Renaissance in History & Nonfiction eBooks

The Renaissance

A Very Short Introduction

by Jerry Brotton ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural ... Read more

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More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural
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Oil and Marble

A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

by Stephanie Storey ...

In her brilliant debut, Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, entering with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters, creating a stunning art history thriller. From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a ... Read more

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In her brilliant debut, Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, entering with extraordinary empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters, creating a stunning art history thriller. From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a
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Dark Brilliance

The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great

by Paul Strathern ...

A sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how—although it was a time of great progress—it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost.During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, ... Read more

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A sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how—although it was a time of great progress—it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost.During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science,
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Henry VIII

The Charismatic King who Reforged a Nation

by Kathy Elgin ...

Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives and splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling his first marriage. But few know the full story of his tempestuous reign.This captivating biography chronicles Henry VIII's life and times, from his early childhood at Eltham to his dominant role as one of the leading players on the international stage. It includes ... Read more

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Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives and splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling his first marriage. But few know the full story of his tempestuous reign.This captivating biography chronicles Henry VIII's life and times, from his early childhood at Eltham to his dominant role as one of the leading players on the international stage. It includes
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The Universities of the Italian Renaissance

by Paul F. Grendler ...

A "magisterial [and] elegantly written" study of Renaissance Italy's remarkable accomplishments in higher education and academic research ( Choice).Winner of the Howard R. Marraro Prize for Italian History from the American Historical AssociationSelected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title of the YearItalian Renaissance universities were Europe's intellectual leaders in humanistic ... Read more

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A "magisterial [and] elegantly written" study of Renaissance Italy's remarkable accomplishments in higher education and academic research ( Choice).Winner of the Howard R. Marraro Prize for Italian History from the American Historical AssociationSelected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title of the YearItalian Renaissance universities were Europe's intellectual leaders in humanistic
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Les Triomphes

Les Ateliers de Dame Alix Tome 6

by Jocelyne Godard ...

Series Book 6 - Les Ateliers de Dame Alix
La Renaissance flamboie ! C’est l’époque des grands triomphes transposés sur les tentures : les châteaux, les grandes chasses, les invitations à la Cour, les voyages, toutes les scènes qui représentent la grandeur du roi de France. Les tableaux des peintres n’offrent plus les mêmes visages. Attitudes, gestuelles et postures ne sont plus celles du lointain Moyen-Âge. Les portraits des vierges, des ... Read more

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La Renaissance flamboie ! C’est l’époque des grands triomphes transposés sur les tentures : les châteaux, les grandes chasses, les invitations à la Cour, les voyages, toutes les scènes qui représentent la grandeur du roi de France. Les tableaux des peintres n’offrent plus les mêmes visages. Attitudes, gestuelles et postures ne sont plus celles du lointain Moyen-Âge. Les portraits des vierges, des
... Read more
Echec et Gloire

Les Ateliers de Dame Alix Tome 5

by Jocelyne Godard ...

Series Book 5 - Les Ateliers de Dame Alix
Après le triomphe de Marignan, c’est la défaite de Pavie. Prisonnier de Charles Quint en Espagne, le roi François 1er doit laisser ses deux fils en otage. Le plus âgé se rebelle et le plus jeune prend peur. Aucune alternative n’est possible et les deux enfants sont faits prisonniers.Sollicitée par Louise d’Angoulême pour payer une partie de la rançon que réclame Charles Quint afin de libérer ... Read more

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Après le triomphe de Marignan, c’est la défaite de Pavie. Prisonnier de Charles Quint en Espagne, le roi François 1er doit laisser ses deux fils en otage. Le plus âgé se rebelle et le plus jeune prend peur. Aucune alternative n’est possible et les deux enfants sont faits prisonniers.Sollicitée par Louise d’Angoulême pour payer une partie de la rançon que réclame Charles Quint afin de libérer
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The Verge

Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

by Patrick Wyman ...

The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author ... Read more

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The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author
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Inventing the Renaissance

The Myth of a Golden Age

by Ada Palmer ...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARDA New Yorker Best Book of 2025An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian A... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARDA New Yorker Best Book of 2025An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian A...
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Dark Renaissance

The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival

by Stephen Greenblatt ...

National Bestseller**A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Kirkus Reviews, The Economist, The New Yorker, Library Journal, BookPage, Christian Science Monitor, and Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2025“A rigorous and sparkling exploration of what makes an artist. Essential and addictive reading.” —Maggie O'Farrell, author of HamnetPoor boy. Spy. Transgressor. G... ... Read more

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National Bestseller**A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Kirkus Reviews, The Economist, The New Yorker, Library Journal, BookPage, Christian Science Monitor, and Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2025“A rigorous and sparkling exploration of what makes an artist. Essential and addictive reading.” —Maggie O'Farrell, author of HamnetPoor boy. Spy. Transgressor. G...
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The Printing Press as an Agent of Change

by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein ...

Originally published in two volumes in 1980, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change is now issued in a paperback edition containing both volumes. The work is a full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change. Professor Eisenstein begins by examining the general implications of the shift from script to print, and goes on to examine its part in ... Read more

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Originally published in two volumes in 1980, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change is now issued in a paperback edition containing both volumes. The work is a full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change. Professor Eisenstein begins by examining the general implications of the shift from script to print, and goes on to examine its part in
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Sharpe’s Fury

The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811

by Bernard Cornwell ...

Series Book 11 - The Sharpe Series
‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday TelegraphSpain, March 1811Cadiz is under siege – the last city standing in France’s conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls – and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British are heavily outnumbered as they prepare ... Read more

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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday TelegraphSpain, March 1811Cadiz is under siege – the last city standing in France’s conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls – and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British are heavily outnumbered as they prepare
... Read more
The Plantagenets

The Kings Who Made England

by Dan Jones ...

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over ... Read more

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Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over
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Hamlet's Choice

Religion and Resistance in Shakespeare's Revenge Tragedies

by Peter Lake ...

An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon-defining playsConspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change.In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Titus Andronicus ... Read more

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An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon-defining playsConspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change.In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Titus Andronicus
... Read more
The Book of Common Prayer

The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662

Edited by Brian Cummings ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history. When it was first produced the Book of Common Prayer ... Read more

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'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history. When it was first produced the Book of Common Prayer
... Read more
John Heywood

Comedy and Survival in Tudor England

by Greg Walker ...

John Heywood was an important literary and theatrical pioneer in his own right, but he is also a revealing lens through which to view the wider tumultuous history of the sixteenth century. He was, through the period from the mid-1520s to the 1560s, as near to a celebrity as Tudor England possessed, famed for his 'merry' persona and good humour. But his public image concealed a deeper engagement ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

John Heywood was an important literary and theatrical pioneer in his own right, but he is also a revealing lens through which to view the wider tumultuous history of the sixteenth century. He was, through the period from the mid-1520s to the 1560s, as near to a celebrity as Tudor England possessed, famed for his 'merry' persona and good humour. But his public image concealed a deeper engagement
... Read more
Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750

by John Miller ...

Series Book 3 - Cambridge History of Britain
This introductory textbook provides a wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, charting the gradual integration of the four kingdoms, from the Wars of the Roses to the formation of 'Britain', and the aftermath of England's unions with Wales and Scotland. The only textbook at this level to cover Britain and Ireland in depth over three ... Read more

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This introductory textbook provides a wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, charting the gradual integration of the four kingdoms, from the Wars of the Roses to the formation of 'Britain', and the aftermath of England's unions with Wales and Scotland. The only textbook at this level to cover Britain and Ireland in depth over three
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Machiavel

by Jean-Yves Boriaud ...

La biographie de référence de Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), le plus célèbre des penseurs italiens de la Renaissance, philosophe, théoricien de la politique, de l'histoire et de la guerre.La biographie de référence de Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), le plus célèbre des penseurs italiens de la Renaissance, philosophe, théoricien de la politique, de l'histoire et de la guerre.Synonyme de cynisme ... Read more

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La biographie de référence de Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), le plus célèbre des penseurs italiens de la Renaissance, philosophe, théoricien de la politique, de l'histoire et de la guerre.La biographie de référence de Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), le plus célèbre des penseurs italiens de la Renaissance, philosophe, théoricien de la politique, de l'histoire et de la guerre.Synonyme de cynisme
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The Corporate Commonwealth

Pluralism and Political Fictions in England, 1516–1651

by Henry S. Turner ...

The history of the rise and transformation of corporations—and their political power—in Renaissance England.Winner of the Elizabeth Dietz Memorial Prize for the Best Book in Renaissance StudiesThe Corporate Commonwealth traces the evolution of corporations during the English Renaissance and explores the many types of corporations that once flourished. Along the way, the book offers important ... Read more

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The history of the rise and transformation of corporations—and their political power—in Renaissance England.Winner of the Elizabeth Dietz Memorial Prize for the Best Book in Renaissance StudiesThe Corporate Commonwealth traces the evolution of corporations during the English Renaissance and explores the many types of corporations that once flourished. Along the way, the book offers important
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Spice

The History of a Temptation (Text Only)

by Jack Turner ...

An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.Spices: for centuries the staple of cuisine, remedies and ritual, they have commanded the highest of prices. To this day, saffron is, per ounce, one of our most expensive commodities. For their sake, fortunes have been made and lost and new worlds discovered. Astoundingly, in the 17th-century more people died for the sake of cloves than in all ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.Spices: for centuries the staple of cuisine, remedies and ritual, they have commanded the highest of prices. To this day, saffron is, per ounce, one of our most expensive commodities. For their sake, fortunes have been made and lost and new worlds discovered. Astoundingly, in the 17th-century more people died for the sake of cloves than in all
... Read more
Foundations of Public Law

by Martin Loughlin ...

Foundations of Public Law offers an account of the formation of the discipline of public law with a view to identifying its essential character, explaining its particular modes of operation, and specifying its unique task. Building on the framework first outlined in The Idea of Public Law (OUP, 2003), the book conceives public law broadly as a type of law that comes into existence as a consequence ... Read more

$56.99 CAD

Foundations of Public Law offers an account of the formation of the discipline of public law with a view to identifying its essential character, explaining its particular modes of operation, and specifying its unique task. Building on the framework first outlined in The Idea of Public Law (OUP, 2003), the book conceives public law broadly as a type of law that comes into existence as a consequence
... Read more
Trade and Civilisation

Economic Networks and Cultural Ties, from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era

Edited by Kristian Kristiansen, Thomas Lindkvist, Janken Myrdal ...

This book provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilisation from the beginning of civilisation 3000 BC until the modern era 1600 AD. Encompassing the various networks including the Silk Road, the Indian Ocean trade, Near Eastern family traders of the Bronze Age, and the Medieval Hanseatic League, it examines the role of the individual merchant, the products of ... Read more

$164.99 CAD

This book provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilisation from the beginning of civilisation 3000 BC until the modern era 1600 AD. Encompassing the various networks including the Silk Road, the Indian Ocean trade, Near Eastern family traders of the Bronze Age, and the Medieval Hanseatic League, it examines the role of the individual merchant, the products of
... Read more
Evil Lords

Theories and Representations of Tyranny from Antiquity to the Renaissance

Edited by Nikos Panou, Hester Schadee ...

Evil Lords uses the prism of bad rule or tyranny to enhance our understanding of political discourse from the ancient world to the Renaissance, elucidating premodern notions of sovereignty as well as the relation between ethics and politics, the individual and society, power, and propaganda. Eleven chapters present case studies exploring Hebrew, Graeco-Roman, Byzantine, early, high and late ... Read more

$84.79 CAD

Evil Lords uses the prism of bad rule or tyranny to enhance our understanding of political discourse from the ancient world to the Renaissance, elucidating premodern notions of sovereignty as well as the relation between ethics and politics, the individual and society, power, and propaganda. Eleven chapters present case studies exploring Hebrew, Graeco-Roman, Byzantine, early, high and late
... Read more
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee

An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens

by Charlie Higson ...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy.... ... Read more

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A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy....
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