17th century

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 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.

Presents a history of the Salem witch trials that occurred in Massachusetts in 1692; and profiles those responsible for the hysteria and those who were martyred.

Examines the life of sixteenth-century playwright and poet William Shakespeare, discussing major events and influences that shaped his work. Includes illustrations from the collections of the British Library.

Provides information about the life and times of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Rembrandt, discussing different periods of his life, and looking at his work as a painter, teacher, and etcher.