A Short History of Europe from Luther to the Fall of Napoleon

An excellent introductory history to European geo-political/religious/military affairs from the rise of Martin Luther to the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. John Lord's history is thought-provoking and evocative, clearly illustrating how this timespan contributed to the shaping of modern European and global politics. 


Contents include: 


STATE OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES. 

MARTIN LUTHER AND HIS ASSOCIATES. 

THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. 

HENRY VIII. 

EDWARD VI. AND MARY. 

ELIZABETH. 

FRANCIS II., CHARLES IX., HENRY III., AND HENRY IV. 

PHILIP II. AND THE AUSTRIAN PRINCES OF SPAIN. 

THE JESUITS, AND THE PAPAL POWER IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 

THIRTY YEARS WAR. 

ADMINISTRATIONS OF CARDINALS RICHELIEU AND MAZARIN. 

THE REIGNS OF JAMES I. AND CHARLES I. 

PROTECTORATE OF OLIVER CROMWELL. 

THE REIGN OF CHARLES II. 

REIGN OF JAMES II. 

LOUIS XIV. 

WILLIAM AND MARY. 

PETER THE GREAT, AND RUSSIA. 

GEORGE I., AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF SIR ROBERT WALPOLE. 

THE COLONIZATION OF AMERICA AND THE EAST INDIES. 

THE REIGN OF GEORGE II. 

LOUIS XV. 

FREDERIC THE GREAT. 

MARIA THERESA AND CATHARINE II. 

CALAMITIES OF POLAND. 

THE DECLINE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. 

REIGN OF GEORGE III. TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF WILLIAM PITT. 

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 

ADMINISTRATION OF WILLIAM PITT. 

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. 

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. 

EUROPE ON THE FALL OF NAPOLEON. 

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE FROM THE FALL OF NAPOLEON.