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Oxford Illustrated History of the Reformation
Paperback,
27/07/2017,
£18.99
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
Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662
Hardback,
09/02/2017,
£100.00
A volume considering the history of the Anglican communion from 1520-1662.
Gambling Man: Charles II and The Restoration
Paperback,
01/05/2010,
£14.99
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.
Short History of the Italian Renaissance
Paperback,
30/10/2015,
£14.99
Contains new emphasis on women; rhetorical culture and the Italian regions beyond Florence/Venice/Rome.
Luther
Paperback,
16/10/1986,
£20.99
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.
Reformation:Europes house divided 1490-1700
Paperback,
02/09/2004,
£16.99
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.
Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback,
27/04/2006,
£8.99
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.
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Paperback,
16/03/1989,
£14.99
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.
Ugly Renaissance: Sex,disease & excess in an age of beauty
Paperback,
28/08/2014,
£12.99
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.
Face of Battle
Hardback,
10/04/2014,
£16.99
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,
£11.99
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.
Europe in the Sixteenth Century
Paperback,
11/01/2002,
£29.00
Introduces readers to the central features and developments of 16th-century Europe. The author's account of the major events of the age - political and religious conflicts, statebuilding, and exploration - creates a vivid sense of how it would have been to live in this tumultuous century.
Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn
Paperback,
03/06/2010,
£10.99
Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 2 May 1536, and tried and found guilty of high treason on 15 May. Her supposed crimes included adultery with five men, one her own brother, and plotting the King's death. She was executed on 19 May 1536. This title tells the story of Anne's fall.
Conquistadors
Paperback,
04/03/2010,
£10.99
Follows in the footsteps of some of the greatest of the Spanish adventurers travelling from the forests of Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, the deserts of North Mexico, the snowpeaks of the Andes and the heights of Machu Picchu. This work explores the turbulent and terrifying events surrounding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires.
Swerve
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£12.99
Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf. With excitement, he saw what he had discovered and ordered it copied. This book details how one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, made possible the world as we know it.
Book of Marvels and Travels
Paperback,
13/09/2012,
£8.99
In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. A captivating blend of fact and fantasy, Mandeville's Book is newly translated in an edition that brings us closer to Mandeville's worldview.
Enlightenment 2ed
Paperback,
16/01/2001,
£23.99
This text, now in a fully updated second edition, sympathetically explores the complexities of the Enlightenment. Synthesizing and evaluating the scholarship, it offers a comprehensive vision of this many faceted movement.
Empires of the Sea
Paperback,
04/07/2013,
£12.99
Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity.
Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789
Paperback,
21/02/2013,
£29.99
Thoroughly updated best-selling textbook with new learning features. This acclaimed textbook has unmatched breadth of coverage and a global perspective.
King's Glass
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£14.99
The Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, is one of Europe's best-known buildings. This book tells the story of the Chapel's crowning glory, its stained glass windows, and of the people who created them - the triumphant culmination of a project completed despite wars, the death of kings and violent religious conflict.
Anne Boleyn
Paperback,
22/07/2010,
£9.99
Howard Brenton's epic play for Shakespeare's Globe theatre presents a dramatic portrait of one of the most famous figures in English History, Henry VIII 's second wife and mother of Elizabeth I.
Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen
Paperback,
06/05/2010,
£14.99
Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex - and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch.
Reformation
Paperback,
21/04/2005,
£8.99
A short but powerful study of one of the great watersheds of European history
Companion to Tudor Britain
Paperback,
19/12/2008,
£40.00
Winner of the Roland Bainton Prize for the best reference work in 2004, A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of scholarship and debates about this period.
Elizabethans
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£12.99
England under Elizabeth I: A time of war and plague, politics and rebellion, personal heroism and religious fanaticism. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and the rack could be the grim prelude to the executioner's block. But it was also an age that encouraged literary genius, global exploration, and timeless beauty.
Agents of Empire: Knights, Corsairs, Jesuits and Spies in the Sixteenth-Century Mediterranean World
Paperback,
26/05/2016,
£15.99
In the second half of the sixteenth century, most of the Christian states of Western Europe were on the defensive against a Muslim superpower - the Empire of the Ottoman sultans. This title describes the paths taken through the eastern Mediterranean and its European hinterland by members of a Venetian-Albanian family.
Penguin History of Britain: A Monarchy Transformed, Britain 1630-1714
Paperback,
28/08/1997,
£12.99
Narrates the tempestuous political events of the Stuart dynasty. This book charts the reigns of six monarchs, and the course of two revolutions as well as religious upheavals that shook the beliefs of seventeenth-century Britons to the core.
Essays
Paperback,
25/03/1993,
£9.99
Revealing the author's thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes, this work includes titles such as: "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience".
Tudor: The Family Story
Paperback,
05/06/2014,
£10.99
The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation.
Rebellion: Britain's First Stuart Kings, 1567-1642
Paperback,
01/10/2015,
£14.99
A gripping new account of the reign of the early Stuarts over Scotland, Ireland, and England - and why ultimately all three kingdoms were to rise in rebellion against Stuart rule.
Thirty Years War: A Sourcebook
Paperback,
20/10/2010,
£30.99
An edited and annotated collection of translated documents on the Thirty Years War, providing students with accessible source material on this destructive conflict. Covering all aspects of the war from a variety of contemporary perspectives, it brings together an exciting range of material from treaties to literature to eyewitness accounts.
Complete Essays
7,
25/02/1993,
£20.00
Containing various essays, this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience.
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