18Th Century category: 835 books
The Profane, the Civil, and the Godly
The Reformation of Manners in Orthodox New England, 1679–1749
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1993
In this prize-winning study of the sacred and profane in Puritan New England, Richard P. Gildrie seeks to understand not only the fears, aspirations, and moral theories of Puritan reformers but also the customs and attitudes they sought to transform. Topics include tavern mores, family order, witchcraft,...
Ship of Death
A Voyage That Changed the Atlantic World
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2013
It is no exaggeration to say that the Hankey, a small British ship that circled the Atlantic in 1792 and 1793, transformed the history of the Atlantic world. This extraordinary book uncovers the long-forgotten story of the Hankey, from its altruistic beginnings to its disastrous end, and describes the ship’s fateful impact upon people from West Africa to Philadelphia, Haiti to London.
by Eric Hazan
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
A bold new history of the French Revolution from the standpoint of the peasants, workers, women and sans culottes
The assault on the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Danton mocking his executioner, Robespierre dispensing a fearful justice, and the archetypal gadfly Marat—the events and figures...
by James Falkner
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The War of the Spanish Succession, fought between 1701 and 1714 to decide who should inherit the Spanish throne, was a conflict on an unprecedented scale, stretching across most of western Europe, the high seas and the Americas. Yet this major subject is not well known and is little understood. That...
by R. Nisbet Bain
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2015
THE present work has no pretention to be anything like an exhaustive biography of Charles XII.--a perfectly adequate treatment of so large and complex a subject would demand many volumes. But it does claim to at least suggest the lines on which such a biography should be written, it professes to present...
by Angus Konstam
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is one of the great commanders of history. Using his great charm and diplomatic skills he was able to bind troops from various European states into a cohesive army that won a string of victories over the French armies of King Louis XIV, the first of which was...
Marlborough's Wars
Eyewitness Accounts 1702 - 1713
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2005
Many books have been written about the 1st Duke of Marlborough's famous victories, but none of the previous studies has really concentrated on how the warfare was perceived by the men and women who took part - those who experienced the action at first hand. James Falkner has brought together a vivid...
The Kings of Ayutthaya
A Creative Retelling of Siamese History
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Part fact, part fiction, part myth, and part legend, this book brings to life the kingdom of Ayutthaya from its roots in the kingdom of Sukhothai to its eventual destruction by the Burmese in the year 1767. It is the turbulent story of both the kings and their kingdom, from its birth to its downfall.
Robert...
If a Pirate I Must Be
The True Story of Black Bart, "King of the Caribbean Pirates"
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2007
In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew Roberts (better known as Black Bart), the greatest of the Caribbean pirates. He drank tea instead of rum. He banned women and gambling on his ships. He never made his prisoners walk...
Black Barty
The Real Pirate of the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2006
Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart, was easily one of the most successful and deadly pirates in all of history. He went to sea at a young age and took to pirate life well. After his ship was taken by pirates, and he was made to join their ranks, Roberts proved himself and was elected captain...
by Paul Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Edward Robinson was a British pirate who sailed with Blackbeard during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 1700s. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, local legend says he fled to sea after slitting a man's throat and dumping the body in the river. Robinson crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean and the...
Washington's Immortals
The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
By the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit’s “tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best” (The Wall Street Journal).
In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence...
Guns Of Independence The Siege Of Yorktown 1781
The Siege of Yorktown, 1781
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2009
The siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781 was the single most decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The campaign has all the drama any historian or student could want: the war's top generals and admirals pitted against one another; decisive naval engagements; cavalry fighting; siege warfare;...
Marie-Antoinette
The Queen and the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Marie-Antoinette in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and reign of Marie-Antoinette. In 1789, a bloody revolution broke out in France, and four years later the king and...