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The Man Behind the Iron Mask: A Historical Investigation For over three centuries, the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask has captivated historians and readers alike. Who was the prisoner condemned……続きを見る

Las huellas indelebles de romanos, visigodos y omeyas convergen en este minucioso recorrido histórico por una de las ciudades más místicas de España. La majestuosidad de su mezquita-catedral y el la……続きを見る

La battaglia combattuta venerdì 18 agosto 1690 tra le truppe della grande alleanza europea contro la Francia (detti i "Collegati": Spagna, Impero, Inghilterra, Paesi Bassi e Ducato di Savoia) e l'Ar……続きを見る

Spanning the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration, The Diary of John Evelyn records court ritual, scientific experiment, horticultural practice, and urban disaster in polished, morally inflected……続きを見る

This book examines the plays Thomas Middleton wrote for the King’s Men between 1620 and 1624, arguing that they constitute one of the most sustained and ambitious engagements with contemporary polit……続きを見る

« Chiens, rendez-vous à ceux de Salé », criaient les corsaires salétins en abordant leurs prises. Livre d’aventures maritimes et ouvrage érudit, la thèse d’histoire de Leila Maziane retrace la vie d……続きを見る

En La época de Luis XIV, Voltaire compone mucho más que una crónica dinástica: ofrece un vasto fresco de la Francia del Grand Siècle, donde la política, la guerra, la religión y, sobre todo, las art……続きを見る

Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare’s Plays addresses a conspicuous absence in queer readings of Shakespeare’s work: the pregnant body. Through discussions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titus Andronicus,……続きを見る

Campaigns of a Non-Combatant and His Rom Aunt Abroad During the War by George Alfred Townsend is a compelling narrative that chronicles the unique experiences of a civilian observer during times of ……続きを見る

Jean Marteilhe, un jeune protestant de dix-huit ans, refuse d'abjurer sa foi. Sa sentence tombe, irrévocable : les galères de Sa Majesté Louis XIV. Dans ce témoignage unique au monde, considéré comm……続きを見る

Female convents in early modern Lisbon were important economic, cultural, social and even political spaces, which housed generations of elite women. Until now, they have received much less attention……続きを見る

Der Band enthält die Novellen "Der Gefangene" und "Heinrich Feiten". In der ersten Novelle wird Antoine Ducas, ein französischer Kriegsgefangener, zur Arbeit auf einem Eifeler Bauernhof eingesetzt. ……続きを見る

“The fascinating story of arguably the greatest queen in sub-Saharan African history, who surely deserves a place in the pantheon of revolutionary world leaders.” ーHenry Louis Gates, Jr. Though lar……続きを見る

Antiquarian, lawyer, and cat lover Nicolas Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637) was a “prince” of the Republic of Letters and the most gifted French intellectual in the generation between Montaigne and Desc……続きを見る

Qu’est-ce que le pouvoir dans la France de Richelieu et de Louis XIV ? Question redoutable, inépuisable, que repose ce livre. Arlette Jouanna interroge à frais nouveaux les caractères originaux de l……続きを見る

Connaît-on la "Glorieuse Révolution" d'Angleterre, comme déjà l'appellent ses contemporains ? Celle qui, en 1688 et au terme d'une confrontation sans effusion de sang, remplace sur le trône Jacques ……続きを見る

Le 12 avril 1600 s’échouait sur une petite plage du sud du Japon, après un rude voyage de deux ans à travers deux océans et le terrible détroit de Magellan, un navire hollandais en piteux état, pilo……続きを見る

This book provides a detailed account of foreigners who performed military service in the Principality of Transylvania over almost one-and-a-half centuries. It explores their social and cultural bac……続きを見る

An examination of how the unsustainable consumption of meat in seventeenth-century Rome both symbolized the extent of papal power and sparked the outbreak of civil war In 1644 four norcini or pork b……続きを見る

Das Zeitalter Ludwigs XIV. ist Voltaires Kultur- und Zivilisationsgeschichte des Grand Siècle. Anstelle einer dynastischen Chronik entfaltet er ein Panorama von Politik, Krieg und Diplomatie, zuglei……続きを見る

Sous l’Ancien Régime, l’élite urbaine aspire à la noblesse. Dans de nombreuses villes du royaume, des compagnies proposent aux habitants de devenir chevaliers d’un « noble jeu » de tir. Cette cheval……続きを見る

A demonstration of how the Spanish Inquisition’s property confiscations created a racialized economic order in colonial Cartagena de Indias In 1632, in the port city of Cartagena de Indias in what i……続きを見る

Enslaved and free Black people in seventeenth-century Lima created self-governing corporations that negotiated with colonial authorities Black Self-Governance argues that Black men and women living ……続きを見る