Select Documents of European History – Volume II, 1492-1715 by W. F. Reddaway

Description

“Select Documents of European History – Volume II, 1492-1715” by W. F. Reddaway is a comprehensive collection that unveils the pivotal events and transformative moments shaping Europe from the dawn of the Age of Exploration to the end of the early modern era. Through carefully curated primary sources, readers are transported to significant political, religious, and cultural developments. This illuminating volume chronicles the Reformation, the rise of nation-states, scientific advancements, colonial expansion, and the emergence of enlightened thinking, offering a compelling glimpse into Europe’s rich tapestry of history.

Includes:

• Pre Reformation Europe
• Habsburg and Valois
• The reformation
• The counter Reformation
• The wars of religion
• The thirty years war
• Europe 1648 to 1661
• The ascendancy of Louis XIV
• The decline of Louis XIV
• Changes in Northern Europe Commerce and colonisation