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Marc de la Béraudière's 1608 opus on justice, manners and polite society, One-on-One Combat in the Arena provides the fencer and the historian something more than simple advice literature. Positione……続きを見る

An illuminating study of early modern efforts to regulate sound in women’s residential institutions, and how the noises of city lifeーboth within and beyond their wallsーdefied such regulation. Amid……続きを見る

This book analyses aspects of the material culture of early modern Greece from an object-based perspective, using surviving artefacts from that period as primary sources. A printed book, a wine jug,……続きを見る

Feliks Volkhovskii (1846-1914) was a significant figure in the Russian revolutionary movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He lived through pivotal changes ranging from the rise ……続きを見る

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly “Earnest, humorous, intellectual, intense and high-minded.” ーRebecca Fraser, Times Literary Supplement The a……続きを見る

Characterized by an interdisciplinary approach, these essays highlight the relationship between music and poetry in Italian secular works of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, exami……続きを見る

First published in 1984, Henry IV describes and tries to account for Henry’s extraordinary life and reign. The book is accompanied, and the arguments are strengthened by numerous plates and maps. Th……続きを見る

تروي هذه الرواية حياة الإمبراطور فرانسوا جوزيف الذي حكم النمسا لمدة تزيد عن 68 عامًا، وكيف أصبح عاشقًا للممثلة الجميلة كاترين شراط التي فتنته عن زوجته وابنه الذي ينتظر أن يكون وريثاً للعرش. تنقلنا ا……続きを見る

The 'Defenestration of Prague', the coup d'etat staged by Protestant Bohemian nobles against officials of the Hapsburg Emperor triggered the Thirty Years War. When Habsburg Spain intervened in suppo……続きを見る

This is a political biography of William III (1650–1702): prince of Orange; stadhouder in the Netherlands from 1672; and (in a novel joint monarchy with his wife, Mary), king of England, Scotland, a……続きを見る

Most studies of the Salem witch trials focus on social history and the dynamics between accused and accusers. Science and Specters at Salem turns instead to the intellectual background of the judges……続きを見る

Engaging Children in Vast Early America examines the often overlooked roles that children played in moments of contact between Indigenous groups, Europeans, and Africans in North and South America o……続きを見る

Con la Storia della colonna infame Manzoni ricostruisce il processo contro Guglielmo Piazza e Gian Giacomo Mora, che furono ingiustamente accusati di essere untori della peste, e vennero successivam……続きを見る

The Second Treatise of Government, written by political philosopher John Locke, is a seminal work in the field of political theory and has played a significant role in shaping the political landscap……続きを見る

This major volume aims to re-colour the European world of dress, c.1300-1800. New dyes created one of the most important visual experiences of the period, yet their story has been side-lined by a fo……続きを見る

2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARDS WINNER: EUROPEAN HISTORY In June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking provinc……続きを見る

How today’s questions surrounding monuments and the ways we commemorate our past first arose in Rembrandt’s time Monuments occupy a controversial place in nations founded on principles of freedom an……続きを見る

Il saggio, attraverso testimonianze e documenti, ripercorre la storia delle reducciones fondate dai gesuiti nel Nuovo Mondo. La vicenda è tra le più scottanti della storia dei gesuiti: la Chiesa sec……続きを見る

The seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire was rife with polemical debate, around worshipping at saints' graves, medical procedures, smoking tobacco, and other everyday practices. Fueling these debates ……続きを見る

The seventh edition of this two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social,……続きを見る

'A stunning global history of West Africa ... with this new tour de force, Green confirms himself as the most innovative historian, writer, and thinker of his generation' Ana Lucia Araujo, author of……続きを見る

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, the three Portuguese military orders of Christ, Santiago and Avis became that kingdom's most important institutions for rewarding service……続きを見る

La Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia, cuore pulsante di tutto lo Stato che la città lagunare ebbe a costruire attorno a sé e sul quale impose il suo dominio non ebbe mai l'intenzione di organizzarsi……続きを見る

A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry o……続きを見る

The eleven years of conflict that engulfed Ireland (1641-53) can be seen as a drama in three acts, each of which drew Ireland into progressively closer alignment with the Civil Wars (1642-52) in the……続きを見る

Military manuals have been used as a source through a range of historical studies, but only recently has their potential to Conflict Archaeology truly been recognized. Military manuals allowed the p……続きを見る

في "أحمد عرابي: الزعيم المفترى عليه"، يُقدم محمود الخفيف توثيقًا مثيرًا لمسيرة الزعيم الوطني الذي خُذِل من قِبَل مَن كانوا يعتقد أنهم حلفاؤه. يستعرض الكتاب تفاصيل النضال الشجاع الذي خاضه عرابي ضد ال……続きを見る

In "Vlad the Impaler: Fear, Power, and Control," A.A. Castor delves deep into the life and reign of one of history's most infamous rulers, Vlad III Dracula. Known for his brutal methods and fierce d……続きを見る

A highly illustrated account of the siege by the Tokugawa ruling dynasty against the samurai, defenders of the shogunate. In 1614-15 Osaka Castle was Japan's greatest fortification, measuring approx……続きを見る

William and Mary, Britain’s most mysterious monarchs, were married for reasons of dynastic convenience. Their union gradually developed into a happy and successful one, despite William’s frequent ab……続きを見る