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Ein großer Historischer Roman über den Ausbau Amsterdams zur Weltmetropole, über Liebe und Hass und den Drang, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen Vincent will als Architekt prächtige Stadthäus……続きを見る

This book explores how human interaction in the frontier zones of the early modern Mediterranean was represented during the period, across genres and languages. The Muslim-Christian divide in the re……続きを見る

The Atlantic Economy during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries is a collection of essays focusing on the expansion, elaboration, and increasing integration of the economy of the Atlantic basin……続きを見る

Regimental histories abound, but few can be as stirring as this story of the fortunes of the famous Yorkshire-based Green Howards. Raised in 1688 in response to a call for loyal troops, the Green Ho……続きを見る

The period between 1630 and 1660 was one of the most tumultuous in Western history. These three decades witnessed the birth of English America and, in the mother country, a vicious civil war that re……続きを見る

Drawing on an impressive range of archival material, this monograph delves into the careers of two businessmen who worked for Nordic chartered monopoly trading companies to illuminate individual ent……続きを見る

A magisterial account of how the cultural and maritime relationships between the British, Dutch and American territories changed the existing world order – and made the Industrial Revolution possibl……続きを見る

Throughout early modern Europe, patronage became a means for the dominant classes to highlight their wealth, intellectual finesse, and cultural and political agendas, particularly within the court a……続きを見る

Between 1645-7, John Stearne led the most significant outbreak of witch-hunting in England. As accusations of witchcraft spread across East Anglia, Stearne and Matthew Hopkins were enlisted by villa……続きを見る

Viktor Mautner Markhof versetzt seine LeserInnen zurück in das Jahr 1645: Der schwedische Feldmarschall Lennart Torstensson belagert mit seinen Truppen die Stadt Brünn. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer ……続きを見る

Hocus Pocus Junior: The Anatomie of Legerdemain is a captivating exploration of the art of sleight of hand and illusionism, cleverly interwoven with the humor and whimsy characteristic of 17th-centu……続きを見る

Eine Frau im Sog einer der skandalösesten Giftaffären aller Zeiten Paris, Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Die Polizei deckt einen Zirkel von Hexen, Wahrsagerinnen und Magiern auf, der bis zum Hof von Kö……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Richelieu en moins d’une heure ! Haï et critiqué par le peuple de son vivant, le cardinal de Richelieu est devenu, après sa mort, une sorte de légende. ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Depuis que son abjuration (1593) lui avait valu le trône de France, Henri IV avait de tous côtés des embarras, avec ses capitaines qui le servaient mal, avec les grands qui, au moindre re……続きを見る

"There must be a divine kindness directed towards our homeland, because most of our animals have a use for human life. We also lack those wild and savage ones of other regions. Wolves were common on……続きを見る

Dans "Trois Héros de la colonie de Montréal", Paul Dupuy nous plonge dans le récit historique de figures emblématiques qui ont façonné le destin de la Nouvelle-France. À travers un style narratif ri……続きを見る

Dans "La Cour de Louis XIV", Imbert de Saint-Amand décrit avec une précision minutieuse la vie à la cour du Roi-Soleil, ses fastes, ses intrigues et ses personnalités marquantes. Arpentant les salon……続きを見る

Dans 'Champlain', Gabriel Hanotaux plonge le lecteur dans la vie et l'œuvre de Samuel de Champlain, le célèbre explorateur et cartographe français, connu pour ses contributions à la fondation du Can……続きを見る

Dans "Histoire de la vie et de l'administration de Colbert", Pierre Clément offre une biographie minutieuse de Jean-Baptiste Colbert, l'un des plus grands ministres de Louis XIV, réputé pour ses réf……続きを見る

Dans "Relation de l'Islande", Isaac de La Peyrère dresse un tableau vivant et analytique de l'Islande au XVIIe siècle. À la croisée des préoccupations naturalistes et des réflexions théologiques, ce……続きを見る

Le roman "Chevalier de Mornac: Chronique de la Nouvelle-France" de Joseph Marmette, publié en 1664, décrit avec brio la vie et les mœurs en Nouvelle-France à travers le prisme d'un protagoniste capt……続きを見る

Japan in the early seventeenth century was a wild place. Serial killers stalked the streets of Kyoto at night, while noblemen and women mingled freely at the imperial palace, drinking saké and watch……続きを見る

Bainton Prize for History and Theology Honorable Mention Deza and Its Moriscos addresses an incongruity in early modern Spanish historiography: a growing awareness of the importance played by Morisc……続きを見る

This volume compares and contrasts British and German colonialist discourses from a variety of angles: philosophical, political, social, economic, legal, and discourse-linguistic. British and German……続きを見る

In a series of debates with Oliver Cromwell in Civil War England of 1647, the Levellers argued for democracy for the first time in British history. Evolving from Oliver Cromwell's New Model army in ……続きを見る

The Renaissance, now in its third edition, engages with earlier and current debates about the Renaissance, especially concerning its ‘modernity’, its elitism and gender bias and its globalism. This ……続きを見る

Authority, Gender, and Midwifery in Early Modern Italy: Contested Deliveries explores attempts by church, state, and medical authorities to regulate and professionalize the practice of midwifery in ……続きを見る

"La casa e la famiglia di Masaniello" di Bartolommeo Capasso offre un'analisi approfondita della figura storica di Masaniello, capopopolo del XVII secolo, noto per la sua ribellione contro l'occupaz……続きを見る

A collection of essays detailing how individuals remapped race, gender, and sexuality through their lived experiences and in the cultural imagination For centuries the Atlantic world has been a site……続きを見る

Manila, 1645 reconstructs what the city of Manila was like before the earthquakes of the mid-seventeenth century. The book demonstrates the importance of addressing the history of Southeast Asia as ……続きを見る