Taylor, Larissa

Presents volume two of a two-volume set that contains a number of essays covering historical figures of the seventeenth-century world, and includes primary source documents, maps, and profiles on persons such as Louis XIV, Moliere, Sir Isaac Newton, William Penn, Pocahontas, Roger Williams, and many more.

Provides coverage of over 320 key events in political, economic, cultural and social history between 1601 and 1700.

Presents volume one of a two-volume set that describes the major events of the seventeenth-century world from 1601 to 1652, and contains essays covering a variety of topics including education, religion and theology, science and technology, medicine, exploration, theater, social issues, law and history, and much more.