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The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuriesーfrom their rise to power to their eventual downfall. **"A feat of both scholarship and storytelling." ー**Wall……続きを見る

Luisa de Venero, una encomendera en Santafé es la reconstrucción histórica de la vida de una encomendera del siglo XVI en el Nuevo Reino de Granada. Esto con el objetivo de contribuir a la visibiliz……続きを見る

Volume 4 of the Cambrdige Modern History series covering the The Thirty Years' War. 続きを見る

'This is probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language, certainly the best I have ever read ... Students, scholars and the general reader will never find a better guide to Hab……続きを見る

In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, he roots h……続きを見る

'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times **'An amazing achievement' Peter Frankopan Can anyone truly understand Russia?** Russia is a……続きを見る

Feeling Exclusion: Religious Confl**ict, Exile and Emotions in Early Modern Europe investigates the emotional experience of exclusion at the heart of the religious life of persecuted and exiled indi……続きを見る

According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided ove……続きを見る

這世界依然是個被施了魔法的大花園──馬克斯．韋伯（Max Weber, 1864-1920） 百合與玫瑰的討論，可凸顯英、法王權研究中三個面向：第一，英、法王室在花卉圖像上彼此的借用，反映了兩國綿密而複雜的政治關係；第二……続きを見る

Ein farbenfroher Roman um eine junge Sattlerin, einen bekannten Dichter und ein Gestüt, das Pferdefreunde bis heute fasziniert Um einer Vernunftehe zu entgehen, flieht die junge Sattlerstochter Cha……続きを見る

Een overtuigend en allesomvattend portret van de iconische grand monarque Lodewijk XIV, de Zonnekoning, behoeft nauwelijks een introductie. Als koning van Frankrijk breidde hij de Franse grens in de……続きを見る

The brilliance of a master historian shines through this “elegant and engaging memoir” of a lifetime’s work (Richard Aldous, Wall Street Journal). Over a remarkable career Bernard Bailyn has reshape……続きを見る

Dara Shukoh -- the emperor Shah Jahan's favourite son, and heir-apparent to the Mughal throne prior to being defeated by Aurangzib -- has sometimes been portrayed as an effete prince, incompetent in……続きを見る

Leonard Sowerby's self-healing manual for women, The**Ladies' Dispensatory, emerged in England in 1652 amidst an abundance of medical self-help books for the lay citizen. Written for both the common……続きを見る

Eating the flesh of an Egyptian mummy prevents the plague. Distilled poppies reduce melancholy. A Turkish drink called coffee increases alertness. Tobacco cures cancer. Such beliefs circulated in th……続きを見る

Extrait : "L'empire de Russie est le plus vaste de notre hémisphère ; il s'étend d'occident en orient l'espace de plus de deux mille lieues communes de France, et il a plus de huit cents lieues du s……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Isaac Newton y su teoría de la gravitación universal, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan sol……続きを見る

Based on exhaustive genealogical and historical research, this epic series traces the fate of the passengers on what since has become known as the "Black Mayflower." The Saga Continues... As Margare……続きを見る

This book is a microhistory study of village settlements in early modern Northwest Italy that aims to expand the notion of place to include the process of producing a locality; that is, the producti……続きを見る

Extrait : "Ce n'est pas seulement la vie de Louis XIV qu'on prétend écrire ; on se propose un plus grand objet. On veut essayer de peindre à la postérité, non les actions d'un seul homme, mais l'esp……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Champlain et l’exploration de la Nouvelle-France en moins d’une heure ! Dès le XVe siècle, la France, qui ne souhaite pas être en reste des autres puiss……続きを見る

'His finest work and one that was both symptom and engine of the concept of "history from below" ... Here Levellers, Diggers, Ranters, Muggletonians, the early Quakers and others taking advantage of……続きを見る

This book examines the sociocultural networks between the courts of early modern Italy and Europe, focusing on the Florentine Medici court, and the cultural patronage and international gendered netw……続きを見る

There was much superstition and ignorance in 17th century England. Witchcraft had been illegal since 1563 and hundreds of women were wrongly accused and punished. 'Proof' of being a witch could be a……続きを見る

A new history that overturns the received wisdom that science displaced magic in Enlightenment Britainーnamed a Best Book of 2020 by the Financial Times In early modern Britain, belief in prophecies……続きを見る

Tra il 1655 e il 1686, contro i valdesi si scatenarono ondate di persecuzioni, a cui opposero una caparbia resistenza all'interno dei territori in cui si erano insediati, che ormai andavano oltre qu……続きを見る

First Published in 1987. Presented as two sections, the first includes three surveys which aim to describe and comment on some of radial changes in the questions historians have been asking about th……続きを見る

This volume looks at how mid-seventeenth-century debates on the government and order of the Church related to the political crisis of the time. It explores debates concerning the relationship betwee……続きを見る

Friedrich Schiller's "The Thirty Years War 'ー Complete" is a monumental work that intricately weaves the intricate tapestry of one of Europe's most devastating conflicts, exploring the political, s……続きを見る

"Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" presents a rich tapestry of primary accounts from the Dutch colonial period in North America, capturing the vibrant interactions between European settlers, ……続きを見る