ABSTRACT

This compact and highly accessible work of reference covers the broad sweep of events as Europe transformed during the period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment.

This Companion examines the centuries that saw the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the expansion of Europe and the beginnings of imperialism and enormous changes in the way government and kingship were conducted.

With a wealth of chronologies, tables, family trees and maps, this handy book is an indispensable resource for all students and teachers of early modern history.

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Part I Political History

chapter |14 pages

Heads of State

chapter |85 pages

Political Chronologies

part |1 pages

Part II Warfare and Diplomacy

chapter |2 pages

The Military Revolution

chapter |24 pages

Major Wars and Rebellions

chapter |13 pages

Treaties and Alliances

part |1 pages

Part III Religion

chapter |2 pages

Calvin and Geneva

chapter |3 pages

The Radical Reformation

chapter |1 pages

The Northern Reformation

chapter |3 pages

The Inquisition

chapter |2 pages

The Jesuits

chapter |2 pages

Lutheranism from 1546

part |1 pages

Part IV Economy and Society

part |1 pages

Part V Culture and Society

chapter |3 pages

The Renaissance

chapter |3 pages

The Enlightenment

chapter |3 pages

Science and Technology

part |1 pages

Part VI The Expansion of Europe