Web Directory

» Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Europe
   A project covering the era of major governmental changes in Europe, as well as the rise of Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
   http://www.absolutism-n-constitutionalism.freehomepage.com/

» D'Artagnan - the Feats and Fortunes of a Gascon Adventurer!
   Distinguishes between fact and fiction the characters of Alexander Dumas's book, The Three Musketeers, with those of the real historical world, includes biographies and a hoax page.
   http://www.freewebs.com/gasconadventurer/

» Duchess of Orleans - Versailles Etiquette
   A letter with an obsessive concern of manners.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1704duchess.html

» England, India, and The East Indies
   An attempt to dislodge the Dutch in 1617.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/1617englandindies.html

» Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions and Discoveries of the 17Th Century
   An online book that explores the major scientific and mathematical milestones of this era, and examines them from their scientific and sociological perspectives Michael Windelspecht by subscription, 2002.
   http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=101349052

» Jean Domat - On Social Order and Absolute Monarchy
   The setting of French law and social structure into the wider context of the law of nature and the law of God.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1687domat.html

» Jean-Baptiste Colbert - Memorandum on Trade
   A belief that material prosperity would raise the yield of taxes but that this prosperity would grow only with a managed economy.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1664colbert.html

» Little Woodham
   Information about this 1642 living history village, with visitor information, photo gallery, information for teachers, and historical information and records from the parish of Rowner.
   http://www.littlewoodham.org.uk/

» Louis XIV - Letter to the Town Officers and People of Marseilles
   Correspondence on economic modernization dated August 26, 1664.
   http://history.hanover.edu/texts/louis.htm

» Miguel de Cervantes - Don Quixote
   Excerpt that satirizes the chivalric traditions of the Middle Ages as absurdly old-fashioned.
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_2/don_quixote.html

» Puritanism and Revolution: Studies in Interpretation of the English Revolution of the 17th Century
   The complete text by Christopher Hill by subscription, 1958.
   http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=33733836

» Saint-Simon - Court of Louis XIV
   An account of life there at Versailles.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/17stsimon.html

» Social Conditions in 17th Century France
   From Report of the Estates of Normandy (1651) and Letters of the Abbess of Port-Royal.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/17france-soc.html

» The Trials of ... Guy Fawkes [and the] Conspirators in the Gunpowder-Plot
   A complete transcription of the trial of the conspirators of 1605 from the State Trials, 1750 edition.
   http://www.armitstead.com/gunpowder/gunpowder_trial.html

» Witchcraft, Magic and Religion in 17th-Century Massachusetts
   The complete text that focuses on the people involved by Richard Weisman by subscription, 1984.
   http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98867985