17th century

Recipes, trivia, and archival imagery help trace the history of the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

Describes the lives of women in early America, discussing their role in the development of the nation, day-to-day activities, responsibilities, and more.

Draws on documentary and visual evidence from the seventeenth century to examine the importance of costume, customs, manners, and behavior in the performance of Restoration comedy.

Examines the role witchcraft played in early American culture, focusing on witchcraft cases in New England during the colonial period, and explains why the colonists' views on witchcraft still matter to the modern world.

Describes leisure and recreational activities among the Puritans of New England from 1620 to 1790.

Presents primary and secondary source articles on the major events and cultural characteristics of the seventeenth century around the world, covering such topics as the Scientific Revolution, the settlement of Europeans in America, the New World's slave trade, the Romanov dynasty, Baroque music, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Fire of London.

Presents evidence to support the author's theory that the strange physical and mental symptoms experienced by the residents of Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692, which were at the time attributed to witchcraft, were actually caused by encephalitis.

Contains the text of the play about the swashbuckling Cyrano de Bergerac who secretly loves his cousin Roxane but believes he is too ugly to ever win her affection, and includes notes and a full introduction.

Describes the warships of England and other countries in the seventeenth century and the battles and wars in which they were involved.