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Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Europe
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A project covering the era of major governmental changes in Europe, as well as the rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
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D'Artagnan - the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer!
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Distinguishes between fact and fiction the characters of Alexander Dumas's book, The Three Musketeers, with those of the real historical world, includes biographies and a hoax page.
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African Americans at Jamestown
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Timeline of the legislation which carried into law the evolution of American slavery with bibliography.
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England, India, and The East Indies
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An attempt to dislodge the Dutch in 1617.
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The Great Fire of London
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Scans of The London Gazette, September 10, 1666, containing a detailed eyewitness account of the fire.
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Social Conditions in 17th Century France
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From Report of the Estates of Normandy (1651) and Letters of the Abbess of Port-Royal.
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The Trials of ... Guy Fawkes [and the] Conspirators in the Gunpowder-Plot
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A complete transcription of the trial of the conspirators of 1605 from the State Trials, 1750 edition.
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The King and Queenes Entertainement at Richmond.
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The complete text dated September 12, 1636.
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Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote
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Excerpt that satirizes the chivalric traditions of the Middle Ages as absurdly old-fashioned.
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Jean Domat - On Social Order and Absolute Monarchy
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The setting of French law and social structure into the wider context of the law of nature and the law of God.
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Louis XIV - Letter to the Town Officers and People of Marseilles
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Correspondence on economic modernization dated August 26, 1664.
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Saint-Simon - Court of Louis XIV
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An account of life there at Versailles.
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Duchess of Orleans - Versailles Etiquette
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A letter with an obsessive concern of manners.
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Bubonic Plague
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Scans of the Newes July 6, 1665 containing instructions for the containment and disinfection of the plague.
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Parish of Rowner near Portsmouth Southern England
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Wills, muster lists and parish register together with more general information including coinage, wages, prices and artillery.
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Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions and Discoveries of the 17Th Century
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An online book that explores the major scientific and mathematical milestones of this era, and examines them from their scientific and sociological perspectives Michael Windelspecht by subscription, 2002.
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Puritanism and Revolution: Studies in Interpretation of the English Revolution of the 17th Century
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The complete text by Christopher Hill by subscription, 1958.
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Witchcraft, Magic and Religion in 17th-Century Massachusetts
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The complete text that focuses on the people involved by Richard Weisman by subscription, 1984.
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The London Gazette: Munday Septemb 3, to Munday Septemp 10, 1666
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Scans of The London Gazette of 10 Sept. 1666, containing a detailed eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London.
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