1492-1789

Examines events in Europe leading up to the Reformation, and discusses how notable persons and ideas furthered the Reformation across the continent and changed history. Includes a glossary and an index.

A brief biography of John Locke, the English philosopher during the Englightenment whose ideas about government impacted countries all over the world.

Presents an historical atlas of the cultural and political development of the Renaissance, and contains detailed maps, photographs, and illustrations that describe the major periods of Renaissance art and architecture, the Habsburg Wars, explorations, Tudor England, and the beginning of the Reformation.

Examines the successes and failures of some of the pioneering mariners who set out from Spain and Portugal beginning in the mid-fifteenth century to establish trade routes and explore new worlds.

Analyzes the principle causes and events of the religious wars in Europe from the Late Middle Ages and the Hussite Wars of the fifteenth century to the beginning of the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and examines the influence of the Crusades to the religious conflict of Europe.

Examines the role of war in the lives of Europeans in the years between the end of the Hundred Years War and the beginning of the Thirty Years War, featuring a survey of the conflicts, an analysis of the military reformation in the ways in which wars were fought, the problems of recruitment, and a study of the impact of war on citizens.

Chronicles the political and cultural events that transpired in Europe between the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and examines how it influenced Europe and the world in the years following.

Explores Europe's cultural rebirth, showing how a return to classical Greek and Roman ideals and the invention of the Gutenberg printing press spawned the achievements of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare.

Describes the day-to-day experiences of civilians living in Europe from 1618 to 1900, focusing on the challenges and sacrifices men, women, and children faced in times of war.