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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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Die Augsburger Confession

Die Augsburger Confession

by Philipp Melanchthon

Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion

Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion

by Vernon Lee

Notes on witchcraft

Notes on witchcraft

by George Lyman Kittredge

Old Virginia and Her Neighbours, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Old Virginia and Her Neighbours, Vol. 1 (of 2)

by John Fiske

Conversion des Sauvages qui ont esté baptizés en la Nouvelle France, cette année 1610 Avec un bref recit du voyage du Sieur de Poutrincourt

Conversion des Sauvages qui ont esté baptizés en la Nouvelle France, cette année 1610 Avec un bref recit du voyage du Sieur de Poutrincourt

by Marc Lescarbot

Travels into Turkey Containing the most accurate account of the Turks, and neighbouring nations, their manners, customs, religion, superstition, policy, riches, coins, &c.

Travels into Turkey Containing the most accurate account of the Turks, and neighbouring nations, their manners, customs, religion, superstition, policy, riches, coins, &c.

by Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq

Benjamin Franklin and the First Balloons

Benjamin Franklin and the First Balloons

by Benjamin Franklin

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 01: Preface and Life

by Samuel Pepys

Avis au peuple sur sa santé ou traité des maladies les plus fréquentes

Avis au peuple sur sa santé ou traité des maladies les plus fréquentes

by S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David) Tissot

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volume 1

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volume 1

by Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 06: June/July 1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 06: June/July 1660

by Samuel Pepys

An Essay to the Restoring of our Decayed Trade. Wherein is Described, the Smuglers, Lawyers, and Officers Frauds &c.

An Essay to the Restoring of our Decayed Trade. Wherein is Described, the Smuglers, Lawyers, and Officers Frauds &c.

by Joseph Trevers

The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn; With Notes

The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn; With Notes

by King of England Henry VIII

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents

The Discoverie of Witchcraft

The Discoverie of Witchcraft

by Reginald Scot

The Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower Compact

History of Modern Philosophy

History of Modern Philosophy

by Alfred William Benn

Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784

Glimpses of the Past: History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784

by W. O. (William Odber) Raymond

Orlando Furioso

Orlando Furioso

by Lodovico Ariosto

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543. The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca. The Narrative of the Expedition of Hernando De Soto by the Gentleman of Elvas

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543. The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeca de Vaca. The Narrative of the Expedition of Hernando De Soto by the Gentleman of Elvas

by active 16th century Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, active 16th century Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, Knight of Elvas

The Life of a Conspirator Being a Biography of Sir Everard Digby by One of His Descendants

The Life of a Conspirator Being a Biography of Sir Everard Digby by One of His Descendants

by Thomas Longueville

The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)

The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)

by Gerrit de Veer

Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism

Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism

by Donald Lemen Clark

The Man of Destiny

The Man of Destiny

by Bernard Shaw

The displaying of supposed witchcraft : Wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of deceivers and impostors, and divers persons under a passive delusion of melancholy and fancy. But that there is a corporeal league made betwixt the devil and the witch, or that he sucks on the witches body, has carnal copulation, or that witches are turned into cats, dogs, raise tempests, or the like, is utterly denied and disproved. Wherein also is handled, the existence of angels and spirits, the truth of apparitions, the nature of astral and sydereal spirits, the force of charms, and philters; with other abstruse matters

The displaying of supposed witchcraft : Wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of deceivers and impostors, and divers persons under a passive delusion of melancholy and fancy. But that there is a corporeal league made betwixt the devil and the witch, or that he sucks on the witches body, has carnal copulation, or that witches are turned into cats, dogs, raise tempests, or the like, is utterly denied and disproved. Wherein also is handled, the existence of angels and spirits, the truth of apparitions, the nature of astral and sydereal spirits, the force of charms, and philters; with other abstruse matters

by John Webster

The salon and English letters : Chapters on the interrelations of literature and society in the age of Johnson

The salon and English letters : Chapters on the interrelations of literature and society in the age of Johnson

by Chauncey Brewster Tinker

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 3

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 3

by E. K. (Edmund Kerchever) Chambers

The Beginners of a Nation A History of the Source and Rise of the Earliest English Settlements in America, with Special Reference to the Life and Character of the People

The Beginners of a Nation A History of the Source and Rise of the Earliest English Settlements in America, with Special Reference to the Life and Character of the People

by Edward Eggleston

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 3 (of 8) English Explorations and Settlements in North America 1497-1689

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 3 (of 8) English Explorations and Settlements in North America 1497-1689

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)

by Edmund Burke

The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars, with a Vocabulary of Their Language

The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars, with a Vocabulary of Their Language

A popular history of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 2) : from the discovery of the American continent to the present time

A popular history of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 2) : from the discovery of the American continent to the present time

by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 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 04 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 Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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.

English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 3: Queen Anne and the Georges

English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 3: Queen Anne and the Georges

by Donald Grant Mitchell

Castillo de San Marcos A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

by United States. National Park Service

The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497-1763

The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America 1497-1763

by Reginald W. (Reginald Welbury) Jeffery

German Culture Past and Present

German Culture Past and Present

by Ernest Belfort Bax

Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835 A study of the evolution of the northwestern frontier, together with a history of Fort Dearborn

Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835 A study of the evolution of the northwestern frontier, together with a history of Fort Dearborn

by Milo Milton Quaife

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. III. Being the First of the Second Voyage

The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. III. Being the First of the Second Voyage

by James Cook, Georg Forster

Heroes of Modern Europe

Heroes of Modern Europe

by Alice Birkhead

Les origines de la Renaissance en Italie

Les origines de la Renaissance en Italie

by Emile Gebhart

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12 America, Part I

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation — Volume 12 America, Part I

by Richard Hakluyt

Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars

Saint Bartholomew's Eve: A Tale of the Huguenot Wars

by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

Maritime enterprise, 1485-1558

Maritime enterprise, 1485-1558

by James A. (James Alexander) Williamson

The Shakespeare Garden

The Shakespeare Garden

by Esther Singleton

The Life of Columbus

The Life of Columbus

by Sir Arthur Helps

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

by Sir Lascelles Wraxall

Hypochondriasis: A Practical Treatise (1766)

Hypochondriasis: A Practical Treatise (1766)

by John Hill

Les droits de la femme

Les droits de la femme

by Olympe de Gouges

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland

by active 1602 Edward Hayes

Achenwall's Observations on North America

Achenwall's Observations on North America

by Gottfried Achenwall

Good Newes from New England Or a true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England

Good Newes from New England Or a true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England

by Edward Winslow

A Source-Book of English Social History

A Source-Book of English Social History

by M. E. Monckton (Mary Evelyn Monckton) Jones

Histoire d'une jeune fille sauvage trouvée dans les bois à l'âge de dix ans

Histoire d'une jeune fille sauvage trouvée dans les bois à l'âge de dix ans

by active 1755 Mme. Hecquet, Charles-Marie de La Condamine

Diane de Poitiers

Diane de Poitiers

by M. (Jean Baptiste Honoré Raymond) Capefigue

The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation

The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation

by Anonymous

Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

by Theodore Roosevelt

The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths

The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths

by Charles McLean Andrews

A history of England principally in the seventeenth century, Volume 2 (of 6)

A history of England principally in the seventeenth century, Volume 2 (of 6)

by Leopold von Ranke

Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death of the last Pope, Alexander VII

Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The History of the Popes Nephews from the time of Sixtus IV. to the death of the last Pope, Alexander VII

by Gregorio Leti

Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

by Gabriel Sagard

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 6

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 6

by Madame de Montespan

A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof

A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein together with the present government thereof

by Samuel Maverick

Notizie del pubblico giardino de' semplici di Padova compilate intorno l'anno 1771

Notizie del pubblico giardino de' semplici di Padova compilate intorno l'anno 1771

by Giovanni Marsili

His Maiesties Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament

His Maiesties Declaration, touching his Proceedings in the late Assemblie and Conuention of Parliament

by King of England James I

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volume 2

Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volume 2

by Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz

A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany, with a Return Down the Rhine, Vol. 1 (of 2) To Which Are Added Observations during a Tour to the Lakes of Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland

A Journey Made in the Summer of 1794, through Holland and the Western Frontier of Germany, with a Return Down the Rhine, Vol. 1 (of 2) To Which Are Added Observations during a Tour to the Lakes of Lancashire, Westmoreland, and Cumberland

by Ann Ward Radcliffe

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7

Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 7

by Madame de Montespan

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1605-07

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1605-07

by John Lothrop Motley

The Philosophy of Earthquakes, Natural and Religious or, An Inquiry Into Their Cause, and Their Purpose

The Philosophy of Earthquakes, Natural and Religious or, An Inquiry Into Their Cause, and Their Purpose

by William Stukeley

History of the United Netherlands, 1595-96

History of the United Netherlands, 1595-96

by John Lothrop Motley

Teste quadre

Teste quadre

by Enrico Panzacchi

History of the United Netherlands, 1588-89

History of the United Netherlands, 1588-89

by John Lothrop Motley

Hawkins-Davison Houses, Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia

Hawkins-Davison Houses, Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia

by Margaret Davis Cate, Charles H. (Charles Herron) Fairbanks

The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics

The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics

by Alexander F. (Alexander Ferrier) Mitchell

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic.

The Complete Herbal To which is now added, upwards of one hundred additional herbs, with a display of their medicinal and occult qualities physically applied to the cure of all disorders incident to mankind: to which are now first annexed, the English physician enlarged, and key to Physic.

by Nicholas Culpeper

Lettres de Madame de Sévigné Précédées d'une notice sur sa vie et du traité sur le style épistolaire de Madame de Sévigné

Lettres de Madame de Sévigné Précédées d'une notice sur sa vie et du traité sur le style épistolaire de Madame de Sévigné

by marquise de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal Sévigné

William Lilly's History of His Life and Times, from the Year 1602 to 1681

William Lilly's History of His Life and Times, from the Year 1602 to 1681

by William Lilly

The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered

The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience Discussed and Mr. Cotton's Letter Examined and Answered

by Roger Williams

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 09 (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 09 (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings

by Giorgio Vasari

History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)

History of the Jews, Vol. 4 (of 6)

by Heinrich Graetz

The Discovery of Witches

The Discovery of Witches

by Matthew Hopkins

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800

by Mary Francis Cusack

Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno

by J. Lewis (James Lewis) McIntyre

Religion and the rise of capitalism : A historical study

Religion and the rise of capitalism : A historical study

by R. H. (Richard Henry) Tawney

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 17 : Switzerland (concluded), Russia and Poland

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 17 : Switzerland (concluded), Russia and Poland

Washington's Road (Nemacolin's path) the First Chapter of the Old French War

Washington's Road (Nemacolin's path) the First Chapter of the Old French War

by Archer Butler Hulbert

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 02 of 55 1521-1569 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 02 of 55 1521-1569 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 Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. III (of VI), "The Eternal Quest" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. III (of VI), "The Eternal Quest" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings

by Giacomo Casanova

Paris de siècle en siècle: Le Cœur de Paris — Splendeurs et souvenirs

Paris de siècle en siècle: Le Cœur de Paris — Splendeurs et souvenirs

by Albert Robida

History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7

History of Central America, Volume 2, 1530-1800 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 7

by Hubert Howe Bancroft

Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2) With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2) With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

by John Timbs

The Story of Versailles

The Story of Versailles

by Francis Loring Payne

A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217-1815. Volume II, 1689-1815

A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217-1815. Volume II, 1689-1815

by David Hannay

Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1 : From the twelfth to the eighteenth century

Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 1 : From the twelfth to the eighteenth century

by Arthur Griffiths

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean: The grand period of the Moslem corsairs

by E. Hamilton (Edward Hamilton) Currey

Diary of John Manningham Of the Middle Temple, and of Bradbourne, Kent, Barrister‑at‑Law, 1602-1603

Diary of John Manningham Of the Middle Temple, and of Bradbourne, Kent, Barrister‑at‑Law, 1602-1603

by John Manningham

The Story of the Pony Express

The Story of the Pony Express

by Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley