Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–1680) was the daughter of the Elector Palatine, Frederick V, King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. A princess……続きを見る
Over five centuries of foreign ruleーby Spain, Mexico, and the United StatesーNative American pueblos have confronted attacks on their sovereignty and encroachments on their land and water rights. H……続きを見る
This book is the first to link the modern appreciation for democratic freedom directly to Jewish political thought in seventeenth-century Amsterdam. The modern appreciation for democratic values is ……続きを見る
Questa pubblicazione raccoglie studi e ricerche realizzate negli ultimi anni sulla storia di personaggi e famiglie di Capua fra XVII e XIX secolo. Si tratta di sette contributi eterogenei pubblicati……続きを見る
Long before the indigenous people of southeastern North America first encountered Europeans and Africans, they established communities with clear social and political hierarchies and rich cultural t……続きを見る
Discover the compelling stories of the brave and adventurous women whose lives were forever changed by the Klondike gold rush. When the steamship Portland docked in Seattle's harbour in 1897, a grou……続きを見る
Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. Starting on 14 May 1643 when Louis was 4 y……続きを見る
著者:Melinda Gough
出版社: University of Toronto Press
発売日: 2019年03月21日
Under glittering lights in the Louvre palace, the French court ballets danced by Queen Marie de Médicis prior to Henri IV’s assassination in 1610 attracted thousands of spectators ranging from pickp……続きを見る
*** Read Shona MacLean's brand new novel, The Cromarty Library Circle, out now! ***
London, 1654. In the teeming warren of spies, exiles and assassins that is Cromwell's London, the Lord Protector's……続きを見る
*** Read Shona MacLean's new novel, The Cromarty Library Circle, out now! ***
London, 1655. A perfectly preserved body in the robes of a Dominican friar has been found bricked up in the City of Lond……続きを見る
**'The most chilling witch-hunt in English history . . . fascinating' Independent on Sunday
'A terrible tale marvellously told . . . This is how history should be shown' Ronald Blythe
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The true story of a sensational marriage and murder in 17th-century London. For fans of WEDLOCK, THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER and GEORGIANA: DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE.
Lady Bette, the 14-year-old heires……続きを見る
'Wonderfully learned, wonderfully written, a microscopic examination of the acorn from which a truly mighty oak would spring. I learnt a huge amount.' - Tom Holland, author of Dominion: The Making o……続きを見る
This text explores a variety of themes developed from successive years of the University of California, Davis, multidisciplinary graduate conference. It draws out connections on a wide array of topi……続きを見る
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) gelang das einzigartige Kunststück, vom einfachen Landedelmann zum allmächtigen Lord Protector aufzusteigen. In seinem schillernden Leben und Wirken spiegelt sich zugleic……続きを見る
Why was early modern Europe the starting point of the economic expansion which led to the Industrial Revolution? What was the state’s role in this momentous transformation? A History of States and E……続きを見る
(ÜBER-)LEBEN IM SCHATTEN DES EWIGEN EISES – EINST UND HEUTE Das LEBEN IN HOCHALPINEN LAGEN war und ist ein Leben der EXTREME. Den NATURKATASTROPHEN und ihren Auswirkungen ausgesetzt, entwickelten di……続きを見る
In English Trade and Adventure to Russia in the Early Modern Era, Maria Salomon Arel revisits Anglo-Russian trade in first half of the seventeenth century. Drawing on largely neglected Russian and E……続きを見る
The vivid story of the creation, renovation, and enduring legacy of the most famous building in France: the palace of Versailles
Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite l……続きを見る
'What a compelling read! Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory' Amanda Foreman
Valentine's Day, 1613. Elizabeth Stuart, the sixteen-year-old granddaug……続きを見る
In this important volume, Joost Hengstmengel examines the doctrine of divine providence and how it served as explanation and justification in economic debates in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eight……続きを見る
In Mazarin, Arthur Hassall paints a vivid and compelling portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, one of 17th-century Europe’s most enigmatic and influential statesmen. Published by Blackmore Dennett, th……続きを見る
For the ancient and modern Maya, the landscape is ruled by powerful entities in the form of geographic features like caves, mountains, springs, and abandoned citiesーspirits who must be entreated, t……続きを見る
This landmark volume is the first in a century to examine the “Second Period” of Quakerism, a time when the Religious Society of Friends experienced upheavals in theology, authority and institutiona……続きを見る
著者:Margaret Willes
出版社: Yale University Press
発売日: 2017年08月28日
An intimate portrait of two pivotal Restoration figures during one of the most dramatic periods of English history
Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the most celebrated English diarists. They ……続きを見る
The Bavarian Army has been overshadowed by those of Gustavus Adolphus’ and Wallenstein’s Armies, but it was one of only a few armies to have fought throughout the Thirty Years War, first as part of ……続きを見る
著者:Liam D. Haydon
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2018年09月06日
The corporation – an immortal collective bound to act for the common good – was developed in the seventeenth century, but comparatively little attention has been paid to its literary ramifications. ……続きを見る
Un mélange bien dosé de morceaux historiques mêlant voix et instruments, qui touchent à la vie quotidienne du Grand Siècle dans tous ses aspects.
« C’est un livre à la vérité, mais c’est un livre mi……続きを見る
著者:Anthony J. La Vopa
出版社: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
発売日: 2017年08月18日
How did educated and cultivated men in early modern France and Britain perceive and value their own and women's cognitive capacities, and how did women in their circles challenge those perceptions, ……続きを見る
Geoffrey Parker has remarked that the Spanish Armada, though a disastrous defeat, was a considerable psychological success. Deep into the seventeenth century the specter of a returning armada haunte……続きを見る