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“christopher toenjes”

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  • Islam, the Turks and the Making of the English Reformation

    The History of the Ottoman Empire in John Foxe’s «Acts and Monuments»

    by Christopher Toenjes ...
    John Foxe wrote the first English history of the Ottoman Empire in his magnum opus, The Acts and Monuments. He exceeds contemporary representations in his extremely negative image of Islam and the «Turks,» who are identified as Antichrist and the epitome of wickedness. By juxtaposing Foxe’s work with that of his sources, fascinating conclusions can be drawn. The author analyzes the factors ... Read more

    $111.29 USD

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    The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this "masterpiece of narrative and perspective." (Boston Globe)**In the opening volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick turns his keen eye to pre-Revolutionary Boston and the spark that ignited the ... Read more

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  • The Reformation

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Marshall ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Reformation transformed Europe, and left an indelible mark on the modern world. It began as an argument about what Christians needed to do to be saved, but rapidly engulfed society in a series of fundamental changes. This Very Short Introduction provides a lively and up-to-date guide to the process. It explains doctrinal debates in a clear and non-technical way, but is equally concerned to ... Read more

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  • The Montefeltro Conspiracy

    A Renaissance Mystery Decoded

    by Marcello Simonetta ...
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  • The Garments of Court and Palace

    Machiavelli and the World That He Made

    by Philip Bobbitt ...
    A "serious and thoughtful" interpretation of Machiavelli's life and thought—and its relevance today—from the acclaimed author of Terror and Consent ( The Times, London).Constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt turns his expert attention to the life and work of Niccolo Machiavelli, the sixteenth century political philosopher whose classic text The Prince remains one of the most important and ... Read more

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  • Medieval Castles: Fascinating Facts About Famous Castles in England from the Medieval Times

    by James K. Rowen ...
    Series series "Quick Start Guide" Series
    **UPDATED for 2019**Medieval Castles: Fascinating Facts About Famous Castles in England from the Medieval TimesA fascinating and historical look at twenty one famous castles in England from the medieval era. You will be transported back in time to the era of knights and jousting, wars and warriors in Medieval Europe.Enjoy your trip! ... Read more

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  • Enlightenment Contested

    Philosophy, Modernity, and the Emancipation of Man 1670-1752

    by Jonathan I. Israel ...
    Jonathan Israel presents the first major reassessment of the Western Enlightenment for a generation. Continuing the story he began in the best-selling Radical Enlightenment , and now focusing his attention on the first half of the eighteenth century, he returns to the original sources to offer a groundbreaking new perspective on the nature and development of the most important currents in modern ... Read more

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  • Chiefdoms, Collapse, and Coalescence in the Early American South

    by Robin Beck ...
    This book provides a new conceptual framework for understanding how the Indian nations of the early American South emerged from the ruins of a precolonial, Mississippian world. A broad regional synthesis that ranges over much of the Eastern Woodlands, its focus is on the Indians of the Carolina Piedmont - the Catawbas and their neighbors - from 1400 to 1725. Using an 'eventful' approach to social ... Read more

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  • The General in Winter

    The Marlborough-Godolphin Friendship and the Reign of Anne

    by Frances Harris ...
    'The glories of the Age of Anne' -- the union of England and Scotland to form 'this island of Britain', and its establishment as a European and a global power -- were the achievements of two men above all: Queen Anne's captain-general, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, and her Lord Treasurer, Sidney, first Earl of Godolphin, of whom it was said that each 'was the greatest of his kind ... Read more

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  • The Reign of Mary I

    by Robert Tittler ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    Until recently, the reign of Mary Tudor was generally seen as a ‘sterile interlude’ in the Tudor century, with Mary herself dismissed as ‘Bloody Mary’. Extensive research in the past several decades has overturned these assumptions in almost every respect. In this succinct and up-to-date introduction to Mary’s reign, Tittler and Richards provide new insight into the circumstances of Mary’s ... Read more

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  • The Negotiated Reformation

    Imperial Cities and the Politics of Urban Reform, 1525–1550

    by Christopher W. Close ...
    Utilizing evidence from numerous imperial cities, this book offers an explanation for the spread and survival of urban reform during the sixteenth century. By analyzing the operation of regional political constellations, it reveals a common process of negotiation that shaped the Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire. It reevaluates traditional models of reform that leave unexplored the religious ... Read more

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  • French Encounters with the Ottomans, 1510-1560

    by Pascale Barthe ...
    Series series Transculturalisms, 1400-1700
    Focusing on early Renaissance Franco-Ottoman relations, this book fills a gap in studies of Ottoman representations by early modern European powers by addressing the Franco-Ottoman bond. In French Encounters with the Ottomans, Pascale Barthe examines the birth of the Franco-Ottoman rapprochement and the enthusiasm with which, before the age of absolutism, French kings and their subjects pursued ... Read more

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