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  • Living with Religious Diversity in Early-Modern Europe

    by Dagmar Freist ...
    Series series St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
    Current scholarship continues to emphasise both the importance and the sheer diversity of religious beliefs within early modern societies. Furthermore, it continues to show that, despite the wishes of secular and religious leaders, confessional uniformity was in many cases impossible to enforce. As the essays in this collection make clear, many people in Reformation Europe were forced to confront ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Connecting Worlds and People

    Early modern diasporas

    Edited by Dagmar Freist, Susanne Lachenicht ...
    In recent decades historians have emphasized just how dynamic and varied early modern Europe was. Previously held notions of monolithic and static societies have now been replaced with a model in which new ideas, different cultures and communities jostle for attention and influence. Building upon the concept of interaction, the essays in this volume develop and explore the idea with specific ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

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  • A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660

    The Tudor and Stuart Dynasties

    by Professor Ronald Hutton ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Praise for the author::'For anyone researching the subject, this is the book you've been waiting for.'Washington PostFrom the death of Richard III on Bosworth Field in 1485 to the execution of Charles I after the Civil Wars of 1642-48, England was transformed by two dynasties.First, the Tudors, who had won the crown on the battlefield, changed both the nature of kingship and the nation itself. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Book of the Courtesans

    A Catalogue of Their Virtues

    by Susan Griffin ...
    From Pulitzer-Prize-nominated author Susan Griffin comes an unprecedented, provocative look at the dazzling world of the West’s first independent women, whose lively liaisons brought them unspoken influence, wealth, and freedom.While they charmed some of Europe’s most illustrious men honing their social skills as well as their sexual ones, the great courtesans gained riches, power, education, and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Renaissance

    A Short History

    by Paul Johnson ...
    Series Book 1 - Modern Library Chronicles
    The Renaissance holds an undying place in the human imagination, and its great heroes remain our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Montaigne. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern; reviving the city as the center of human activity and the acme of civilization; and, of course, producing the most ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Professor of Secrets

    Mystery, Medicine, and Alchemy in Renaissance Italy

    by William Eamon ...
    In the tradition of Galileo's Daughter and Brunelleschi's Dome, this exciting story illuminates the captivating world of the late Renaissance—in this case its plagues, remedies, and alchemy—through the life of Leonardo Fioravanti, a brilliant, remarkably forward-thinking, and utterly unconventional doctor. Fioravanti's marvelous cures and talent for self-aggrandizement earned him the adoration of ... Read more

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  • Anne Boleyn

    In Her Own Words & the Words of Those Who Knew Her

    by Elizabeth Norton ...
    The complete letters, dispatches and chronicles that tell the real story of Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, caused comment wherever she went. Through the chronicles, letters and dispatches written by both Anne and her contemporaries, it is possible to see her life and thoughts as she struggled to become queen of England, ultimately ending her life on the scaffold. Only ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Political Violence in Twentieth-Century Europe

    Edited by Donald Bloxham, Robert Gerwarth ...
    This is a comprehensive history of political violence during Europe's incredibly violent twentieth century. Leading scholars examine the causes and dynamics of war, revolution, counterrevolution, genocide, ethnic cleansing, terrorism and state repression. They locate these manifestations of political violence within their full transnational and comparative contexts and within broader trends in ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Tudors

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Guy ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Florence, Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance | Children's Renaissance History

    by Baby Professor ...
    The renaissance period is long gone but its influence can still be felt up until the present times. Reading the contents of this book, your child will understand more about the period and why Florence, Italy seems to be the hub of the most powerful people during this era. Be prepared for some mind-blowing questions only your child can think of. Get a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

    by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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  • The Escorial: Art and Power in the Renaissance

    by Henry Kamen ...

    $38.99 CAD