HIS 213 - Early Modern Europe, 1350-1660

Reference Books

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras: Renaissance Europe – vol. 4 – R 700.9 A7927
Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia – R 970.015 C556
A Concise Encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance – R 945.05 C744
Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000 – R 306.094 E563
Encyclopedia of Exploration – R 910.3 W1643 e
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and the Reformation – R 940.2103 B4984 e 2004
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: from Copernicus to Newton – R 509.4 E564
Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca – R 133.43 G9564 e, 2008
Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World – R 940.2 E894
Great Events from History: The Renaissance and Early Modern Era, 1454-1600 – R 909.5 G7863
Great Lives from History: The Renaissance and Early Modern Era, 1454-1600 – R 920.00903 G7865 
Historical Dictionary of European Imperialism – R 903 H6737
The Longman Handbook of Early Modern Europe, 1453 1763 – R 940.2 C7714 lo
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance – R 940.2103 C1878 o
Renaissance and Reformation – R 940.21 R393
Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary – R 920.04 R3933


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Online Reference

Modern World History Online – Modern World History Online covers the important people and events of world history from the age of exploration in the mid-15th century through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timeline entries provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (also in print) – Over 56,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.

Salem History – Includes the complete content of Great Lives from History and Great Events from History.

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Overviews

The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance – floor 2 – 940.21 H162 c
Early Modern Europe: An Oxford History – floor 2 – 940.2 E128
Handbook of European History, 1400 - 1600: Late Middle Ages – floor 2 – 940.2 H2362
History of Spain – floor 2 – 946 B2936 h
New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603 – floor 2 – 942.05 B8543 n
The Reformation: A History – floor 2M – 270.6 C7136 r 
The Renaissance: A Short History – floor 2 – 940.21 J685 r
Spain: A History – floor 2 – 946 S7334
The Tudors – floor 2 – 942.05 R4554 t


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Magazines and Newspapers

Academic Search Premier – More than 4500 magazines and scholarly journals.

JSTOR – Full text of more than 950 scholarly  journals.

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Web Sites

Elizabeth I – Anniina Jokinen – A section of the "Luminarium" site that offers detailed information about Elizabeth I, including the life and works of Elizabeth I, essays, articles, and an image gallery. 

Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance – PBS – This site shows how the Renaissance unfolded through the lens of the Medici family; includes profiles of the Medici leaders, a family tree,a reading list, and links.

Renaissance – Annenberg/CPB – Introduction to the intellectual, political, technological, and economic forces that drove cultural rebirth in Europe, and in Italy in particular.

The Scientific Revolution – University of Florida – A diverse introduction to the Scientific Revolution; includes bibliographic essays, outlines, timelines, a glossary, biographies, and manuscript and archive sources.

The Thirty Years War – Chris Atkinson – A concise summary and year-by-year history of the Thirty Years War; includes discussion of the phases (Bohemian, Palatinate, Danish, Swedish, and French) as well as the Peace of Westphalia.

Tudor History – Lara E. Eakins – An extensive site that has information on the Tudor monarchs, the six wives of Henry VIII, and other famous individuals in Tudor history; also has a section on architecture as well as chronologies, maps, a bibliography, and an image gallery.

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