The Longman Handbook of Early Modern Europe (Longman Handbooks To History)

by Dr Chris Cook (Author), Dr Philip Broadhead (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $15.32

  The essential companion to Europe during the early modern period a user-friendly compendium of key facts and figures. Building on the success of other Handbooks in this series, this volume covers Europe from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the treaty of Paris in 1763. Embracing all the major aspects of European political, social, economic and cultural history during the period, it reflects the enormous changes that transformed Europe over three centuries. Key themes include the Reformation, Imperial Spain, the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Thirty Years War and the Enlightenment, with a detailed examination of European expansion overseas.