Thomas Hobbes and Political Thought in Ireland, c.1660-1730 is a history of political thought in Ireland, told from the ......more

Gift-giving played an important role in political, social and religious life in medieval and early modern Europe. This v......more

The Reformation of the Heart: Gender and Radical Theology in the English Revolution offers fresh insight into the relati......more

A LAST STAND AGAINST INSANE ODDS. Charismatic Spanish sea captain and Armada castaway Francisco de Cuéllar has hardly be......more

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in......more

This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in......more

A revealing account of the lives and work of Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims in sixteenth-century Rome, examining how this A......more

In early 1618, Anne Cecil (nee Lake), Lady Roos, accused Frances Cecil, countess of Exeter, of having committed adultery......more

Thomas More’s Utopia is one of the most iconic, translated, and influential texts of the European Renaissance. This Hand......more

"You will be gripped and inspired by this exciting story-I couldn’t put it down." -Lyndal Roper, author of Martin Luther......more

Holy Enemies of Freedom lays bare how anti-Semitism finds its roots in deep-seated cultural trauma. The German Martin Lu......more

Holy Enemies of Freedom lays bare how anti-Semitism finds its roots in deep-seated cultural trauma. The German Martin L......more

Covering the period 1390-1488, MacKay publishes the second portion of the Lord Stewartby Collection, the most important ......more

Offering a re-reading of Erasmus’s works, this book shows that emotion and affectivity were central to his writings. It ......more

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This book offers a philosophical and historical genealogy of persecution focused on two significant events: the witch-hu......more

This book offers a new account of the connections between seventeenth century English history and the history of the res......more

Distrust of public institutions, which reached critical proportions in Britain and the United States in the first two de......more

This open access book undertakes a self-critical reinterpretation of European modernity and responds to the need for a g......more

Are you traveling to Rome or Florence? This book will enhance your voyage into art, archaeology, food, couture, and the ......more

During the early modern period, the emergence of what ultimately became modern science took place mainly in Latin, the i......more

Award-winning historian Joanne M. Ferraro’s The Renaissance and the Wider World skillfully surveys the economic, politic......more

Governor Percy Kirke’s Out-Letter Book, here transcribed verbatim and annotated, covers the terminal decline of English ......more

"Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced back to the sixteenth century? As the Renaissance visual world beca......more

In the Modern Age, the encounter and conflict between competing religious identities produced a renewed emphasis on the ......more

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at......more

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on......more

Richly illustrated monograph (250 figures, 12 maps) showcasing castles and fortified towns of the Peloponnese garrisoned......more

Cardinal Bessarion was a towering figure in the fifteenth-century Renaissance. His life spanned the century. In his sixt......more

Did you know that the English longbow was the "machine gun" of the medieval era, with its effectiveness being far greate......more

A revelatory new account of the magus--the learned magician--and his place in the intellectual, social, and cultural wor......more

Looking beyond the marble elegance of Michelangelo’s David, the pugnacious, passionate, and--crucially--important story ......more

This book takes a long-term approach, spanning from the end of the 16th to the 19th century, to explore how men and wome......more

Military Revolution and the Thirty Years War 1618-1648 investigates change and decline in military institutions during a......more

In 1573, the alchemist Anna Zieglerin gave her patron, the Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, the recipe for an extraord......more

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The Palatine Family and the Thirty Years’ War examines the experience of exiled royal and noble dynasties during the ear......more

In Forging Nations, Blaazer studies the relationships between money, power, and nationality in England, Scotland, and Ir......more

This volume offers the first annotated English translation of the first two books of On Celibacy (1473) by the eminent V......more

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The first biography of Henry VIII’s court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing fig......more

Heraldry was an important part of everyday life in early modern 16th century Germany. It defined in easily identifiable ......more

In this book, Gavin Francis writes about the resonance for him as a medic in reading the work of early modern polymath S......more

In Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble draws from literature, art, and personal testimonies from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century......more

Finalist for The Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Biography) One of the New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023 One of BookRiot’s B......more

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Volume II presents an authoritative overview of the various continuities and changes in migration and globalization from......more

Two manuscripts in one book: House of Medici: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty House ......more

In The Captive Sea, Daniel Hershenzon explores the entangled histories of Muslim and Christian captives--and, by extensi......more

This book provides a detailed account of the life, work, and remains of Christopher Columbus, the famous Italian explore......more

This book is a firsthand account of what life in Rome was like during the Renaissance period. The descriptions of the pe......more

Travel back in time to the golden age of intellectual and artistic discovery. The Great Events by Famous Historians offe......more

Written by Viglius van Zwichem, one of the most prominent chroniclers of the 16th century, this book recounts the events......more

The Renaissance and the Reformation is a comprehensive introduction to the political, religious, and cultural changes th......more

This classic history of the Protestant Reformation offers a comprehensive overview of the movement as it emerged and dev......more

Explore the fascinating history of Emperor Frederick III through the eyes of Pope Pius II in this classic work of litera......more

Typography, the art of printing with moveable type, was one of the most revolutionary inventions of the Renaissance era.......more

This book provides a detailed account of the trial of George Buchanan, a Scottish scholar who was imprisoned and tried b......more

This seminal work by one of the foremost historians of the 19th century examines the complex relationship between the pa......more

This historic collection of correspondence gives a glimpse into the government and administration of the Low Countries d......more

This book is an invaluable resource for historians and researchers interested in English affairs during the Renaissance ......more

This book is a fascinating historical document that provides insight into the workings of the Council of Basel, a major ......more

Written in the late 16th century by Francis Walsingham, this book provides a fascinating insight into the religious cont......more

Travel back in time to the golden age of intellectual and artistic discovery. The Great Events by Famous Historians offe......more

A meticulous study of the political and military factors influencing the relationship between the Latin and Teutonic nat......more

This book is a catalog of early printing monuments in Germany, the Low Countries, Italy, France, and England produced be......more

A classic work on the subject of the Reformation, this book tells the story of the religious and political conflicts tha......more

This comprehensive history of classical scholarship traces the evolution of classical studies from the ancient world to ......more

This book details the 16th-century reign of Philip II of Spain, who is known for his military prowess and his role in th......more

This book is a firsthand account of what life in Rome was like during the Renaissance period. The descriptions of the pe......more

This book provides a detailed account of the life, work, and remains of Christopher Columbus, the famous Italian explore......more

This book is a historical account of the Renaissance in Italy and its impact on the Catholic Church. The author explores......more