Chronological Period/16th Century
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John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life
$36.99 Add to cartThere are many biographies of John Calvin, the theologian–some villifying him and others extolling his virtues–but few that reveal John Calvin, the man. Professor and renowned Reformation historian
- Author: Selderhuis, Herman J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 287
- Publish Date: January 21 2009
- ISBN10: 0830829210
- Language: English
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Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the Time of Calvin: Volume 1, 1542-1544
$53.99 Add to cartThis critical edition of the Registers of the Consistory of Geneva in the time of Calvin reveals what life was like during the Protestant Reformation in a city where ecclesiastical discipline affected… [more below]
- Author: Kingdon, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 522
- Publish Date: April 11 2000
- ISBN10: 0802846181
- Language: English
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Ambivalent Conquests: Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517-1570
$30.00 Add to cartIn what is both a specific study of conversion in a corner of the Spanish Empire and a work with implications for the understanding of European domination and native resistance throughout the colonial… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies (Paperback) #61
- Author: Clendinnen, Inga
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 28 2003
- ISBN10: 0521527317
- Language: English
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Autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila
$19.95 Read moreIn this landmark of Christian mysticism, the revered Carmelite nun presents moving accounts of her profound religious experiences and ultimate union with God. St. Teresa wrote this memoir at the behes… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
- Author: St Teresa of Avila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 21 2010
- ISBN10: 0486475980
- Language: English
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Giordano Bruno: Philosopher / Heretic
$22.00 Add to cartGiordano Bruno (1548-1600) is one of the great figures of early modern Europe, and one of the least understood. Ingrid D. Rowland’s biography establishes him once and for all as a peer of Erasmus, Sha
- Author: Rowland, Ingrid D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0226730247
- Language: English
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Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico
$35.00 Add to cartThis book opens new dimensions on race in Latin America by examining the extreme caste groups of colonial Mexico. In tracing their experiences, a broader understanding of the connection between mestiz… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Latin American Studies #105
- Author: Vinson III, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 07 2017
- ISBN10: 1107670810
- Language: English
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Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
$32.00 Add to cartThe “fascinating . . . lively” story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire (New York Times).
In Empress of the East, historian Les- Author: Peirce, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 19 2017
- ISBN10: 0465032516
- Language: English
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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger
$18.99 Add to cart“A colorful introduction to one of the most influential businessmen in history” (The New York Times Book Review), Jacob Fugger–the Renaissance banker “who wrote the playbook for everyone who keeps sc… [more below]
- Author: Steinmetz, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 1451688563
- Language: English
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Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
$33.99 Add to cartAn updated and modernized edition of the unparalleled classic with resurgent relevance for the twenty-first century
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs is one of the most influential and well-known books in histor
- Author: Foxe, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 27 2016
- ISBN10: 0825443296
- Language: English
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The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
$24.00 Add to cartWhen Sir Francis Drake returned to England in 1580, many questions concerning his momentous voyage were left unanswered–his journals were impounded and his men were forbidden, on pain of death, to di… [more below]
- Author: Bawlf, Samuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 25 2004
- ISBN10: 0142004596
- Language: English
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The Coming of the Book: The Impact of Printing, 1450-1800
$24.95 Add to cartThe emergence of the book was not merely an event of world historical importance, but the dawn of modernity. In this much praised work, Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin mesh together economic and t… [more below]
- Series: Verso World History (Paperback)
- Author: Febvre, Lucien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: December 18 2012
- ISBN10: 1844676331
- Language: English
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I Am Henry: A Compelling Novel of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII
$13.99 Add to cartAn innovative retelling of the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Trapped in Limbo after his death, an obstinate Henry VIII is forced to relive key events from his life. To redeem his soul, he must ac
- Author: Verstraten, Jan Hendrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: April 22 2023
- ISBN10: 8412595343
- Language: English
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The Rival Queens: Catherine De’ Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
$19.99 Read moreThe riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de’ Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestu… [more below]
- Author: Goldstone, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0316409669
- Language: English
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The Tudor Colouring Book
$12.99 Add to cartTalented artist Ainhoa M denes brings together popular mandalas and patterns from the Tudor period to create unique and beautiful colouring designs.
Colouring is known to both inspire and relax the min
- Author: Módenes, Ainhoa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 94
- Publish Date: September 29 2017
- ISBN10: 8494729829
- Language: English
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The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli, Political Science, History & Theory, Literary Collections, Philosophy
$33.95 Add to cart“Machiavellianism” is a widely used negative term to characterize unscrupulous politicians of the sort Machiavelli described most famously in The Prince.
The Catholic Church banned The Prince. Humanist
- Author: Machiavelli, Nicolo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: July 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1598181637
- Language: English
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The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness
$17.99 Read moreA gripping tale of one of history’s most bizarre events, and what it reveals about the strange possibilities of human nature
In the searing July heat of 1518, Frau Troffea stepped into the streets of S
- Author: Waller, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1402219431
- Language: English
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Henry VIII: And the Men Who Made Him
$20.00 Add to cartHenry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. However, as acclaimed historian Tracy Borman makes clear in her illuminating new chronicle of Henry’s … [more below]
- Author: Borman, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: January 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0802148336
- Language: English
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Shakespeare’s Wife
$16.99 Add to cartLittle is known about Ann Hathaway, the wife of England’s greatest playwright; a great deal has been assumed, none of it complimentary. In Shakespeare’s Wife, Germaine Greer boldly breaks new ground,
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Greer, Germaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 17 2009
- ISBN10: 0061537160
- Language: English
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Brutal Journey: Cabeza de Vaca and the Epic First Crossing of North America
$26.99 Add to cartSchneider’s thorough research and vivid writing create a fast-paced, moving story, one that is difficult to believe and impossible to forget.
A gripping survival epic,
—The New York Times Book Review- Author: Schneider, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0805083200
- Language: English
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The Praise of Folly: Updated Edition
$18.95 Add to cartDesiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and social critic, and one of the most important figures of the Renaissance. The Praise of Folly is perhaps his best-known work. Originall
- Series: Princeton Classics #16
- Author: Erasmus, Desiderius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 09 2015
- ISBN10: 0691165645
- Language: English
