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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

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

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

by Richard Bagwell

Journal de Jean Héroard - Tome 1 Sur l'enfance et la jeunesse de Louis XIII (1601-1610)

Journal de Jean Héroard - Tome 1 Sur l'enfance et la jeunesse de Louis XIII (1601-1610)

by Jean Héroard

A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689 From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII

A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689 From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII

by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06: Renaissance and Reformation

by John Lord

London in the Time of the Stuarts

London in the Time of the Stuarts

by Walter Besant

Filippo Lippi

Filippo Lippi

by Paul G. (Paul George) Konody

William Penn

William Penn

by George Hodges

Braddock's Road and Three Relative Papers

Braddock's Road and Three Relative Papers

by Archer Butler Hulbert

Papers Relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New-York For encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada

Papers Relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New-York For encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada

by Cadwallader Colden, Great Britain. Board of Trade, Great Britain. Privy Council, New York (Colony). Council

Paris Grant Allen's Historical Guides

Paris Grant Allen's Historical Guides

by Grant Allen

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 48: December 1666

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 48: December 1666

by Samuel Pepys

Itinerario de Buenos Aires a Cordoba

Itinerario de Buenos Aires a Cordoba

by José Sourryère de Souillac

Supplément à la Correspondance Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Septième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

Supplément à la Correspondance Diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe Fénélon, Tome Septième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

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

An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable. In Which Is Also Consider'd Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; And as It May Affect the Sensitive Plant, &c.

An Essay to Shew the Cause of Electricity; and Why Some Things are Non-Electricable. In Which Is Also Consider'd Its Influence in the Blasts on Human Bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; And as It May Affect the Sensitive Plant, &c.

by John Freke

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 11: June/July/August 1661

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 11: June/July/August 1661

by Samuel Pepys

Observations on an Anonymous Pamphlet, Which Has Been Distributed in Lowestoft, and Its Neighbourhood, Entitled Reasons Why a Churchman May with Great Justice Refuse to Subscribe to the British and Foreign Bible Society

Observations on an Anonymous Pamphlet, Which Has Been Distributed in Lowestoft, and Its Neighbourhood, Entitled Reasons Why a Churchman May with Great Justice Refuse to Subscribe to the British and Foreign Bible Society

by Francis Cunningham

Ruhtinas

Ruhtinas

by Niccolò Machiavelli

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots

by John Addington Symonds

The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti

The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti

by John Addington Symonds

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, 1595 to 1606. Volume 1

by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 2 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. 2 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

History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683

History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683

by John Richard Green

The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624

The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624

by Wesley Frank Craven

The Riot Act

The Riot Act

by Great Britain. Parliament

Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam

Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam

by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 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 36, 1649-1666 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.

Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, Bt., Ambassador from Charles II to the Courts of Portugal and Madrid.

Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe Wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, Bt., Ambassador from Charles II to the Courts of Portugal and Madrid.

by Ann Fanshawe

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 4 - (C suite)

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 4 - (C suite)

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Italian Prisons St. Angelo; the Piombi; the Vicaria; Prisons of the Roman Inquisition

Italian Prisons St. Angelo; the Piombi; the Vicaria; Prisons of the Roman Inquisition

by Arthur Griffiths

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 9 - (T - U - V - Y - Z)

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle - Tome 9 - (T - U - V - Y - Z)

by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Jacques Casanova

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Jacques Casanova

by Giacomo Casanova

The Story of Bacon's Rebellion

The Story of Bacon's Rebellion

by Mary Newton Stanard

The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830

The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830

by Edwin Erle Sparks

L'affaire du bonnet et les Mémoires de Saint-Simon

L'affaire du bonnet et les Mémoires de Saint-Simon

by André Grellet-Dumazeau

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 7/8)

Tableau historique et pittoresque de Paris depuis les Gaulois jusqu'à nos jours (Volume 7/8)

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

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 51: March 1666-67

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 51: March 1666-67

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, 1617

Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1617

by John Lothrop Motley

France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West

France and England in North America, Part III: La Salle, Discovery of The Great West

by Francis Parkman

The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject.

The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject.

by Robert Boyle

Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay

Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Essay

by Immanuel Kant

History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767

History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767

by John Richard Green

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680

Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680

by Jasper Danckaerts

The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee, and the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts

The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee, and the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts

by John Dee

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 5 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 2

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 5 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 2

by John Addington Symonds

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 1 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630.

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 1 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630.

by James Dennistoun

History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion

History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion

by Adam Storey Farrar

This Country of Ours

This Country of Ours

by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall

Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

by Sir John Barrow

Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy"

Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy"

by G. Melvin Herndon

Christopher Columbus and his monument Columbia : being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose

Christopher Columbus and his monument Columbia : being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4

by François Guizot

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1

by Henry Hallam

La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 1

La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 1

by Alberto P. Guglielmotti

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 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 22 of 55 1625-29 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 Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt, in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593 Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt, in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593 Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

by Sir Richard Hawkins

La vie privée d'autrefois; Arts et métiers, modes, moeurs, usages des parisiens du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle. Les soins de toilette; Le savoir-vivre

La vie privée d'autrefois; Arts et métiers, modes, moeurs, usages des parisiens du XIIe au XVIIIe siècle. Les soins de toilette; Le savoir-vivre

by Alfred Franklin

Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries

Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries

by J. M. (Jean Mary) Stone

Traité sur la tolérance

Traité sur la tolérance

by Voltaire

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 02

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 02

by Richard Hakluyt

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 24: September/October 1663

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 24: September/October 1663

by Samuel Pepys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 09: January/February/March 1660-61

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 09: January/February/March 1660-61

by Samuel Pepys

Fra Tommaso Campanella, Vol. 2 la sua congiura, i suoi processi e la sua pazzia

Fra Tommaso Campanella, Vol. 2 la sua congiura, i suoi processi e la sua pazzia

by Luigi Amabile

The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883

The Making of the Great West, 1512-1883

by Samuel Adams Drake

A plain and faithful narrative of the original design, rise, progress and present state of the Indian charity-school at Lebanon, in Connecticut

A plain and faithful narrative of the original design, rise, progress and present state of the Indian charity-school at Lebanon, in Connecticut

by Eleazar Wheelock

Experiments and Observations Tending to Illustrate the Nature and Properties of Electricity In One Letter to Martin Folkes, Esq; President, and Two to the Royal Society

Experiments and Observations Tending to Illustrate the Nature and Properties of Electricity In One Letter to Martin Folkes, Esq; President, and Two to the Royal Society

by Sir William Watson

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

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

by François Guizot

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 02

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 02

by duchesse d' Charlotte-Elisabeth Orléans

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 69: November 1668

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 69: November 1668

by Samuel Pepys

Um contemporaneo do Infante D. Henrique

Um contemporaneo do Infante D. Henrique

by Alberto Pimentel

Diario de un viage a Salinas Grandes, en los campos del sud de Buenos Aires

Diario de un viage a Salinas Grandes, en los campos del sud de Buenos Aires

by Pedro Andrés García

History of the United Netherlands, 1594

History of the United Netherlands, 1594

by John Lothrop Motley

Martti Luther: Elämäkerta

Martti Luther: Elämäkerta

by A. (Agathon) Meurman

Economisti del cinque e seicento

Economisti del cinque e seicento

by Geminiano Montanari, Gasparo Scaruffi, active 1613 Antonio Serra

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences

by Martin Luther

A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III]

A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III]

by Benedictus de Spinoza

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

Eighteenth Century Vignettes

by Austin Dobson

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

by Willis Fletcher Johnson

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 2/4

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 2/4

by William Hickling Prescott

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 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 06 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

Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero

Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero

by Giorgio Vasari

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 25: November/December 1663

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 25: November/December 1663

by Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys

Chocolate: or, An Indian Drinke By the wise and Moderate use whereof, Health is preserved, Sicknesse Diverted, and Cured, especially the Plague of the Guts; vulgarly called The New Disease

Chocolate: or, An Indian Drinke By the wise and Moderate use whereof, Health is preserved, Sicknesse Diverted, and Cured, especially the Plague of the Guts; vulgarly called The New Disease

by Antonio Colmenero de Ledesma

The Statute of Anne

The Statute of Anne

by Great Britain. Parliament

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 19 of 55 1620-1621 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 19 of 55 1620-1621 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 18 of 55 1617-1620 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 18 of 55 1617-1620 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 Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors

The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors

by Ralph Delahaye Paine

The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West

The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West

by F.A.S. M.A. Robert E. (Robert Edward) Anderson

A Decade of Italian Women, vol. 2 (of 2)

A Decade of Italian Women, vol. 2 (of 2)

by Thomas Adolphus Trollope

Œuvres de Voltaire Tome XX: Siècle de Louis XIV.—Tome II

Œuvres de Voltaire Tome XX: Siècle de Louis XIV.—Tome II

by Voltaire

Naufragios de Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Naufragios de Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

by active 16th century Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

The Ottoman Turks and the Routes of Oriental Trade from The English Historical Review, October 1915

The Ottoman Turks and the Routes of Oriental Trade from The English Historical Review, October 1915

by Albert Howe Lybyer

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 1 Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVI

Cristóbal Colón y el descubrimiento de América, Tomo 1 Historia de la geografía del nuevo continente y de los progresos de la astronomía náutica en los siglos XV y XVI

by Alexander von Humboldt

The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects

The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects

by Sedley Lynch Ware

Records of Journeys to Venice and the Low Countries

Records of Journeys to Venice and the Low Countries

by Albrecht Dürer

Historical Characters in the Reign of Queen Anne

Historical Characters in the Reign of Queen Anne

by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself

Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself

by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

A természettudomány fejlődésének története (2. kötet)

A természettudomány fejlődésének története (2. kötet)

by Wilhelm Bölsche

The History of England, from the Accession of James II. Complete Contents of the Five Volumes

The History of England, from the Accession of James II. Complete Contents of the Five Volumes

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay