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This collection of 13 essays deals with a range of topics concerning Portuguese, Dutch and Chinese merchants, commodities and commerce in maritime Asia in the early modern period from c. 1585-1800. ……続きを見る

There is no shortage of Black characters in Miguel de Cervantes’s works, yet there has been a profound silence about the Spanish author’s compelling literary construction and cultural codification o……続きを見る

This is the first book-length exploration of the clothes worn in early modern Rome and provides novel insights into the city of Rome during one of its most fascinating periods. It also challenges th……続きを見る

Immerse yourself in the thrilling maritime adventure of The Mosquito Fleet by Bern Keating. Journey alongside a ragtag fleet of small but courageous boats navigating treacherous waters, facing grand……続きを見る

Muito mais do que contar a vida do cardeal Richelieu, Eminência é uma lição sobre a arte sombria da política Primeiro-ministro do rei Luís XIII, o cardeal Richelieu foi o arquiteto de uma nova Franç……続きを見る

An epic history of the birth of news in Europe News moves. It is a battle, a scandal, a disaster. It is a letter, a newspaper, a proclamation. News is a material thing, but also something between us……続きを見る

Winner of the 2026 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography A Financial Times History Book of the Year 2025 'After finishing this beguiling book, there seems no point in reading anything el……続きを見る

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is one of the great commanders of history. Using his great charm and diplomatic skills he was able to bind troops from various European states into a cohesiv……続きを見る

The importance of a single life: one of the most fascinating stories from US history that you've probably never heard of. Washed overboard from the Mayflower during a raging storm, John Howland almo……続きを見る

In "Das Zeitalter Ludwigs XIV." präsentiert Voltaire eine prägnante und analytische Betrachtung der Epoche des Sonnenkönigs, die von kultureller Blüte und politischer Macht geprägt war. Mit seinem s……続きを見る

Si quiere descubrir la fascinante historia del Siglo de las Luces, siga leyendo… La vida de un científico eminente durante la Revolución Científica y la subsiguiente Ilustración no era fácil. En nom……続きを見る

Pour Pascal Dague, la piraterie a vu l’implication d’hommes et de femmes de nombreuses nationalités, au cours des siècles. Cependant, l’un des groupes les plus importants de l’époque médiévale et du……続きを見る

Elite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe offers a new look at early modern Catholic Europe through the lens of the diverse experiences of elite women, using a historiographical approach to analyz……続きを見る

**A riveting account of the five heated months in which King Charles I attempted to arrest five dissident Members of Parliament by bringing an armed force to the House of Commonsーa shocking act of ……続きを見る

Sumérgete en la fascinante historia del descubrimiento y la conquista de las posesiones españolas de ultramar con el "Tomo 8, De Los Pleitos de Colón, II" de la Real Academia de la Historia. Explora……続きを見る

Long dependent on the Asian spice trade, Portugal suffered serious setbacks during the period of political union with Spain (1580–1640), as the Dutch and others seized key regions and destroyed comm……続きを見る

State of enmity explores how relations of hatred and enmity played political and social roles in the early modern Kingdom of Naples. Exploring the pervasive notion of enmity and practices of reconci……続きを見る

The year 1688 is a turning point in English culture, and one from which can be dated numerous distinctively ‘modern’ notions of truth, property and political order. The texts assembled in this colle……続きを見る

PRAISE FOR A CULTURAL HISTORY OF IDEAS: VOLUMES 1-6 A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2023 AAP PROSE AWARDS WINNER: BEST HUMANITIES REFERENCE WORK This volume of A Cultural History of Ideas f……続きを見る

First published in 1981, Europe and the Decline of Spain deals with the slow ebbing of Spanish power, its ‘melancholy, long, withdrawing roar’ during the ‘long seventeenth century’ of pre-industrial……続きを見る

The concept of absolutism, as both a political ideology and a governing system, has been one of the most debated topics in the historiography of early modern Europe. The term itself, often wielded w……続きを見る

A fascinating collection of questions and answersーabout courtship, marriage, love, and sexーfrom a seventeenth-century periodical The *Athenian Mercuryー*a one-page, two-sided periodical published ……続きを見る

El nuevo libro del reconocido psicólogo, funcionario, dramaturgo, historiador y escritor cuenta nuestra historia, la de la Argentina y la de Sudamérica, con espíritu federal y americanista, completa……続きを見る

At the dawn of the seventeenth century, France stood at a turning point. Emerging from decades of religious conflict and civil war, the kingdom began its ascent under Henry IV, whose Edict of Nantes……続きを見る

Die Hunnen galten bereits in der Antike als Inbegriff kriegerischer Barbaren. Auf ihren Pferden fegten sie wie Stürme über Dörfer und Städte hinweg und verbreiteten Angst und Schrecken. Unter Attila……続きを見る

This book is about the political and religious controversies that beset the small English city of Chichester between 1678 and 1685, which intersected with wider political turbulence at the heart of ……続きを見る

This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the ori……続きを見る

Acompanhe as grandes navegações, a colonização das Américas e a conquista espanhola. Este livro detalha as aventuras, os desafios e as consequências dessas expedições que mudaram o curso da história. 続きを見る

“Paris is worth a mass” was the realistic response of Protestant Henry IV, who changed his faith to secure the throne of France, to the central importance of the French Catholic Church. Principle an……続きを見る

First published in 1985, The European Crisis of the 1590s (now with a new preface by Peter Clark on the current literature on crisis and catastrophe) investigates in depth for the first time the ori……続きを見る