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Popular Politics and the English Reformation
Paperback,
17/10/2002,
£27.99
£25.19
A study of popular responses to the English Reformation after Henry VIII's break from Rome.
Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
Paperback,
08/01/2008,
£12.99
£11.69
A narrative about a remarkable life, this work is also a work of global history, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China.
Secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake
7,
26/08/2004,
£8.99
£8.09
Samuel Bawlf goes beyond Sir Francis Drake's epic circumnavigation of the globe to suggest that the explorer was given - and fulfilled - secret orders. The accomplishment of this task, he argues, made him - 200 years before Cook - one of the greatest of all explorers.
Renaissance
Paperback,
02/07/1998,
£7.99
£7.19
Walter Pater is increasingly seen as an important precursor of modernist aesthetic theory. This work was one of the most influential pieces of cultural criticism of its day, particularly on the work of Oscar Wilde, who described it as "my golden book ... the very flower of decadence".
European Reformation
Paperback,
18/04/1991,
£24.99
£22.49
A survey and analysis of the European Reformation of the 16th century, examining its social and religious background, its teachers and their message, and its impact on contemporary society.
Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation
Paperback,
27/07/2017,
£18.99
£17.09
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation is the story of one of the truly epochal events in world history - and how it helped create the world we live in today
Religious Politics in Post-Reformation England
Hardback,
21/09/2006,
£50.00
£35.00
New scrutinies of the most important political and religious debates of the post-Reformation period.
German reformaton (NOW O/P)
Paperback,
28/05/1986,
£12.99
£11.69
'Eminently valuable and useful.' - The American Historical Review
Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662
Hardback,
09/02/2017,
£95.00
£85.50
A volume considering the history of the Anglican communion from 1520-1662.
Concise history of the modern world
Paperback,
30/06/1998,
£16.99
£15.29
Woodruff examines the implications of the end of the Cold War, the unravelling of communism, and challenge of non-western civilisations to western global superiority, at this transitional stage in world history. Third revised edition.
Fifteenth century (NOW O/P)
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£6.95
£6.26
The theme of this study of the 15th century is the emergence of Europe as an entity. Ranging throughout the continent and drawing examples from the works of contemporary observers, it descibes the changes Europe underwent and the reassessments which these caused.
Henry VIII
Paperback,
09/04/2009,
£15.95
£14.36
A book published to accompany a major British Library Exhibition, Henry VIII: Man and Monarch (22nd April-6 September 2009) and the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne.
Further Correspondence of William Laud
Hardback,
09/02/2018,
£70.00
£35.00
The correspondence of William Laud, archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645, provides revealing insights into his mind, methods and activities, especially in the 1630s, as he sought to remodel the church and the clerical estate in the three kingdoms.
King Translated: The Writings of King James VI & I and their Interpretation in the Low Countries, 1593-1603
Paperback,
22/05/2017,
£35.99
£32.39
Women in Early Modern England, 1500-1700
Paperback,
14/04/1998,
£23.99
£21.59
An accessible, concise and much-needed introduction for students to the state of research on women's history in the early modern period.
Gambling Man: Charles II and The Restoration
Paperback,
01/05/2010,
£12.99
£11.69
Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. This title is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years.
Renaissance
7,
11/04/1997,
£13.99
£12.59
This work emphasizes the survival of medieval traditions and the process of the creative adaptation of classical forms and values to their new cultural and social contexts in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.
Contending Kingdoms: France and England 1420-1700
Hardback,
01/07/2008,
£95.00
£60.00
Dealing with the period 1450-1700, this collection offers a snapshot of Anglo-French relations across the three centuries. It explores evidence of political co-operation and cultural influences, highlighting just how close early modern England's connections with France were, even at times of crisis.
Seventeenth Century: 1603-1688
Paperback,
22/05/2008,
£24.99
£22.49
The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyse in turn the response to the Union of 1603, the religious controversies under the early Stuarts, the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods, and the social and economic context within which these developments took place.
Sixteenth Century, short oxford history of the British Isles
Paperback,
06/12/2001,
£17.50
£15.75
This volume explores the transformation of the British Isles in the 16th century. England was a governed monarchy, but its authority was not enforced beyond the more developed South-East and Midlands and was exerised indirectly in Wales and Ireland, while Scotland was an independent monarchy.
Companion to Stuart Britain
Paperback,
19/12/2008,
£34.99
£31.49
Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this Companion provides a magisterial overview of the 'long' seventeenth century in British history. The chapters, each written by a leading expert, guide readers through the maze of scholarly debates about Stuart Britain.
Gender, church and state in early modern Germany £20.99
Paperback,
01/10/1997,
£9.99
£8.99
This volume brings together 11 essays which consider three main issues in the study of women and gender in early modern Germany: religion, law and work.
Short History of the Italian Renaissance
Paperback,
30/10/2015,
£10.99
£9.89
Contains new emphasis on women; rhetorical culture and the Italian regions beyond Florence/Venice/Rome.
Luther
Paperback,
16/10/1986,
£14.99
£13.49
Luther provides a clear exposition of the state of German politics on the eve of the Reformation. Dr Mullett concentrates particularly on the evolution of Luther's thought and its central preoccupation with re-aligning the church's theology with that of the New Testament.
Renaissance in National Context
Paperback,
29/11/1991,
£21.99
£19.79
The essays in this book address the development of art, literacy and humanism across the length and breadth of Europe and show that though the Renaissance was recovering the culture of antiquity, it nevertheless served as the springboard for many specifically modern developments.
Reformation:Europes house dividedReformation:Europe's house divided
Paperback,
02/09/2004,
£10.99
£9.89
At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Reformation tore western world apart. In this title, the author re-creates the religious battles of priests, monarchs, scholars and politicians, from zealous Martin Luther nailing his Theses to door of a Wittenburg church to the radical Ignatius of Loyola.
Imperial Spain 1469-1716
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25/07/2002,
£12.99
£11.69
Tells the story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries. This book charts the rise and fall of Habsburg Spain.
Italian Renaissance The origins of intellectual and artistic change be
Paperback,
15/10/1990,
£27.99
£25.19
The purpose of this book is to decide where the achievement of Renaissance art and letters lay, by exploring the needs for which artists and humanists catered and by exploring why their work took place. It is not a history of the Renaissance, but an attempt to define its value.
Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture
Paperback,
05/12/2002,
£31.99
£28.79
* Provides new perspectives on established texts. * Orientates the new student, while providing advanced students with current and new directions. * Pioneered by leading scholars. * Occupies a unique niche in Renaissance studies. * Illustrated with 12 single--page black and white prints. .
Education of a Christian Woman
7,
03/04/2000,
£14.50
£13.05
Vives advocated education for all women, regardless of social class and ability. From childhood through adolescence to marriage and widowhood, this manual offers advice as well as philosophical meditation. Vives stressed that women were intellectually equal if not superior to men.
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Paperback,
16/03/1989,
£18.99
£17.09
Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might among the great powers of the world.
State in early modern France
Paperback,
28/09/1995,
£18.99
£17.09
A major new textbook examining the nature of the state and the monarchy in early modern France.
Early Reformation in Europe
Paperback,
08/10/1992,
£16.99
£15.29
A lucid introduction to the Reformation as a pan-European phenomenon.
Golden Age: Spanish Empire of Charles V
Hardback,
25/11/2010,
£35.00
£31.50
Focusing on the magisterial and enigmatic Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, this title begins with the return of the remnants of Magellan's expedition around the world in 1522 and ends with Charles' death in 1558. In the decades between, the Spaniards conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile.
Face of Battle
Hardback,
10/04/2014,
£16.99
£15.29
Presents an account of the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. This title examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away.
Mary Boleyn: 'The Great and Infamous Whore'
Paperback,
20/09/2012,
£10.99
£9.89
Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of his marriage to Anne, and Mary is rumoured to have borne his child in secret.
Elizabeth of York
Paperback,
07/08/2014,
£9.99
£8.00
Elizabeth of York would have ruled England, but for the fact that she was a woman. Heiress to the royal House of York, she schemed to marry Richard III, the man who had deposed and probably killed her brothers, and it is possible that she then conspired to put Henry Tudor on the throne. This book is a portrait of this beloved queen.
Ugly Renaissance: Sex,disease & excess in an age of beauty
Paperback,
28/08/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
Renowned as an age of artistic rebirth, the Renaissance is cloaked with an aura of beauty and brilliance. But behind the Mona Lisa's smile lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit.
Reading Holinshed's "Chronicles"
7,
01/08/1994,
£14.00
£12.60
A study of the Elizabethan text, Holinshed's "Chronicles" - a history of England, Scotland and Ireland. Patterson argues that the chronicles should be read in their own right, as an important and inventive cultural history, rather than simply as source material for Shakespeare's plays.
Trade & Empire in the Atlantic
Paperback,
30/03/2000,
£12.99
£11.69
An accessible and concise introduction to early European expansion overseas, explaining how and why western seafarers visited the Caribbean, South America and Africa.
Europe and the world 1650-1830
Paperback,
25/10/2001,
£19.99
£17.99
Focusing on Europe's impact on the world, Jeremy Black analyses European attitudes, exploration, trade and acquisition of knowledge. Europe and the World, 1650-1830 is an important thematic study of the first age of globalisation.
First imperial age
Paperback,
25/05/1989,
£21.99
£19.79
Taking an original, thematic approach, Geoffrey Scammell demonstrates the roots and ambiguity of Europe's triumphant rise to wealth and power.
Nobilities in Transition 1550-1700
Paperback,
31/07/2003,
£16.99
£15.29
Nobilities in Transition explores the transformation of the nobility in the late 16th and 17th centuries. While paying due attention to the great heterogeneity of the nobility in Europe it nevertheless shows how the adherence to common values and ideals nevertheless gave noble elites coherence and a shared sense of identity.
Charles II: The Star King
Hardback,
31/03/2016,
£12.99
£11.69
Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. This book takes full advantage of its irrepressible subject.
History of the Reign of King Henry VII
Paperback,
19/02/1998,
£18.65
£16.79
A major student edition by a senior Renaissance scholar of 'the first modern classic of English history'.
Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback,
27/04/2006,
£7.99
£7.19
This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, and literature, to advances in science, trade and travel.
Reformation Europe 1517-1559
Paperback,
15/10/1999,
£20.99
£18.89
Revised edition of a popular text. Examines the important roles of Luther and Charles V. Includes an updated bibliography and an afterword by Andrew Pettegree on Elton's work and the enduring significance of this book.
Europe's Tragedy
Paperback,
01/07/2010,
£16.99
£15.29
The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events.
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