17th Century 9

On 30 April 1665, the diarist Samuel Pepys recorded the first rumours that the bubonic plague was spreading through London: 'Great fears of the sickness here in the City - God preserve us all!' Thou……続きを見る

‘Every student of the seventeenth century in England must desire sooner or later to have his say about its greatest figure. So says John Buchan in the preface to this magnificent biography, in which……続きを見る

In Status, Power, and Identity in Early Modern France, Jonathan Dewald explores European aristocratic society by looking closely at one of its most prominent families. The Rohan were rich, powerful,……続きを見る

The Sacrament of Penance and Religious Life in Golden Age Spain explores the practice of sacramental confession in Spain between roughly 1500 and 1700. One of the most significant points of contact ……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les sorcières de Salem en moins d’une heure ! Un vent de panique s’engouffre dans les demeures des habitants de Salem Village, en plein cœur du Massach……続きを見る

Amid the religious tumult of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, English scholars, preachers, and dramatists examined, debated, and refashioned tales concerning Pope Joan, a ninth-century woman……続きを見る

Violence and Emotions in Early Modern Europe examines the purposes for which specific forms of violence and particular emotional states functioned, how they operated in relation to each other, or in……続きを見る

The accused was Anna Roleffes, known as Tempel Anneke. She was arrested on the charge of witchcraft in June of 1663. She was found guilty and was executed on December 30th that same year. Her trial ……続きを見る

Amours tumultueuses, évasions, poursuites, complots et poisons tissent la vie tourbillonnante de la famille du cardinal Mazarin. Élevés avec Louis XIV, les Mazarinets - neveux et nièces de Mazarin -……続きを見る

Das Buch ist bekannten und weniger bekannten Persönlichkeiten gewidmet, deren Leben die Geschichte Brandenburgs und seine Bewohner mitgeprägt haben. Der Leser lernt Carl August von Hardenberg, Johan……続きを見る

Hans Bentzien hat sich mit seinen historischen Skizzen absichtlich den Gebieten jenseits der Oder zugewendet, die seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs zu Polen gehören, die durch die Herrschaft der ……続きを見る

Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was one of the most admired astronomers who ever lived and a key figure in the scientific revolution. A defender of Copernicus´s sun-centred universe, he famously discove……続きを見る

1607 vividly tells the story of the founding of Jamestown, recounting the situation of the original Indian inhabitants, the arrival of the British settlers 400 years ago, the building of the town, a……続きを見る

The ship itself was obscure and small, valued at a mere 128 pounds, eight shillings, and fourpence. Each passenger had a total area the size of a single mattress under a five-foot ceiling in which t……続きを見る

Die sechzehnjährige Prinzessin Sophie Charlotte heiratete im Jahr 1684 den brandenburgischen Kronprinzen Friedrich. Die ersten Kinderjahre verbrachte Sophie Charlotte im Hochstift Iburg (bei Osnabrü……続きを見る

William Cavendish, courageous, cultured and passionate about women, embodies the popular image of a cavalier. Famously defeated at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, he went into a long and miserab……続きを見る

This book opens with a crisis of recollection. In the early modern period, real political traumas like civil war and regicide exacerbated what were already perceived ruptures in myths of English des……続きを見る

A German-American, in South Africa, fighting the British, in an Irish commando, in the Boer army Some years ago Donal McCracken was working on a book of Ireland and the Anglo–Boer War (1899–1902) wh……続きを見る

Long before European empires came to dominate the Middle East, Britain was brought face to face with Islam through the activities of the Barbary corsairs. For three centuries after 1500, Muslim ship……続きを見る

To understand modern science, it is essential to recognize that many of the most fundamental scientific principles are drawn from the knowledge of ancient civilizations. Taking a global yet comprehe……続きを見る

Very few living men have taken part in a battle, and many must wonder how they would acquit themselves if ever they had to. A medieval battle was a very complex affair; it was far from being a simpl……続きを見る

We have reached that prominent milestone of four centuries since the Pendle Witch trials of 1612. During the period of March to August of that year the number of people accused of witchcraft, and ev……続きを見る

Almost since Champlain's men first settled on St. Croix Island in 1604, the French and the English fought for control of Acadia, a huge area consisting of today's Maritime Provinces and parts of Que……続きを見る

A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years.……続きを見る

The English Civil War of 1642-6 was one of the most formative periods of British history. This book, originally published in 1974, was one of the first to explore in depth the situation of the commo……続きを見る

This book provides an historical perspective on the growth of Russian military power, studying the emergence of the Russian regular army from 1700 until the end of the eighteenth century. In the pro……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Historische Romane: Quo Vadis? + Die Kreuzritter + Mit Feuer und Schwert + Sintflut + Pan Wolodyjowski" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wur……続きを見る

For tactical and strategic ingenuity, for daring and ruthless determination and the capacity to inspire troops, Frederick the Great was without equal. In this detailed life of ‘Old Fritz’, Christoph……続きを見る

The later seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have been acclaimed as the classic period of artillery fortification. This was an era when fortresses and fortress systems shaped the calculations of s……続きを見る

Fiscal relations between states and cities in early modern Europe is a major concern for economic and financial historians. This collection of eleven essays is based on new research using documentar……続きを見る