17th Century


The 17th century was the century that lasted from January 1, 1601, to December 31, 1700, in the Gregorian calendar. The 17th century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and in that continent was characterized by the Dutch Golden Age, the Baroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, and The General Crisis.

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Skylark
Skylark
The Manningtree Witches
We Are Green and Trembling
The King's Messenger
Hour of the Witch
Act of Oblivion
The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
The Six Loves of James I
The Modern Fairies
The Map of Bones (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #4)
I Am You
The Maiden
Disobedient
The Ghost Ship (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #3)
A Poisoner's Tale
Macbeth
Hamlet
Don Quixote
Othello
Paradise Lost
The Tempest
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Year of Wonders
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
Oroonoko
The Winter's Tale
Tartuffe
Antony and Cleopatra

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Charles Cordell, God's Vindictive Wrath

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