No Swede has wielded as much power for as long as Axel Oxenstiernaand few have used their power as constructively. Oxenstierna became Chancellor of Sweden in 1612 and held this position until his death in 1654. He remains Swedens only European stat...Lasīt vairāk
The Reformation was a seismic event in European history, one that changed the medieval world. Much of what followed in European history can be traced back to this event. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Marshall explains the causes and consequ...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 23-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803997650)
Mother to Anne Boleyn and grandmother of Elizabeth I, this fresh appraisal places Elizabeth Boleyn back in the centre of the Tudor world...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813953410)
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic How is it, Samuel Johnson famously asked on the eve of the Revolution, that Americans could so vociferously demand freedom for themselves...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Virginia Press, ISBN-13: 9780813953427)
How American slavery engendered a new political vocabulary used on both sides of the Atlantic How is it, Samuel Johnson famously asked on the eve of the Revolution, that Americans could so vociferously demand freedom for themselves...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines how the Iberian empires of the early modern period were structured around population control, segregation, and racial policies rather than nation-state characteristics....Lasīt vairāk
A visual history of Russias Muscovite tsardom that reveals how, in imperial settings, images functioned as active agents for and against empire. Exploring the visual record of the Muscovite tsardom, this book demonstrates that, in impe...Lasīt vairāk
This book aims at providing scholars with a reference tool on prominent intellectual and erudite Lodovico Antonio Muratori, featuring contributions of both distinguished and young international scholars on his vast production, that spans fr...Lasīt vairāk
A study for scholars of colonial Latin American, Dutch, and economic history that explores the nature and extent of Dutch trade during an understudied period of Spanish Americas history. It raises questions about foreign contraband traders and c...Lasīt vairāk
Five centuries have passed since the Battle of Pavia, one of the most significant in history. This clash marked the culmination of the Italian Wars, which ravaged Italy for nearly 40 years. The Battle of Pavia 1525 presents a thorough examination of...Lasīt vairāk
Discover the Civitates orbis terrarum, a vintage jewel in urban cartography. Featuring town plans, birds-eye views, maps and evocative city scenes across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, this is an unrivalled panorama of city living, and mapp...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Pennsylvania State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780271099255)
Examines visual and artistic representations of Japanese embassies to Europe between 1573 and 1615. Argues that these images served not only as curiosities but also as tools to promote European elites power, missionary efforts, and global influence...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: De Gruyter, ISBN-13: 9783119147873)
Historically, Latin American political entities were structured by different forms of slave-labor that until the 19th century depended on transatlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas. In this volume, scholars from Brazil, Germany, and Afr...Lasīt vairāk
A study of an unexpected large-scale migration, of the many issues it gave rise to, and of its aftermath.Although Ireland is usually thought of as a place from which people emigrate, there was in the early eighteenth century a sign...Lasīt vairāk
The age of Enlightenment was also an age of development of sporting and physical activities. This book studies the forms of sociability induced and defined by such activities in the eighteenth century. By bringing together archival work and textual...Lasīt vairāk
From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, legendary historical novelist Philippa Gregory returns to the court of Henry VIII with this dazzling and provocative tour de force about the high cost of loyalty, love, and betrayal....Lasīt vairāk
#1 New York Times bestselling author and queen of royal fiction (USA Today) Philippa Gregory returns with a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal, and survival in the court of Henry VIII.Jane Boleyn watches from...Lasīt vairāk
From the author of The Other Boleyn Girl, legendary historical novelist Philippa Gregory returns to the court of Henry VIII with this dazzling and provocative tour de force about the high cost of loyalty, love, and betrayal....Lasīt vairāk
