The Awakening of Europe

This excellent introduction focuses on the period from the Reformation in Europe to the founding of the American colonies to the rise of Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa of Austria. Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.


Contents include:


Story of the Netherlands

Brave Little Holland

A Wealth of Herrings

A Dutch Reformer

The Story of Martin Luther

The Diet of Worms

An Historic Scene

How the Trouble Began

The Storm Bursts

Beggars of the Sea

Massacre of Bartholomew

The Siege of Leyden

William the Silent

England

Elizabeth's Sailors

Drake's Round World Voyage

The Great Armada

Among the Icebergs

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Virginia

Story of the Revenge

Sir Walter Raleigh

The Fairy Queen

The Great Dramatist

Days of Good Queen Bess

The East India Company

The Story of Henry Hudson

Captain John Smith

The Founding of Quebec

The Pilgrim Fathers

Thirty Years of War

The Dutch at Sea

The Great South Land

Van Riebeek's Colony

Oliver Cromwell

Two Famous Admirals

De Ruyter

Founder of Pennsylvania

The Pilgrim's Progress

The House of Orange

William's Invitation

The Struggle in Ireland

The Siege of Vienna

The Greatness of France

The Story of the Huguenots

Greatest General of His Age

The Battle of Blenheim

Peter the Great

Charles XII of Sweden

Frederick the Great Boyhood

Anson's Round World Voyage

Maria Theresa

The Story of Scotland