Early Modern
Walpole
Read by Pamela Nagami
John Morley
Robert Walpole, 1st Duke of Orford (1676-1745), is generally regarded as the first prime minister of Great Britain. This is a short biograph…
The Age of Elizabeth
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Mandell Creighton
This short history by the eminent British historian, Mandell Creighton, places Elizabeth and her reign within the context of 16th century Eu…
Pantheisticon
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John Toland
Pantheisticon is a profound exploration of the philosophical and moral underpinnings of pantheism, presented by John Toland, a pioneering th…
The Great Intendant
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Thomas Chapais
The Great Intendant delves into the pivotal role of Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, during a critical period in the early 17t…
History of the Thirty Years War
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Friedrich Schiller
Volume 5 concludes the History of the Thirty Years War in Germany. [Note From the first PG etext of this work: Separate sources indicate th…
The Father of British Canada
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William Wood
Carleton’s first eight years as governor of Canada were almost entirely occupied with civil administration. The next four were equally occup…
Historical Tales
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Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume VII of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This seventh volume cover…
King and Parliament
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George Henry Wakeling
This slim volume by the Oxford University lecturer, George Henry Wakeling, deals with the period in British history from the reign of King J…
The Fighting Governer
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Charles W. Colby
The Canada to which Frontenac came in 1672 was no longer the infant colony it had been when Richelieu founded theCompany of One Hundred Asso…
The French Revolution: A History
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Thomas Carlyle
The second volume of this famous and idiosyncratic history covers events from October 1789, after Louis XVI has been 'persuaded' to leave Ve…
Great Fortress: A Chronicle of Louisbourg
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William Wood
Louisbourg was no mere isolated stronghold which could be lost or won without affecting the wider issues of oversea dominion. On the contrar…
Travels in France
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Arthur Young
Arthur Young, an English agriculturist, set out to write a travelogue on the state of agriculture in France and found himself in the midst o…
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs
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J. D. Jerrold Kelley and Stanley Lane-Poole
The Barbary pirates, sometimes called Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Ottoman and Berber pirates and privateers who operated from…
A Chronicle of Montcalm
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William Wood
A Chronicle of Montcalm delves into the life and legacy of one of the most significant figures in the history of New France, General Louis-J…
Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire
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Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet
An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of…
History of New England
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John Winthrop
John Winthrop served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony for several years. His History of New England, 1630-1649 details life in th…
The French Revolution: A History
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Thomas Carlyle
Of this third, and final, phase of the French Revolution, including that period known as The Terror, Carlyle comments "It is unfortunat…
Beacon Lights of History
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John Lord
The eleventh volume of the Beacon Lights of History series, this volume is the first that directly refers to the United States. In this volu…
The Idea of Progress
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John Bagnell Bury
John Bagnell Bury was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University in the early twentieth century. In The Idea of Progress, he…
Europe in Renaissance and Reformation
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Mary A. Hollings
In a small space the Oxford-educated historian, Mary Hollings, provides a panoramic view of a tumultuous age. We meet Cesare Borgia and Savo…