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.

New Releases Tagged "17th Century"

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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
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Antony and Cleopatra
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraParadise Lost by John MiltonKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 706 voters

The Weaker Vessel by Antonia FraserEurope at Home by Raffaella SartiRestoration London by Liza PicardThe Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel PepysReligion and the Decline of Magic by Keith Thomas
Life in the 17th Century
16 books — 9 voters
The World Turned Upside Down by Christopher      HillGod's Englishman by Christopher      HillThe English Civil War by Diane PurkissCavaliers and Roundheads by Christopher HibbertThe Major Works by John Milton
The English Civil Wars 1640 - 1660
95 books — 36 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Indigo Girl by Natasha BoydFollow the River by James Alexander ThomThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Historical Fiction: Colonial America
97 books — 78 voters
The Familiars by Stacey HallsWicked Enchantments by Joyce FroomeThe Lancashire Witches by William Harrison AinsworthThe Gisburn Witch by Sarah L. KingMurder by Witchcraft by Karen Perkins
Pendle Witches Fiction
12 books — 6 voters


Miranda Malins
The Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell - plunges the reader into the very trenches, hedgerows, ridges and streets of the war. ...more
Miranda Malins

An exciting minute-by-minute story of the English Civil War … from the soldier’s point of view … the historical accuracy is fantastic … the storyline and writing style tremendously exciting.
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