European history: Renaissance

Im Jahr 1527 erschütterte ein Ereignis Europa, das sowohl die politische als auch die religiöse Landschaft für immer verändern sollte: Der Sacco di Roma – die brutale Plünderung der Ewigen Stadt durch die Truppen Kaiser Karls V.

Inmitten der politischen Wirren und religiösen Konflikte des 16.

From its roots as a medieval duchy to its elevation as a sovereign kingdom, Bavaria's journey is one of transformation, resilience, and ambition.

From the early days of Christianity to the modern reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the intricate relationship between the papacy and nobility has profoundly shaped the trajectory of Western civilization.

Von ihren mythenumwobenen Anfängen bis zu ihrem glanzvollen Höhepunkt – die Farnese waren nicht nur eine Familie, sondern eine Institution, die Italien und Europa nach-haltig prägte.

Das Jahr 1688 markiert einen der bedeutsamsten Wendepunkte in der Geschichte Englands – die Glorious Revolution.

In een tijdperk van tumult en overgang tussen koningen en religies, vertelt Charles Frederic Holgrave het aangrijpende verhaal van Jane Grey, de vergeten koningin, wiens regering van slechts negen dagen Engeland voor altijd veranderde.

A groundbreaking new account of the author of The Spanish Tragedy that establishes him as a major Elizabethan dramatistThomas Kyd (15581594) was a highly regarded dramatist and the author of The Spanish Tragedy, the first revenge tragedy and the most influential Elizabethan play.

Ferdinand Gregorovius' Werk 'Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter vom V.

A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!

The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.

William Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' is a timeless tragedy set in ancient Rome, depicting the events leading up to and following the assassination of the title character.

In 'Richard III' präsentiert William Shakespeare ein fesselndes historisches Drama, das die Geschichte des machthungrigen und skrupellosen Königs Richard III.

Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Complete Edition)' offers a fascinating blend of satire, adventure, and social commentary.

Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), antiquaire et botaniste qui partagea sa vie entre Nîmes et Vérone, a laissé derrière lui une masse considérable de papiers.

Der historische Roman 'Der Bildschnitzer von Würzburg' von August Sperl entführt den Leser in das mittelalterliche Würzburg des 15.

Keeping up with the Habsburger & Co»Samra vom Instagram-Account Geschichtegram erzählt in ihren Reels so unterhaltsam von der Mode, der Liebe und dem Drama der europäischen Königshäuser, dass die Kardashians im Vergleich langweilig wirken.

Die gestohlene Krone: Die wahre Geschichte der Königin Jane GreyVon Charles Frederic HolgraveIn einer Zeit der politischen Ränkespiele und religiösen Umbrüche nimmt Charles Frederic Holgrave uns mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in das Herz der Tudor-Zeit, um die tragische Geschichte von Jane Grey, Englands "Neun-Tage-Königin", zu enthüllen.

This volume is devoted to the spheres in which conflict and rivalries unfolded during the Renaissance and how these social, cultural and geographical settings conditioned the polemics themselves.

Die Disputationes adversus astrologos stellen allein hinsichtlich ihres Umfangs das Hauptwerk des Renaissancephilosophen Giovanni Pico della Mirandola dar.

Die städtische Reformation wird meist mit Verabschiedung einer gesetzlichen Kirchenordnung als abgeschlossen angesehen.

Die Auffassung, dass gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen maßgeblich durch Krisen geprägt werden und dass die Wiederkehr von Krisen eine konstitutive Dimension von Geschichte ist, ist kennzeichnend für die Selbstwahrnehmung moderner Gesellschaften.

Eine meisterhafte Betrachtung Albrecht Dürers und der deutschen RenaissancekunstDie preisgekrönte Kulturhistorikerin Ulinka Rublack erzählt vom entscheidenden Wendepunkt in der Karriere Albrecht Dürers.

'An outstanding revisionist portrait of an age' Telegraph'Targoff tells their stories with vim and vigour' i Paper'[A] fascinating excavation of four intellectual powerhouse women' Tina Brown, New York TimesA New Yorker Book of the YearDiscover the lives and work of four ambitious Renaissance women who, against all odds, made themselves heard-and read-in the time of ShakespeareIn an innovative and engaging narrative of everyday life in Shakespeare's England, Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the mid-16th century into the private lives of four women writers working at a time when women were legally the property of men.

La Germanía de Valencia (1519-1522), el conflicto sociopolítico más relevante de la historia valenciana, es analizado desde el campo temático de las revueltas y revoluciones medievales y modernas centrando la mirada en un momento particular de esta: la dramática etapa originada a partir de su radicalización.

La Germanía de Valencia (1519-1522), el conflicto sociopolítico más relevante de la historia valenciana, es analizado desde el campo temático de las revueltas y revoluciones medievales y modernas centrando la mirada en un momento particular de esta: la dramática etapa originada a partir de su radicalización.

A New Yorker Book of the Year 2024A Ryan Holiday '(Very) Best Book I Read in 2024'Excellent' Ian Samson, TLS'From plans for flying machines to philosophy - the remarkable joy of jotting things down' Guardian'Surprisingly revealing' The Sunday TimesWe see notebooks everywhere we go.

Esta edición de la obra reunida de Américo Castro pretende rendir tributo a la lucidez, honestidad y valentía de una obra ingente que se ha visto relegada al olvido, tras haber sufrido ataques desde diversos frentes.

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A revelatory account of the magus - the learned magician - and his place in the world of Renaissance EuropeAt the heart of the extraordinary ferment of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange and beguiling figure: the magus.

This is the third and final volume of essays issuing from the Leverhulme International Network 'Renaissance Conflict and Rivalries: Cultural Polemics in Europe, c.

In den Umbrüchen des frühen 16.

From a leading art historian of Renaissance Italy, a compelling account of the artistic and cultural impact of the sack of sixteenth-century RomeIn this illustrated account of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon, Andre Chastel reveals the historical ambiguities of preceding events and the traumatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Pope Clement VII and the city after it was looted by the troops of Emperor Charles V in 1527.

From a leading art historian of Renaissance Italy, a compelling account of the artistic and cultural impact of the sack of sixteenth-century RomeIn this illustrated account of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon, Andre Chastel reveals the historical ambiguities of preceding events and the traumatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Pope Clement VII and the city after it was looted by the troops of Emperor Charles V in 1527.

The Gaspard family gets caught between the fronts of fanatical Catholics, Freemasons, and Nazis.

The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI.

VERSAILLES VOM SEHNSUCHTSORT ZU STEINGEWORDENER GESCHICHTEDer Aufstieg und Niedergang des Prachtschlosses bei Paris vom Bau bis ins 20.

Rescatamos los pensamientos que Francesco Guicciardini, el gran padre de la historiografía moderna, escribió bajo el título de Ricordi.

The close links between forgery and criticism throughout historyIn Forgers and Critics, Anthony Grafton provides a wide-ranging exploration of the links between forgery and scholarship.

"Para Jacob Burckhardt es en la Italia renacentista cuando y donde florecen tanto el individualismo como la competición por conquistar la fama, elementos que transformaron radicalmente la ciencia, las artes y la política.

Die Welt erlebt eine Zeitenwende.

Durante los siglos XVI y XVII, la Monarquía Hispánica erigió, a lo largo y ancho del globo, el mayor imperio habido hasta la fecha sobre la faz de la tierra.

Cuando Felipe II encomendó en 1567 el gobierno de los Países Bajos a Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, III duque de Alba, el experimentado militar, de sesenta años de edad, se puso en camino hacia Bruselas con un cometido claro: castigar a los rebeldes que se habían alzado contra el rey el año anterior, perseguir la herejía protestante y modernizar las finanzas del país.

A magisterial history of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern worldThe cultural epoch we know as the Renaissance emerged at a certain time and in a certain place.

'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMESDANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREEFrom the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer.

The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades-and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past.

The first comprehensive account of how and why architects learned to communicate through colorArchitectural drawings of the Italian Renaissance were largely devoid of color, but from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth, polychromy in architectural representation grew and flourished.

The name Erasmus of Rotterdam conjures up a golden age of scholarly integrity and the disinterested pursuit of knowledge, when learning could command public admiration without the need for authorial self-promotion.

Best-selling author Leonard Shlain explores the life, art, and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, seeking to explain his singularity by looking at his achievements in art, science, psychology, and military strategy and then employing state of the art left-right brain scientific research to explain his universal genius.

The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger Winning AuthorWinner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best NovelCeremonial murder has returned to Florence.