17th century

In seventeenth-century Europe, a group of Americans from the twentieth century form a political alliance with Sweden and try to form ties with Italy where a Venetian artist's attempts to save Galileo from his heresy trial could jeopardize everything.

A history of Ireland from 1600 through 1972, examining its social, cultural, economic, and political factors.

Documents the history of the Jamestown settlement, discussing scientific evidence of plague, violence, starvation, cannibalism, and struggles with Native Americans.

Chronicles the events surrounding the sinking of a fleet of French ships in the Caribbean Sea on January 2, 1678, and explains how the accident caused the rise of piracy and the beginning of an era which would forever change the shape of the Americas.

A collection of original documents, letters, diaries, and proclamations which give contemporary commentary on social, political and cultural events in England between 1584 and 1778.

The Scarlet Letter unfolds the tale of Hester Prynne, a yong woman branded as an adutleress in the harsh Puritan world of 17th-century New England.

Follows the heroine's adventures from seventeenth-century England to the American colonies.

Describes the growth and development of Jamestown in the colonial era in 1607. Focuses on early leaders along with many facts about the colony's class structure, faction fighting, Indian attacks, the Jamestown council, and its governance. Also contains information on Native-American and white settler's relationships, buildings, and how the town become a trading center. Concludes with discussions on its tobacco crops, Pocahontas, and other related topics.