rafael Sabatini

The Ancient Regime

The Ancient Regime

by Hippolyte Taine

Heroes of the Middle West: The French

Heroes of the Middle West: The French

by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)

History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)

by A. S. (Angelo Solomon) Rappoport

Historia natural y moral de las Indias (vol. 1 of 2)

Historia natural y moral de las Indias (vol. 1 of 2)

by José de Acosta

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 13: November/December 1661

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 13: November/December 1661

by Samuel Pepys

Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 03 (of 15), Spanish American

Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 03 (of 15), Spanish American

by Charles Morris

A Treatise of Witchcraft

A Treatise of Witchcraft

by Alexander Roberts

British Campaigns in Flanders 1690-1794 Being Extracts from "A History of the British Army"

British Campaigns in Flanders 1690-1794 Being Extracts from "A History of the British Army"

by Sir J. W. (John William) Fortescue

Quotations from Diary of Samuel Pepys

Quotations from Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 06: Paris

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 06: Paris

by Giacomo Casanova

Diario del viaje al rio Bermejo

Diario del viaje al rio Bermejo

by Francisco Morillo

Blessed Edmund Campion

Blessed Edmund Campion

by Louise Imogen Guiney

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 23: English

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 23: English

by Giacomo Casanova

Traité du Pouvoir du Magistrat Politique sur les choses sacrées

Traité du Pouvoir du Magistrat Politique sur les choses sacrées

by Hugo Grotius

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 54: June 1667

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 54: June 1667

by Samuel Pepys

Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1609-10

Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1609-10

by John Lothrop Motley

History of the United Netherlands, 1587b

History of the United Netherlands, 1587b

by John Lothrop Motley

A Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts Late Wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Cutts, on the 5th of December, 1697, at Kensington Church

A Funeral Sermon Preach'd on the Decease of the Right Honourable the Lady Elizabeth Cutts Late Wife of the Right Honourable the Lord Cutts, on the 5th of December, 1697, at Kensington Church

by William Wigan

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi

by Giorgio Vasari

The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

by David Brewster

The Prince

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Machiavelli, Volume I

Machiavelli, Volume I

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 70: December 1668

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 70: December 1668

by Samuel Pepys

Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences

Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences

Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

by William Harrison

Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom

Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom

by Agnes C. Laut

The Code of Honor Or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling

The Code of Honor Or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling

by John Lyde Wilson