European history: Renaissance

On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain.

The books in The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series chronicle the heretofore neglected stories of women between 1400 and 1700 with the aim of reviving scholarly interest in their thought as expressed in a full range of genres: treatises, orations, and history; lyric, epic, and dramatic poetry; novels and novellas; letters, biography, and autobiography; philosophy and science.

Islamophobia has been on the rise since September 11, as seen in countless cases of discrimination, racism, hate speeches, physical attacks, and anti-Muslim campaigns.

Im Spannungsfeld von Macht, Glauben und Intrigen zeichnet diese packende Biografie das faszinierende Leben von Giulio de' Medici nach, der als Clemens VII.

Branded as "e;the new Falun Gong"e; by local authorities, The Church of Almighty God is the most persecuted religious movement in China today.

A fitting conclusion to a well-researched and meticulously edited memoir translation.

Midt i 1500-tallet befandt den katolske kirke sig i en af de mest turbulente perioder i sin historie.

From the author of The Satanic Verses and Midnight's Children comes an unflinchingly honest and fiercely funny account of a life turned upside-down.

Surveying the period from the rise of Islam in the early seventh century to the present day, Just Wars, Holy Wars, and Jihads is the first book to investigate in depth the historical interaction among Jewish, Christian, and Muslim ideas about when the use of force is justified.

A dazzling piece of Italian history of the infamous family that become one of the most powerful in Europe, weaving its history with Renaissance greats from Leonardo da Vinci to GalileoAgainst the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition.

Misuse of the Bible has made hatred holy.

The Tudor Family is the most intriguing royal dynasty in British history.

More than just an expression of religious authority or an instrument of social control, the Inquisition was an arena where cultures met and clashed on both shores of the Atlantic.

Tizian, einer der bedeutendsten Maler der europäischen Kunstgeschichte, prägte die venezianische Renaissance wie kein anderer.

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Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Geschichte Maltas, einer kleinen Insel, die eine zentrale Rolle in der Entwicklung mediterraner Zivilisationen spielte.

What drives a man, born into the shadows of a medieval worldview, to challenge the heavens themselves?

Who wrote the works of Shakespeare?

An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world.

The first biography of Venice's greatest artist since 1877 - a towering work which captures the genius of Titian - and the extraordinary times in which he lived - the apogee of Venice's power and influence.

An immersive reconstruction of the life of the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century.

'I know there are but few steps between the prisons and graves of princes' Charles IThe experience of exile and captivity, usually in war, was not uncommon for medieval kings and princes.

A study of the life and career of one of Scotland's leading magnates during a turbulent period.

Who are the familiar spirits of classical culture and what is their relationship to Christian demons?

A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance libraryWith the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe's cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics.

Islamist militants based in Pakistan have played a major role in terrorism around the world and pose a significant threat to regional and international security.

John Milton is widely known as the poet of liberty and freedom.

Early seventeenth-century Italy saw a revolution in instrumental music.

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How grace shaped the Renaissance in Italy"e;Grace"e; emerges as a keyword in the culture and society of sixteenth-century Italy.

Ever since she first appeared in the Tudor court, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second queen, has been a mystery and a source of controversy.

Venice's reputation for political stability and a strong, balanced republican government holds a prominent place in European political theory.

The Tudor Period is regarded by many as England's golden age, and still casts a spell over the public imagination.

The lands surrounding the Black Sea share a colourful past.

Als König Karl II.

Religious warfare has been a recurrent feature of European history.

Tariq Ramadan, one of Europe's leading thinkers and one of Islam's most innovative and important voices, explores in this volume what it means to be a Western Muslim, addressing a topic that is vitally important to the futures of both Islam and the West.

An impressively researched and surprisingly accessible portrait of Jewish life in the mid-19th century.

Anne Boleyn entered Henry's life just as he was seeking to discard his wife, Catherine of Aragon, for failing to give him a son.

'This brilliant book is a bombshell!

Der Westminster Palast, eines der berühmtesten Bauwerke der Welt, steht als Sinnbild für die politische Macht Großbritanniens und die wechselvolle Geschichte der Nation.