17th century

Explores the history of the world from 1650 to 1800 with emphasis on the agricultural revolution, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the American and French Revolutions, Manchu China, and Shogunate Japan.

Describes what we now believe Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was like, who the people were who ran it and how they worked, and what Shakespeare's plays were like in performance, as he saw them.

Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.

A comprehensive biography of Ann Hathaway that offers new theories about the wife of English poet William Shakespeare and life in Stratford during this period of time.

Examines the life and career of William Shakespeare within the context of the times in which he lived and the actors and writers with whom he associated and collaborated, including Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and others; and provides insights into Elizabethan and Jacobean theater.

An exploration of the Puritans that discusses their beliefs and practices and exploring how they have influenced modern politics.

Ten-year-old Sarah Chapman, recovering from smallpox in 1752, becomes caught up in another life and death battle when her mother, Martha, is accused of witchcraft by her uncle who wants the plot of land on which the Chapman family is living, and the rest of the community, looking for a scapegoat for their own troubles, joins the campaign to have Martha hanged.

Presents an introduction to William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," a tragedy of prophecy and royal murder in medieval Scotland, featuring a biography of the author, a plot summary, character descriptions, theme analyses, and background on the time in which the play was written.

A collection of photographs and illustrations that showcase the fabrics and decorative details of garments from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Text and cartoon illustrations discuss the major theories and beliefs of the philosophy of Descartes, the different questions he asked himself in order to develop his theories, and his major contributions to science, math, and philosophy.