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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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Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10)

Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10)

by Hugo P. (Hugo Paul) Thieme

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 4 (of 8) French Explorations and Settlements in North America and Those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes 1500-1700

Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 4 (of 8) French Explorations and Settlements in North America and Those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes 1500-1700

Love affairs of the Courts of Europe

Love affairs of the Courts of Europe

by Thornton Hall

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. II

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. II

by George Haven Putnam

History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3

History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3

by Henry Thomas Buckle

Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots

Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots

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

Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities

Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities

by Saint Edmund Campion

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume 31, 1640 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 31, 1640 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

by Diego Aduarte

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1666 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

Domestic annals of Scotland : from the revolution to the rebellion of 1745

Domestic annals of Scotland : from the revolution to the rebellion of 1745

by Robert Chambers

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

by Edwin A. Pratt

History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c., Volume 4

History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland, &c., Volume 4

by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné

The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two Rambler papers (1750)

The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two Rambler papers (1750)

by Samuel Johnson

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Lord Chesterfield

Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Lord Chesterfield

by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield

Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic

Essays on Mankind and Political Arithmetic

by Sir William Petty

A Voyage to Abyssinia

A Voyage to Abyssinia

by Jerónimo Lobo

The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2

The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2

by Freiherr von der Friedrich Trenck

The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain

The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain

by Charles W. (Charles William) Colby

Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

by Bernard Beckerman

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc.

by Richard Hakluyt

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

Historical Record of the Eighteenth, or the Royal Irish Regiment of Foot Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1684, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1848.

by Richard Cannon

The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War of Mediæval Times, and of the "Renaissance."

The Defensive Armour and the Weapons and Engines of War of Mediæval Times, and of the "Renaissance."

by R. Coltman (Robert Coltman) Clephan

Great Epochs in American History, Volume 1. Voyages of Discovery and Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682

Great Epochs in American History, Volume 1. Voyages of Discovery and Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682

History of the Kingdom of Siam and of the revolutions that have caused the overthrow of the empire, up to A.D. 1770

History of the Kingdom of Siam and of the revolutions that have caused the overthrow of the empire, up to A.D. 1770

by F. H. (François Henri) Turpin

Los exploradores españoles del siglo XVI

Los exploradores españoles del siglo XVI

by Charles Fletcher Lummis

The Quest of Glory

The Quest of Glory

by Marjorie Bowen

The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 2 (of 7)

The Gallery of Portraits: with Memoirs. Volume 2 (of 7)

by Arthur Thomas Malkin

The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the Notable Settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565

The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the Notable Settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565

by George R. (George Rainsford) Fairbanks

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (6/6)

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (6/6)

by Joseph-Adolphe Aubenas

Some Eccentrics & a Woman

Some Eccentrics & a Woman

by Lewis Melville

An Account of the Extraordinary Medicinal Fluid, called Aether.

An Account of the Extraordinary Medicinal Fluid, called Aether.

by Matthew Turner

The Popham Colony : a discussion of its historical claims, with a bibliography of the subject

The Popham Colony : a discussion of its historical claims, with a bibliography of the subject

by William Frederick Poole, Edward Ballard, Frederic Kidder

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (3/6)

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (3/6)

by C. A. (Charles Athanase) Walckenaer

Walpole and Chatham (1714-1760)

Walpole and Chatham (1714-1760)

Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853

by C. C. (Christopher Columbus) Andrews

The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times

The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times

by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) Freeman

A Brief History of Printing in England A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present Time

A Brief History of Printing in England A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present Time

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Amerikan löytöretken päiväkirja

Amerikan löytöretken päiväkirja

by Christopher Columbus

David Thompson, the explorer

David Thompson, the explorer

by Charles Norris Cochrane

Columbus: De ontdekker van Amerika

Columbus: De ontdekker van Amerika

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

The great fraud of Ulster

The great fraud of Ulster

by T. M. (Timothy Michael) Healy

Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 2

Storia d'Inghilterra, vol 2

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Voyager's Tales

Voyager's Tales

by Richard Hakluyt

Memoirs of the Marchioness of Pompadour (vol. 1 of 2)

Memoirs of the Marchioness of Pompadour (vol. 1 of 2)

by marquise de Jeanne Antoinette Poisson Pompadour

Le catalogue des livres censurez par la faculté de theologie de Paris

Le catalogue des livres censurez par la faculté de theologie de Paris

by Université de Paris. Faculté de théologie

The Miller in Eighteenth-Century Virginia An Account of Mills & the Craft of Milling, as Well as a Description of the Windmill near the Palace in Williamsburg

The Miller in Eighteenth-Century Virginia An Account of Mills & the Craft of Milling, as Well as a Description of the Windmill near the Palace in Williamsburg

by Thomas K. Ford

Factos Notaveis da Historia Portugueza e Biographia do Marquez de Pombal

Factos Notaveis da Historia Portugueza e Biographia do Marquez de Pombal

by Josephina Pinto Carneiro Perestrello

The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered

The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered

by John Hill

A decade of negro extension work, 1914-1924

A decade of negro extension work, 1914-1924

by O. B. (Oscar Baker) Martin

Os descobrimentos portuguezes e os de Colombo: Tentativa de coordenação historica

Os descobrimentos portuguezes e os de Colombo: Tentativa de coordenação historica

by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas

Relikwieën uit onzen Heldentijd De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873

Relikwieën uit onzen Heldentijd De Aarde en haar Volken, 1873

by Anonymous

De Usu Ratiocinii Mechanici in Medicina

De Usu Ratiocinii Mechanici in Medicina

by Herman Boerhaave

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (2/6)

Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (2/6)

by C. A. (Charles Athanase) Walckenaer

Series of plans of Boston showing existing ways and owners of property 1630-1635-1640-1645

Series of plans of Boston showing existing ways and owners of property 1630-1635-1640-1645

by George Lamb

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 3

The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 3

by Azel Ames

Cultura e opulencia do Brasil por suas drogas e minas : com varias noticias curiosas do modo de fazer o assucar; plantar e beneficiar o tabaco; tirar ouro das minas, e descubrir as da prata; e dos grandes emolumentos que esta conquista da America Meridional da' ao Reino de Portugal, com estes, e outros generos, e contratos reaes

Cultura e opulencia do Brasil por suas drogas e minas : com varias noticias curiosas do modo de fazer o assucar; plantar e beneficiar o tabaco; tirar ouro das minas, e descubrir as da prata; e dos grandes emolumentos que esta conquista da America Meridional da' ao Reino de Portugal, com estes, e outros generos, e contratos reaes

by André João Antonil

Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 02 (of 15), American (2)

Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 02 (of 15), American (2)

by Charles Morris

The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei : and a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics containing the original account of Galileo's astronomical discoveries

The sidereal messenger of Galileo Galilei : and a part of the preface to Kepler's Dioptrics containing the original account of Galileo's astronomical discoveries

by Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler

History of Mexico, Volume 1, 1516-1521

History of Mexico, Volume 1, 1516-1521

by Hubert Howe Bancroft

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 1/4

History of the Conquest of Mexico; vol. 1/4

by William Hickling Prescott

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 13 America, Part II

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 13 America, Part II

by Richard Hakluyt

Caesar Borgia: A Study of the Renaissance

Caesar Borgia: A Study of the Renaissance

by John Leslie Garner

The Discovery of Guiana

The Discovery of Guiana

by Walter Raleigh

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam

by Ephraim Emerton

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13

The story of Moscow

The story of Moscow

by Wirt Gerrare

Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)

Institutes of the Christian Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)

by Jean Calvin

The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica

The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica

by William Lithgow

Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474

Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474

by active 1288-1322 de Cessolis Jacobus, William Caxton

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2

The Elizabethan Stage, Vol. 2

by E. K. (Edmund Kerchever) Chambers

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08

by Robert Kerr

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 08: October/November/December 1660

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 08: October/November/December 1660

by Samuel Pepys

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1665 N.S.

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1665 N.S.

by Samuel Pepys

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2

by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

The Friends of Voltaire

The Friends of Voltaire

by Evelyn Beatrice Hall

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 32: December 1664

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 32: December 1664

by Samuel Pepys

De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo: Explorers of the Northern Mystery

De Soto, Coronado, Cabrillo: Explorers of the Northern Mystery

by David Lavender

Guy Fawkes; Or, A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605

Guy Fawkes; Or, A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605

by Thomas Lathbury

Gli eretici d'Italia, vol. II

Gli eretici d'Italia, vol. II

by Cesare Cantù

The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft

The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft

by Thomas K. Ford

Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 2

Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 2

by conte Cesare Balbo

Abrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages (Tome 5)

Abrégé de l'Histoire Générale des Voyages (Tome 5)

by Jean-François de La Harpe

The History of the Post Office, from Its Establishment Down to 1836

The History of the Post Office, from Its Establishment Down to 1836

by Herbert Joyce

The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Which are dependent on the Province of New-York, and are a barrier between the English and the French in that part of the world

The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Which are dependent on the Province of New-York, and are a barrier between the English and the French in that part of the world

by Cadwallader Colden

The Confutatio Pontificia

The Confutatio Pontificia

The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England

The History of Parliamentary Taxation in England

by Shepard Ashman Morgan

Early voyages and travels in the Levant : I.—The diary of Master Thomas Dallam, 1599-1600. II.—Extracts from the diaries of Dr. John Covel, 1670-1679. With some account of the Levant Company of Turkey merchants.

Early voyages and travels in the Levant : I.—The diary of Master Thomas Dallam, 1599-1600. II.—Extracts from the diaries of Dr. John Covel, 1670-1679. With some account of the Levant Company of Turkey merchants.

by John Covel, Thomas Dallam

Histoire de la caricature au moyen âge et sous la renaissance

Histoire de la caricature au moyen âge et sous la renaissance

by Champfleury

Harpsichords and Clavichords

Harpsichords and Clavichords

by Cynthia A. (Cynthia Adams) Hoover

Selections from the Observator (1681-1687)

Selections from the Observator (1681-1687)

by Sir Roger L'Estrange

The Female Soldier; Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell

The Female Soldier; Or, The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell

by Anonymous

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

Historical Record of the Thirty-sixth, or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852

by Richard Cannon

A Ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght (A Joyful Meditation of the Coronation of King Henry the Eighth)

A Ioyfull medytacyon to all Englonde of the coronacyon of our moost naturall souerayne lorde kynge Henry the eyght (A Joyful Meditation of the Coronation of King Henry the Eighth)

by Stephen Hawes

La société bordelaise sous Louis XV et le salon de Mme Duplessy

La société bordelaise sous Louis XV et le salon de Mme Duplessy

by André Grellet-Dumazeau

A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c.

A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c.

by William Henry Whitmore

Count the Cost An Address to the People of Connecticut, On Sundry Political Subjects, and Particularly on the Proposition for a New Constitution

Count the Cost An Address to the People of Connecticut, On Sundry Political Subjects, and Particularly on the Proposition for a New Constitution

by David Daggett

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 22: May/June 1663

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 22: May/June 1663

by Samuel Pepys

The Maner of the Tryumphe of Caleys and Bulleyn and The Noble Tryumphant Coronacyon of Quene Anne, Wyfe unto the Most Noble Kynge Henry VIII

The Maner of the Tryumphe of Caleys and Bulleyn and The Noble Tryumphant Coronacyon of Quene Anne, Wyfe unto the Most Noble Kynge Henry VIII

A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders of the Nauie of her most excellent Maiestie the Queene of England, in their voyage and expedition for Portingal, to take and arrest in the mouth of the Riuer of Lisbone, certaine Shippes of corne and other prouisions of warre bound for the said Citie Prepared for the seruices of the King of Spaine, in the Ports and Prouinces within and about the Sownde, the 30. day of Iune, in the yeere of our Lord 1589. and of her Maiesties raigne the one and thirtie

A Declaration of the Causes, which mooved the chiefe Commanders of the Nauie of her most excellent Maiestie the Queene of England, in their voyage and expedition for Portingal, to take and arrest in the mouth of the Riuer of Lisbone, certaine Shippes of corne and other prouisions of warre bound for the said Citie Prepared for the seruices of the King of Spaine, in the Ports and Prouinces within and about the Sownde, the 30. day of Iune, in the yeere of our Lord 1589. and of her Maiesties raigne the one and thirtie

by England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)

Les Huguenots: Cent ans de persécution, 1685-1789

Les Huguenots: Cent ans de persécution, 1685-1789

by baron de Janzé