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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

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

Elizabethan Demonology An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Generally Held during the Period of the Reformation, and the Times Immediately Succeeding; with Special Reference to Shakspere and His Works

Elizabethan Demonology An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Generally Held during the Period of the Reformation, and the Times Immediately Succeeding; with Special Reference to Shakspere and His Works

by Thomas Alfred Spalding

Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise (Volume 3 de 5)

Histoire de la Littérature Anglaise (Volume 3 de 5)

by Hippolyte Taine

The Group: A Farce

The Group: A Farce

by Mercy Otis Warren

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14

Der Totentanz

Der Totentanz

Drake, Nelson and Napoleon

Drake, Nelson and Napoleon

by Baron Walter Runciman Runciman

Henry IV, Makers of History

Henry IV, Makers of History

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

William Dampier

William Dampier

by William Clark Russell

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

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

by William Hickling Prescott

Bess of Hardwick and Her Circle

Bess of Hardwick and Her Circle

by Maud Stepney Rawson

English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 2: From Elizabeth to Anne

English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 2: From Elizabeth to Anne

by Donald Grant Mitchell

The Cotton Kingdom, volume 2 (of 2) : A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States

The Cotton Kingdom, volume 2 (of 2) : A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American Slave States

by Frederick Law Olmsted

Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. I

Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi, vol. I

by Pasquale Villari

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 3/4

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 3/4

by William Hickling Prescott

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 8: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1636

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 8: Quebec, Hurons, Cape Breton, 1634-1636

A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure

A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure

by Desiderius Erasmus

The Case of Mrs. Clive

The Case of Mrs. Clive

by Mrs. (Catherine) Clive

The first essay on the political rights of women

The first essay on the political rights of women

by marquis de Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat Condorcet

A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c.; the same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland.

A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions Shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessements, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, raising of coins, harth-money, excize, &c.; with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning warres, the church, universities, rents & purchases, usury & exchange, banks & lombards, registries for conveyances, beggars, ensurance, exportation of money [&] wool, free-ports, coins, housing, liberty of conscience, &c.; the same being frequently applied to the present state and affairs of Ireland.

by Sir William Petty

The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands

The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands

by Charles Butler

Descripción colonial, libro segundo (2/2)

Descripción colonial, libro segundo (2/2)

by Reginaldo de Lizárraga

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 04: March/April 1659-1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 04: March/April 1659-1660

by Samuel Pepys

An Exposition of the Last Psalme

An Exposition of the Last Psalme

by John Boys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 21: March/April 1662-63

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 21: March/April 1662-63

by Samuel Pepys

The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant

The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant

by Louis Aubrey Wood

The women of the Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony

The women of the Mayflower and women of Plymouth colony

by Ethel J. R. C. (Ethel Jane Russell Chesebrough) Noyes

Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 1

Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 1

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

London in the Jacobite times, Volume I

London in the Jacobite times, Volume I

by Dr. (John) Doran

Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I. with an account of the Harmonies

Little Gidding and its inmates in the Time of King Charles I. with an account of the Harmonies

by John Edward Acland

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 04

Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 04

by duchesse d' Charlotte-Elisabeth Orléans

Histoire du XIXe siècle (volume 1/3) : I. Directoire. Origine des Bonaparte

Histoire du XIXe siècle (volume 1/3) : I. Directoire. Origine des Bonaparte

by Jules Michelet

The Vampire of the Continent

The Vampire of the Continent

by Graf E. (Ernst) Reventlow

The Frugal Life: A Paradox

The Frugal Life: A Paradox

by Ortensio Landi

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 63: March 1667-68

by Samuel Pepys

The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels Who Was Tried at the Sessions Held at the Old Bailey, September, 1761, for the Supposed Murder of His Wife; by Casting Her out of a Chamber Window: and for Which He Was Sentenced to Die, but Received His Majesty's Most Gracious and Free Pardon.

by Thomas Daniels

The religious and loyal subject's duty considered: with regard to the present Government and the Revolution A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, on Wednesday, January 30, 1722-3

The religious and loyal subject's duty considered: with regard to the present Government and the Revolution A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, on Wednesday, January 30, 1722-3

by Isaac Terry

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 39: October 1665

by Samuel Pepys

Observations sur l'organisation des postes et messageries, présentées au Corps législatif

Observations sur l'organisation des postes et messageries, présentées au Corps législatif

by Joachim de Pérez

The Life and Work of William Tindale

The Life and Work of William Tindale

by William Barrett Cooper

History of the United Netherlands, 1586e

History of the United Netherlands, 1586e

by John Lothrop Motley

Meine erste Weltreise

Meine erste Weltreise

by James Cook

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 27: 1577-78

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 27: 1577-78

by John Lothrop Motley

A Nosseigneurs de l'Assemblée nationale: Mémoire pour les maîtres de postes

A Nosseigneurs de l'Assemblée nationale: Mémoire pour les maîtres de postes

by Anonymous

Church History, Volume 3 (of 3)

Church History, Volume 3 (of 3)

by J. H. (Johann Heinrich) Kurtz

The Library of William Congreve

The Library of William Congreve

by William Congreve

Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century

Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century

by Annie Lash Jester

Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster

Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster

by active 1612-1618 Thomas Potts

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1668 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1668 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

The Life of Cardinal Wolsey

The Life of Cardinal Wolsey

by George Cavendish

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 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 01 of 55 1493-1529 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 Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 1 (of 3) To Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.

The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume 1 (of 3) To Headwaters of the Mississippi River Through Louisiana Territory, and in New Spain, During the Years 1805-6-7.

by Zebulon Montgomery Pike

The Invention of Printing. A Collection of Facts and Opinions, Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, the Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, the Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the Work of John Gutenberg and His Associates

The Invention of Printing. A Collection of Facts and Opinions, Descriptive of Early Prints and Playing Cards, the Block-Books of the Fifteenth Century, the Legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the Work of John Gutenberg and His Associates

by Theodore Low De Vinne

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1

by Henry Charles Lea

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto

by Giorgio Vasari

Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia

Give Me Liberty: The Struggle for Self-Government in Virginia

by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

Madame de Longueville: La Jeunesse de Madame de Longueville

Madame de Longueville: La Jeunesse de Madame de Longueville

by Victor Cousin

Dante and the early astronomers

Dante and the early astronomers

by M. A. (Mary Acworth) Orr

Milton's England

Milton's England

by Lucia True Ames Mead

The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer

The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer

by Lewis Henry Berens

The Mystery of Mary Stuart

The Mystery of Mary Stuart

by Andrew Lang

Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer En van het wedervaren der schipbreukelingen op het eiland Quelpaert en het vasteland van Korea (1653-1666) met eene beschrijving van dat rijk

Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer En van het wedervaren der schipbreukelingen op het eiland Quelpaert en het vasteland van Korea (1653-1666) met eene beschrijving van dat rijk

by Hendrik Hamel

Flower o' the Heather: A Story of the Killing Times

Flower o' the Heather: A Story of the Killing Times

by Robert William MacKenna

The Birth of the Nation, Jamestown, 1607

The Birth of the Nation, Jamestown, 1607

by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor

Historia de las Indias (vol. 2 de 5)

Historia de las Indias (vol. 2 de 5)

by Bartolomé de las Casas

Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831

Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831

by Anthony Norris Groves

Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida

Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida

by Richard L. Campbell

Character of Renaissance Architecture

Character of Renaissance Architecture

by Charles Herbert Moore

Fundación de la ciudad de Buenos-Aires

Fundación de la ciudad de Buenos-Aires

Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02

Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02

by Sir Henry Craik

An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations

An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations

by Sir Charles Knowles

An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton

An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton

by Antoine Simon Maillard

The Academy Keeper Or Variety of useful Directions Concerning the Management of an Academy, The Terms, Diet, Lodging, Recreation, Discipline, and Instruction of Young Gentlemen. With the Proper Methods of addressing Parents and Guardians of all Ranks and Conditions

The Academy Keeper Or Variety of useful Directions Concerning the Management of an Academy, The Terms, Diet, Lodging, Recreation, Discipline, and Instruction of Young Gentlemen. With the Proper Methods of addressing Parents and Guardians of all Ranks and Conditions

by Anonymous

A Briefe Introduction to Geography

A Briefe Introduction to Geography

by William Pemble

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Reformation

Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Reformation

by John Lord

The Mayflower Society House Being the story of the Edward Winslow House, the Mayflower Society, the Pilgrims

The Mayflower Society House Being the story of the Edward Winslow House, the Mayflower Society, the Pilgrims

by Walter Merriam Pratt

The Fighting Governor : A Chronicle of Frontenac

The Fighting Governor : A Chronicle of Frontenac

by Charles W. (Charles William) Colby

Journal de marche du sergent Fricasse de la 127e demi-brigade : 1792-1802 avec les uniformes des armées de Sambre-et-Meuse et Rhin-et-Moselle. Fac-similés dessinés par P. Sellier d'après les gravures allemandes du temps

Journal de marche du sergent Fricasse de la 127e demi-brigade : 1792-1802 avec les uniformes des armées de Sambre-et-Meuse et Rhin-et-Moselle. Fac-similés dessinés par P. Sellier d'après les gravures allemandes du temps

by Jacques Fricasse

Histoire de France 1573-1598 (Volume 12/19)

Histoire de France 1573-1598 (Volume 12/19)

by Jules Michelet

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 2

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 2

by Azel Ames

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 36: July 1665

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 36: July 1665

by Samuel Pepys

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, Tome Sixième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

Correspondance diplomatique de Bertrand de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon, Tome Sixième Ambassadeur de France en Angleterre de 1568 à 1575

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

Observations on antimony Read before the Medical Society of London, and published at their request

Observations on antimony Read before the Medical Society of London, and published at their request

by John Millar

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 37: August 1665

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 37: August 1665

by Samuel Pepys

Historisch dagverhaal der reize van den heer De Lesseps Zedert het verlaten van den Heer Graaf de la Perouse en zyne togtgenooten in de haven van St. Pieter & Paulus op Kamchatka, enz.

Historisch dagverhaal der reize van den heer De Lesseps Zedert het verlaten van den Heer Graaf de la Perouse en zyne togtgenooten in de haven van St. Pieter & Paulus op Kamchatka, enz.

by baron de Jean-Baptiste-Barthélemy Lesseps

A Character of the Province of Maryland Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters.

A Character of the Province of Maryland Described in four distinct parts; also a small Treatise on the Wild and Naked Indians (or Susquehanokes) of Maryland, their customs, manners, absurdities, and religion; together with a collection of historical letters.

by George Alsop

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

by H. (Hermann) Knackfuss

History of the United Netherlands, 1588c

History of the United Netherlands, 1588c

by John Lothrop Motley

Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance)

Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance)

by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 07 of 55 1588-1591 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 07 of 55 1588-1591 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

Colonial Records of Virginia

Colonial Records of Virginia

by Various Authors

The Planters of Colonial Virginia

The Planters of Colonial Virginia

by Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker

The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. II

The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. II

by Gomes Eannes de Zurara

The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 1 (of 2)

The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume 1 (of 2)

by Juan González de Mendoza

Bacon and Shakspere

Bacon and Shakspere

by William Henry Burr

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 22 Juvenilia and Other Papers

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 22 Juvenilia and Other Papers

by Robert Louis Stevenson

The complete servant Being a practical guide to the peculiar duties and business of all descriptions of servants, from the housekeeper to the servant of all-work, and from the land steward to the foot-boy. With useful receipts and tables

The complete servant Being a practical guide to the peculiar duties and business of all descriptions of servants, from the housekeeper to the servant of all-work, and from the land steward to the foot-boy. With useful receipts and tables

by servant Samuel Adams, Sarah Adams