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The Borgias (Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1)

by Alexandre Dumas

There are many dreadful -- and perhaps scurrilous -- rumors about the Borgia family of renaissance Italy, and Alexandre Dumas (author of "The Three Musketeers" and many other period classics) reveals one possible...


The Lost Fleet: The Discovery of a Sunken Armada from the Golden Age of Piracy

by Barry Clifford & Kenneth Kinkor

On January 2, 1678, a fleet of French ships sank off the Venezuelan coast. This proved disastrous for French naval power in the region, and sparked the rise of a golden age of piracy.

Tracing the lives of fabled...


A Brief History of Henry VIII: King, Reformer and Tyrant

by Derek Wilson

Henry VIII changed the course of English life more completely than any monarch since the Conquest. In the portraits of Holbein, Henry Tudor stands proud as one of the most powerful figures in renaissance Europe....


A Brief History of the English Civil Wars

by John Miller

The English Civil War is one of the most hotly contested areas of English History and John Miller is one of the experts on the period. Amid dramatic accounts of the key battles and confrontations, Miller explores...


The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

by Jacob Burckhardt

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy is an 1860 work on the Italian Renaissance by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Together with his History of the Renaissance in Italy (1867) it is counted among the...


Tarawa: The Incredible Story of One of World War II's Bloodiest Battles

by Robert Sherrod

The original monograph on a revolutionary and culturally significant period in history. First published in 1876, Manners, Customs, and Dress during the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance Period offers a...


The Medici Bank: Its Organization, Management, Operations, and Decline

by Raymond de Roover

A history documenting the rise and fall of the Medici bank. Through account books, correspondence, and other records, de Roover shows how poor management and policy conflicts hastened the bank's decline. This...


Trickster Travels

by Natalie Zemon Davis

An engrossing study of Leo Africanus and his famous book, which introduced Africa to European readers

Al-Hasan al-Wazzan--born in Granada to a Muslim family that in 1492 went to Morocco, where he traveled extensively...


The Guild State: Its Principles and Possibilities

by G. R. S. R. S. Taylor, Dr. Roger McCain & Anthony Cooney

The medieval guild is deconstructed into political theory and social commentary in this contemporary look at one of the most important social institutions of the Middle Ages. Essential principles and values...


Imperialism: A Study

by John A. Hobson

An investigation into the meaning and principles of imperialism. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online version of the same title.


Nationalism in Colonial Africa

by Thomas Hodgkin

A political analysis of the rise of nationalism in Africa after a long history of European colonialism. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities E-Book's (http://www.humanitiesebook.org) online...


The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century

by Charles Homer Haskins

A history that makes the case for the Medieval Renaissance. It points to evidence of a revival in learning the classics, philosophy, historiography, and more. This digital edition was derived from ACLS Humanities...