検索キーワード： 17世紀

Dieser fesselnde historische Überblick zeigt, wie religiöser Wahn und Machtpolitik den Kontinent in den Abgrund stürzten. Begleite in einer dunklen Epoche rücksichtslose Feldherren, plündernde Söldner und verzweifelte Zivilisten durch ein Zeitalter beispielloser Verwüstung. Ob...

Plongez dans l'histoire maritime d'un village marécageux devenu l'épicentre absolu du commerce mondial. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit historique immersif retrace l'ascension d'une métropole forgée par les eaux de la mer du Nord et l'audace humaine. Vivez une épopée...

Peter Ackroyd has been praised as one of the greatest living chroniclers of Britain and its people. In Rebellion, he continues his dazzling account of the history of England, beginning the progress south of the Scottish king James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king...

An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - Senior Research Fellow in Buddhist Studies, Kings College, London - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism and its spread across the continents during its 2,500 years of history. He begins with a close look at...

In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean. Viewing the Italy (the many Italies?) of that time through the lens of today allows us to gather a fragmented, multi-faceted, and seemingly contradictory history into a single unifying narrative that speaks to our current reality as much as it does to a specific historical period. This is what the French historian Fernand Braudel achieves here.

Cette collection "L'Histoire de France vivante" nous faire revivre les grandes heures de l'histoire de France. Pour chaque époque, l'illustration sonore est faite avec des musiques de la période concernée. Les grands moments de chaque période sont reconstitués à la façon d'une pièce de théâtre, avec plusieurs comédiens et comédiennes qui interprètent les personnages historiques.

This audiobook examines the meteoric rise of Sweden as the pre-eminent military power in Europe during the Thirty Years War during the 1600s, and then follows its line of warrior kings into the next century until the Swedes finally meet their demise, in an overreach into the vastness of Russia. A small Scandinavian nation, with at most one and a half million people and scant internal resources of its own, there was small logic to how Sweden could become the dominant power on the Continent.

Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, was the glamorous and controversial subject of hundreds of satires, newspaper articles and publications both during her lifetime and after her death. This biography brings Sarah Churchill's own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life and casts a critical eye over images of the Duchess handed down through art, history and literature. Here is an unforgettable portrait of a woman who cared intensely about how we would remember her.

The Thirty Years War devastated seventeenth-century Europe, killing nearly a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Peter Wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world.

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 pirates like the Chevalier de Grammont, Nikolaas Van Hoorn, Thomas Paine, and Jean...

Now a major TV series, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine. The King’s Assassin is the scandalous story of George Villiers, lover – and murderer – of King James I. The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming...

According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness prevailed. Mistresses is the story...

‘Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.’ Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and...

Step into a dramatic history of science where obsessive genius and bitter rivalry spark the creation of calculus. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or deep-focus learning, this cinematic narrative transports you to the plague-ridden academies of seventeenth-century Europe. You will witness...

Experience an epic history of the Mughal Empire, where royal grief fueled an unrivaled architectural masterpiece. Perfect for a daily commute or armchair travel, this awe-inspiring narrative transports you to the bustling banks of the Yamuna River. Lose yourself in an immersive journey through...

Experience the gripping military history of a continent-spanning religious conflict that forged modern Europe. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you to the tense, mistrustful heart of the Holy Roman Empire. Watch a powder keg of faith and ambition explode into...

Witness the dramatic intellectual history that shattered ancient dogma and ignited the dawn of modern science. Perfect for an enlightening daily commute, this thought-provoking journey transports you to Renaissance Europe's bustling coffeehouses and crowded workshops. Here, rebel astronomers and...

Trace the epic rise and fall of a maritime empire that reshaped European history and global commerce. From flooded lowlands emerged a revolutionary republic fueled by relentless trade, artistic genius, and naval innovation. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive deep dive explores...

Step into the dramatic history of science, where radical ideas battled religious authority to birth the modern world. Perfect for an engaging commute, this gripping narrative transforms historical dates into a high-stakes struggle for objective truth. Experience an intellectual paradigm shift as...

Uncover the chilling true story behind an infamous unsolved mystery of 17th-century France and its absolute monarchy. Perfect for a captivating daily commute, this atmospheric historical deep dive separates documented facts from centuries of wild rumors and court intrigue. Step inside a harsh...