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Ontdek een verloren wereld vol avontuur en overleving! Verhaal van het vergaan van het jacht de Sperwer van Hendrik Hamel neemt je mee op een onvergetelijke reis naar het mysterieuze Korea van de 17……続きを見る

Duik in de avontuurlijke wereld van de 17de eeuw met Maerten Harpertsz. Tromp! Ontdek het meeslepende verhaal van een zeemanszoon die uitgroeit tot een van de meest legendarische admiraals van zijn ……続きを見る

Ontdek de Onbekende Wereld van de 17e Eeuw! Reize van Maarten Gerritsz. Vries in 1643 naar het Noorden en Oosten van Japan van Philipp Franz von Siebold neemt je mee op een fascinerende reis door ti……続きを見る

Embarque em uma jornada épica que desbrava os mares desconhecidos e revela os segredos das Filipinas! Descobrimento das Filippinas pelo navegador portuguez Fernão de Magalhães de Caetano Alberto é u……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos de uma jornada histórica que mudou o curso das relações entre nações! Em "Relaçam dedicada A Serenissima Senhora Rainha da Gram Bretanha da Jornada que…", P. Sebastião da Fonsec……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos por trás de um dos eventos mais devastadores da história de Lisboa! Em "Manuel da Maya e os engenheiros militares portugueses no Terramoto de 1755", Christóvam Ayres de ……続きを見る

Entre bocages, villages de pierre et cités fortifiées, le pays d’Avesnes et Landrecies recèle une histoire méconnue. Cette œuvre explore ce territoire du XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, révélant la transfor……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das prensas que moldaram a história de Lisboa! Em "Noticia de livreiros e impressores de Lisbôa na 2ª metade do seculo XVI", Brito leva-nos numa viagem fascinante ao cor……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das ilhas que mudaram o curso da história! Em "Memoria sobre a descoberta das ilhas de Porto Santo e Madeira 1418-1419", E. A. Bettencourt transporta-nos para uma era de……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos botânicos que moldaram o mundo moderno! Em "Memórias sobre a influência dos descobrimentos portugueses no conhecimento das plantas", Francisco Manuel de Melo, Conde de Ficalho, ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das viagens marítimas do século XVII! Embarque numa jornada fascinante através das páginas do "Compendio da relaçam, que veyo da India o anno de 1691" de Vicente Barbosa……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos das terras desconhecidas! Embarque numa viagem fascinante através das páginas do "Tratado das Ilhas Novas", uma obra-prima de 1570 escrita por Francisco de Sousa. Este l……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos dos vice-reis e governadores que moldaram a Índia Portuguesa! Em "Galleria dos Vice-reis e Governadores da India Portugueza", Delorme Colaço convida-o a embarcar numa vi……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos dos mares que moldaram a história! Em "O Infante D. Henrique e a arte de navegar dos portugueses", Vicente M. M. C. Almeida d'Eça leva-nos numa viagem fascinante ao coração da E……続きを見る

Stap aan boord van een epische reis die de grenzen van de wereld en de menselijke geest verlegt! In 'Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische Reyse van Bontekoe' neemt de le……続きを見る

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the Barbary States captured and held for ransom nearly five hundred American sailors. The attacks on Americans abroadーand the government’s appa……続きを見る

"While much has been written about the industrial revolution," writes Lawrence Peskin, "we rarely read about industrial revolutionaries." This absence, he explains, reflects the preoccupation of bot……続きを見る

An intimate biography revealing Marie Antoinette’s complex life, personal struggles, and dramatic fall from Versailles to the guillotine. A seemingly endless parade of books, films and television sh……続きを見る

In the campaigns of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the deserved reputation of the British infantry has tended to overshadow the contribution of the cavalry, but in fact they did form ……続きを見る

In the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), two European rivalriesーbetween England and France and between Prussia and Austriaーcollided to spark a global conflagration. In the United States, it is known a……続きを見る

This book draws on a wide range of sources to provide the first comprehensive account of the experience of eighteenth-century working girlhood across all regions of Britain, examining the lifecycle ……続きを見る

During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda, the army ……続きを見る

The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed of the affluent and educated - the sons of the landed gentry, the wealthy, and other professional peop……続きを見る

Stat Crux Dum Volvitur OrbisA cruz permanece intacta enquanto o mundo percorre a sua órbitaApós várias guerras mundiais, o mundo se encontra dividido em dois: o ocidente americano, cristão e tradici……続きを見る

Early Modern Bodies is a wide-ranging and detailed introduction to a variety of different approaches to and perspectives on bodies in the early modern period, circa 1500–1750. The collection guides ……続きを見る

eBook Description for The Forgotten Chains: The Hidden History of Irish Slavery in America Uncover the shocking truth buried beneath centuries of silence in The Forgotten Chains: The Hidden History ……続きを見る

A major new political history of the French Revolution In 1786, France’s ancien régime was functioning as usual. Its alliance with the victorious American colonies had restored its diplomatic presti……続きを見る

Paris, 3 novembre 1793. Olympe de Gouges meurt sur l’échafaud. Une fin tragique qui met un terme à une existence qui l’a conduite de Montauban, où elle est née, au cœur des salons et de la vie intel……続きを見る

En passant la nuit avec Louis XV, le 28 février 1745, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson n’a qu’une idée en tête : devenir la favorite officielle du Roi. Elle le restera pendant près de vingt ans, un record ……続きを見る

Ceci n’est pas un livre d’histoire, et pourtant tout y est avéré. C’est le roman vrai des derniers feux de la monarchie, la chronique d’une civilisation au raffinement inégalé, et que 1789 emportera……続きを見る