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Descubra os segredos ocultos das prensas que moldaram a história de Lisboa! Em "Noticia de livreiros e impressores de Lisbôa na 2ª metade do seculo XVI", Brito leva-nos numa viagem fascinante ao cor……続きを見る

Ontdek de verborgen verhalen van een tijdperk van ongekende harmonie! Duik in de fascinerende wereld van de 25-jarigen vrede met P. J. Andriessen's meesterwerk, een boek dat de sluier oplicht van ee……続きを見る

Descubra o segredo oculto que pode reescrever a história da Austrália! Em "O descobrimento da Australia pelos portuguezes em 1601", Richard Henry Major leva você a uma jornada fascinante através do ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das ilhas que mudaram o curso da história! Em "Memoria sobre a descoberta das ilhas de Porto Santo e Madeira 1418-1419", E. A. Bettencourt transporta-nos para uma era de……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos botânicos que moldaram o mundo moderno! Em "Memórias sobre a influência dos descobrimentos portugueses no conhecimento das plantas", Francisco Manuel de Melo, Conde de Ficalho, ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das viagens marítimas do século XVII! Embarque numa jornada fascinante através das páginas do "Compendio da relaçam, que veyo da India o anno de 1691" de Vicente Barbosa……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das terras desconhecidas! Embarque numa viagem fascinante através das páginas do "Tratado das Ilhas Novas", uma obra-prima de 1570 escrita por Francisco de Sousa. Este l……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos dos mares que moldaram a história! Em "O Infante D. Henrique e a arte de navegar dos portugueses", Vicente M. M. C. Almeida d'Eça leva-nos numa viagem fascinante ao coração da E……続きを見る

Descubra o legado de um dos mais influentes estadistas da história portuguesa! "Homenagem ao Marquez De Pombal 1782-1882" de Maximiliano de Azevedo é uma obra que transporta o leitor para o coração ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos de Portugal através de um mapa que transcende o tempo! "Mappa de Portugal antigo, e moderno, tomo 1 (of 3): Parte I, II" de João Baptista de Castro é uma obra-prima que ……続きを見る

The Great Fire of London which destroyed much of England's capital city in the autumn of 1666 was one of those seminal events that stand out in history, enthralling, fascinating and yet repulsive in……続きを見る

Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy. Primarily fought in the cold waters of the North Sea and the Eng……続きを見る

Early Modern Bodies is a wide-ranging and detailed introduction to a variety of different approaches to and perspectives on bodies in the early modern period, circa 1500–1750. The collection guides ……続きを見る

En novembre 1671, dix ans après la prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV, la cour de France accueille Élisabeth-Charlotte, princesse palatine du Rhin, seconde épouse de Philippe, duc d’Orléans, le frère ca……続きを見る

Née en 1626, sous le règne de Louis XIII, la marquise de Sévigné côtoie les Grands de son temps : Louis XIV et madame de Maintenon, Fouquet, Turenne et Condé, La Rochefoucauld et madame de Lafayette……続きを見る

Plusieurs France l’une contre l’autre, un pays en pleine implosion, un pouvoir sans légitimité… Dans le registre des grandes passions françaises, la Fronde (1648-1652) occupe une place clé. Alors qu……続きを見る

Dynastie mythique, les Tudors ont régné pendant plus d’un siècle, entre 1485 et 1603, faisant entrer l’Angleterre dans les temps modernes. De Henry VII à Elizabeth Ire, ce sont cinq souverains qui s……続きを見る

A renowned Pulitzer Prize–winning historian recounts the dramatic tale of modern Europe’s ascent. In The Mighty Continent: A Candid History of Modern Europe, Walter McDougall, winner of the Pulitzer……続きを見る

This book offers a uniquely comprehensive and authoritative account of the natural philosophy and of the conception of the laws of nature by Francis Bacon, one of the leading English reformers of na……続きを見る

This study of a previously unpublished manuscript is a significant witness to the vigorous life of St Davids Cathedral, as well as to the changes to its fabric, especially in the restoration and rec……続きを見る

The basic principle of the railway is one of great antiquity and wooden railways were used in many European mines from the fourteenth to the twentieth century. But the most far-reaching developments……続きを見る

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Among the magnificent gems and jewels left behind by the great Islamic empires, emeralds stand out for their size and prominence. For the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids green wasーas it remains for……続きを見る

The reign of James II was a dramatic failure in Wales. He became King when Welsh loyalty to the crown and church was strong. But his attacks on the church and his own adherents in Wales meant that l……続きを見る

Au xvie siècle, les guerres de religion ensanglantent l’Europe. Dans le Sud de la France, catholiques et protestants coexistent pourtant, particulièrement dans la principauté d’Orange, berceau d’une……続きを見る

Modern religious identities are rooted in collective memories that are constantly made and remade across generations. How do these mutations of memory distort our picture of historical change and th……続きを見る

Various factors in late 16th-century England contributed to an environment more hospitable to prose fiction than had existed previously-among them, changes in educational opportunities, socioeconomi……続きを見る

Een uniek stuk geschiedenis! Het waargebeurde, avontuurlijke en bloedstollende verhaal van de ondergang van het grootste koopvaardijschip van de VOC, de Batavia, in 1629. Bijna 400 jaar geleden voer……続きを見る

Este libro ofrece un retrato completo y profundamente humano de Luis XIV de Francia, el célebre Rey Sol, desde su niñez marcada por la Fronda hasta sus últimos días dominados por la enfermedad, el l……続きを見る

En la turbulenta Inglaterra del siglo XVI, la figura de Enrique VIII se alza como un soberano fascinante y contradictorio: príncipe humanista y rey guerrero, marido enamorado y esposo implacable, de……続きを見る