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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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Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story

Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story

by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage

Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage

by Richard Hakluyt

Letters to Sir William Windham and Mr. Pope

Letters to Sir William Windham and Mr. Pope

by Viscount Henry St. John Bolingbroke

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 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 20 of 55 1621-1624 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.

Der Soldatenhandel deutscher Fürsten nach Amerika

Der Soldatenhandel deutscher Fürsten nach Amerika

by Friedrich Kapp

The Old Glade (Forbes's) Road (Pennsylvania State Road)

The Old Glade (Forbes's) Road (Pennsylvania State Road)

by Archer Butler Hulbert

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

by Mildred Stapley Byne

Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome cinquième Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du XVIIe siècle

Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome cinquième Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du XVIIe siècle

by Tallemant des Réaux

Pathfinders of the Great Plains: A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons

Pathfinders of the Great Plains: A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons

by Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone) Burpee

Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein

by Arthur B. (Arthur Bensley) Chamberlain

Mine Pumping in Agricola's Time and Later

Mine Pumping in Agricola's Time and Later

by Robert P. Multhauf

Beggars Bush: A Comedy From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

Beggars Bush: A Comedy From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10)

by John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont

Tracts and Handbills of the Religious Tract Society, March 1st, 1843

Tracts and Handbills of the Religious Tract Society, March 1st, 1843

by Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)

Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe

Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe

by Daniel Defoe

An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies. Being A True Account of His Conduct in Public Affairs.

An Appeal to Honour and Justice, Though It Be of His Worst Enemies. Being A True Account of His Conduct in Public Affairs.

by Daniel Defoe

Die Geschichte der Dampfmaschine bis James Watt

Die Geschichte der Dampfmaschine bis James Watt

by Max Geitel

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 42: March/April 1665-66

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 42: March/April 1665-66

by Samuel Pepys

Aamun miehiä: Historiallinen kuvaelma

Aamun miehiä: Historiallinen kuvaelma

by Kyösti Wilkuna

La spedizione di Carlo VIII in Italia

La spedizione di Carlo VIII in Italia

by Marino Sanudo

A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets, Perform'd by Mr. John Howard Surgeon at Guilford

A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets, Perform'd by Mr. John Howard Surgeon at Guilford

by Nathanael St. André

Soldan's Geschichte der Hexenprozesse. Zweiter Band

Soldan's Geschichte der Hexenprozesse. Zweiter Band

by Wilhelm Gottlieb Soldan

An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England

An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England

by Edward Potts Cheyney

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)

State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 1 (of 2)

Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 1 (of 2) A picturesque history of the coaching age

Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 1 (of 2) A picturesque history of the coaching age

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718

by Wallace Notestein

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 1: Acadia, 1610-1613

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 1: Acadia, 1610-1613

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630.

Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume 2 (of 3) Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature of Italy, from 1440 To 1630.

by James Dennistoun

India and Tibet A history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904

India and Tibet A history of the relations which have subsisted between the two countries from the time of Warren Hastings to 1910; with a particular account of the mission to Lhasa of 1904

by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

Historic Inventions

Historic Inventions

by Rupert Sargent Holland

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 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 17 of 55 1609-1616 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 General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07

by Robert Kerr

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism

A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism

by Joel Elias Spingarn

Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771

Diary of Anna Green Winslow, a Boston School Girl of 1771

by Anna Green Winslow

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

by Thomas Harriot

Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master-Screw Method since 1480

Screw-Thread Cutting by the Master-Screw Method since 1480

by Edwin A. Battison

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume 5 The Reformation in England

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume 5 The Reformation in England

by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

Some Forerunners of Italian Opera

Some Forerunners of Italian Opera

by W. J. (William James) Henderson

Geschiedenis der Noordsche Compagnie

Geschiedenis der Noordsche Compagnie

by Samuel Muller

The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3) From original and authentic sources

The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3) From original and authentic sources

by Mrs. A. T. Thomson

La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 2

La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560, vol. 2

by Alberto P. Guglielmotti

William Penn

William Penn

by Rupert Sargent Holland

Sailors Narratives of Voyages Along the New England Coast, 1524-1624

Sailors Narratives of Voyages Along the New England Coast, 1524-1624

Dernières Années de la Cour de Lunéville Mme de Boufflers, ses enfants et ses amis

Dernières Années de la Cour de Lunéville Mme de Boufflers, ses enfants et ses amis

by Gaston Maugras

Sketches in Egypt

Sketches in Egypt

by Charles Dana Gibson

The Inquisition revealed : in its origin, policy, cruelties, and history, with memoirs of its victims in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, India, and other countries

The Inquisition revealed : in its origin, policy, cruelties, and history, with memoirs of its victims in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, India, and other countries

by Thomas Timpson

Essai sur le commerce

Essai sur le commerce

by Richard Cantillon

The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 4, Nicodemus

The suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the original New Testament of Jesus the Christ, Volume 4, Nicodemus

by William Wake

Lettre à Louis XIV

Lettre à Louis XIV

by François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon

Proposals for Building, in Every County, a Working-Alms-House or Hospital as the Best Expedient to Perfect the Trade and Manufactory of Linnen Cloth

Proposals for Building, in Every County, a Working-Alms-House or Hospital as the Best Expedient to Perfect the Trade and Manufactory of Linnen Cloth

by Richard Haines

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Een beeld van zijn leven en werken

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Een beeld van zijn leven en werken

by Henriette Roland Holst-Van der Schalk

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 5, De Los Documentos Legislativos, I

Colección de Documentos Inéditos Relativos al Descubrimiento, Conquista y Organización de las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas de Ultramar. Tomo 5, De Los Documentos Legislativos, I

A Dissertation on Horses Wherein It is Demonstrated, by Matters of Fact, as Well as from the Principles of Philosophy, That Innate Qualities Do Not Exist, and That the Excellence of This Animal is Altogether Mechanical and Not in the Blood

A Dissertation on Horses Wherein It is Demonstrated, by Matters of Fact, as Well as from the Principles of Philosophy, That Innate Qualities Do Not Exist, and That the Excellence of This Animal is Altogether Mechanical and Not in the Blood

by William Osmer

Un frère de Nicolas Foucquet: François, Archevêque de Narbonne; Exilé à Alençon

Un frère de Nicolas Foucquet: François, Archevêque de Narbonne; Exilé à Alençon

by Louis François Marin Duval

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 03: February 1659-1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 03: February 1659-1660

by Samuel Pepys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 33: January/February 1664-65

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 33: January/February 1664-65

by Samuel Pepys

Histoire de la Nouvelle France Relation derniere de ce qui s'est passé au voyage du sieur de Poutrincourt en la Nouvelle France depuis 10 mois ença

Histoire de la Nouvelle France Relation derniere de ce qui s'est passé au voyage du sieur de Poutrincourt en la Nouvelle France depuis 10 mois ença

by Marc Lescarbot

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 6

Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume 6

by Filson Young

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 10: April/May 1661

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 10: April/May 1661

by Samuel Pepys

The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 04

The Memoirs of Count Grammont — Volume 04

by Count Anthony Hamilton

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 02: January 1659-1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 02: January 1659-1660

by Samuel Pepys

An Address to the People of New-England Representing the very great importance of attaching the Indians to their interest, not only by treating them justly and kindly, but by using proper endeavours to settle Christianity among them

An Address to the People of New-England Representing the very great importance of attaching the Indians to their interest, not only by treating them justly and kindly, but by using proper endeavours to settle Christianity among them

by Samuel Hopkins

Der Marquis de Sade und seine Zeit.

Der Marquis de Sade und seine Zeit.

by Iwan Bloch

Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

by Joseph Quincy Adams

The Advancement of Learning

The Advancement of Learning

by Francis Bacon

Macchiavellis Buch vom Fürsten

Macchiavellis Buch vom Fürsten

by Niccolò Machiavelli

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague

by Charles Creighton

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

by William H. (William Henry) Atherton

The Story of the Barbary Corsairs

The Story of the Barbary Corsairs

by Stanley Lane-Poole, J. D. Jerrold (James Douglas Jerrold) Kelley

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius

by Saint of Loyola Ignatius

Witch Stories

Witch Stories

by E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.

by Pierre Joseph Macquer

The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684

The Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I

A History of the Four Georges, Volume I

by Justin McCarthy

Women of Modern France

Women of Modern France

by Hugo P. (Hugo Paul) Thieme

A Cruising Voyage Around the World

A Cruising Voyage Around the World

by Woodes Rogers

Cassell's History of England, Vol. 4 (of 8) From the Fall of Marlborough to the Peninsular War

Cassell's History of England, Vol. 4 (of 8) From the Fall of Marlborough to the Peninsular War

by Anonymous

"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)

"Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage (Volume 3 of 3)

by Dr. (John) Doran

Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. II

Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. II

by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3 containing a collection of curious travels, voyages, and natural histories of countries as they have been delivered in to the Royal Society

by Royal Society (Great Britain)

The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) Containing Whatever He Observed Remarkable, Or Worthy of Public Notice, During His Travels to and from That Nation; Wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Are Authentically Described. Also the Principal Occurrences During Their Residence in London. Illustrated With an Accurate Map of Their Over-hill Settlement, and a Curious Secret Journal, Taken by the Indians Out of the Pocket of a Frenchman They Had Killed.

The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (Who Accompanied the Three Cherokee Indians to England in the Year 1762) Containing Whatever He Observed Remarkable, Or Worthy of Public Notice, During His Travels to and from That Nation; Wherein the Country, Government, Genius, and Customs of the Inhabitants, Are Authentically Described. Also the Principal Occurrences During Their Residence in London. Illustrated With an Accurate Map of Their Over-hill Settlement, and a Curious Secret Journal, Taken by the Indians Out of the Pocket of a Frenchman They Had Killed.

by Henry Timberlake

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 6 With a Memoir and Index

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 6 With a Memoir and Index

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

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

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

by James Anthony Froude

The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester To which is added a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon.

The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester To which is added a reprint of his Century of Inventions, 1663, with a Commentary thereon.

by Henry Dircks

Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others

Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 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 12 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

The Querist Containing Several Queries Proposed to the Consideration of the Public

The Querist Containing Several Queries Proposed to the Consideration of the Public

by George Berkeley

History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3

History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume 3

by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

by Barlow Cumberland

Historic Ornament, Vol. 1 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament

Historic Ornament, Vol. 1 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament

by James Ward

St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital

St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital

by J. T. Van Campen

British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675

British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675

by Charles McLean Andrews

Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.

Buffon's Natural History, Volume 03 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.

by comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 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 10 of 55 1597-1599 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 journal of Montaigne's travels in Italy by way of Switzerland and Germany in 1580 and 1581, Volume 2 (of 3)

The journal of Montaigne's travels in Italy by way of Switzerland and Germany in 1580 and 1581, Volume 2 (of 3)

by Michel de Montaigne

Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings

Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings

by Mary Johnston

The United States Since the Civil War

The United States Since the Civil War

by Charles Ramsdell Lingley

London in the Time of the Tudors

London in the Time of the Tudors

by Walter Besant

A History of the Four Georges, Volume II

A History of the Four Georges, Volume II

by Justin McCarthy