1492-1789

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1492-1789

The Reformation

a history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564
1992
The story of Europe's tumultuous emergence from the Middle Ages.

Renaissance lives

portraits of an age
2000
Provides a portrait of life during the Renaissance through biographical profiles of fifteen notable men and women, including Catherine de' Medici, Galileo, and others.

The birth of modern Europe

1975
Traces the history of Europe from 1500 to 1715, focusing on the roles played by religion and politics.

The seventeenth century

1982
Describes the religious conflicts, travel and communication, homes, food and drink, clothing, celebrations, scientific advances, and other aspects of life in seventeenth-century Europe.

The sixteenth century

1982
Describes the clothing, religion, housing, food and drink, work, and other aspects of life in sixteenth-century Europe.

The birth of modern Europe

1993
Surveys the history of Europe from the early 1300s through the mid-1500s, covering political, economic, and cultural changes that took place during that period.

Eighteenth-century Europe

1983
Describes various aspects of life in Europe during the eighteenth century including new discoveries and inventions, social structure, education, religion, government, entertainments, and industry and trade.

Cultures in conflict

Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the age of discovery
1995
Discusses the historic encounters between Islam, the West, and the Jews. Provides a new understanding of the events that gave shape to modern times.

The days of the musketeers

1983
Text and pictures depict facets of everyday life in 17th-century Europe.

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