Part 1: The age of medieval decay (introduction) preface 1. The decline of feudalism 2. The decay of the holy catholic church 3. The beginnings of expansion 4. The coming of the Turks Part 2: The age of the renaissance (1453–1648) 5. The renaissance 6. Geographical discovery 7. The new monarchy 8. The Italian wars 9. General causes of the reformation 10. The reformation in Germany 11. Spread of the reformation 12. Results of the protestant revolution 13. The counter reformation 14. The Spanish empire 15. The Revolt of the Netherlands 16. The wars of the Huguenots 17. The thirty years’ war Part 3: The age of the Benevolent despot (1648–1789) 18. The age of Louis XIV 19. The rise of Russia 20. The rise of Prussia 21. The struggle for commerce and colonies Part 4: The age of the French revolution (1789–1815) 22. Causes of the French revolution 23. The stages of the revolution 24. The revolutionary war 25. France under Napoleon 26. The Napoleonic war 27. The results of the French revolution Part 5: The age of the industrial revolution (1815–1919) 28. The Napoleonic Legend 29. The rise of Germany 30. The unity of Italy 31. The dissolution of the Austrian Empire 32. Russia 33. The industrial revolution 34. The coming of science 35. The world war Line of time
Biography
S.H. McGrady
