The Routledge Companion to Early Modern

The Routledge Companion to Early Modern Europe, 1453-1763 brings together chronological, statistical and tabular information to cover all the major aspects of European history between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Treaty of Paris of 1763. It focuses on the subjects most studied by students and provides a comprehensive survey of key topics such as the Renaissance and Reformation, Imperial Spain, the Revolt of the Netherlands, the Thirty Years' War and the Enlightenment. The book concentrates on the major developments which took place in Western Europe, but there is also coverage of the Baltic lands, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, and the Voyages of Discovery and the expansion of Europe overseas. Key features of this user-friendly new book include: Wide-ranging Political Chronologies Major Wars and Rebellions Key Treaties and Alliances Chronologies of Religious Events Extensive Glossary of Terms Biographies of Rulers,Statesmen and Reformers Key Data on Population, Urbanization and Health Developments in Culture and Society Topic Bibliography and Essay Titles Maps and Genealogies. All those studying or teaching Early Modern European history will find this concise volume an indispensable resource for constant use and reference.

Chris Cook is a Visiting-Research Fellow at the LSE Library

List of maps	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. x
Political History	p. 1
Heads of State	p. 2
Political Chronologies	p. 16
France	p. 16
Italy	p. 32
The Netherlands	p. 38
Prussia	p. 41
The Baltic	p. 45
Poland-Lithuania	p. 48
Russia	p. 52
The Ottoman Empire	p. 59
The Holy Roman Empire	p. 65
The Austrian Monarchy	p. 81
Spain	p. 87
Portugal	p. 98
England	p. 100
Warfare and Diplomacy	p. 101
The Military Revolution	p. 102
Major Wars and Rebellions	p. 104
Treaties and Alliances	p. 128
Religion	p. 141
Religious Life in Europe on the Eve of the Reformation	p. 142
Martin Luther and the Reformation	p. 144
Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich	p. 147
Calvin and Geneva	p. 149
The Reformation and Civil War in France	p. 151
Reformation and Revolt in the Netherlands	p. 155
The Radical Reformation	p. 158
The Reformation and Religious Change in Early Modern England	p. 161
The Northern Reformation	p. 164
The Catholic Church after 1517	p. 165
The Inquisition	p. 169
The Jesuits	p. 172
Lutheranism from 1546	p. 174
The Expansion of Christianity Overseas	p. 176
The Jews in Early Modern Europe	p. 178
Witchcraft in the Early Modern Period	p. 180
Economy and Society	p. 183
Population, Urbanisation and Health	p. 184
Wages and Prices	p. 190
Trade, Commerce and Industry	p. 195
The Atlantic Slave Trade	p. 200
Culture and Society	p. 203
The Renaissance	p. 204
The Enlightenment	p. 207
Enlightened Despotism to c. 1763	p. 210
Science and Technology	p. 212
The Expansion of Europe	p. 215
The Age of Reconnaissance	p. 216
The Portuguese Seaborne Empire, 1450-1668	p. 219
The Spanish Seaborne Empire, 1492-1588	p. 221
The Dutch Seaborne Empire	p. 223
The First British Empire	p. 225
The French Empire (France Outremer)	p. 228
The Portuguese and Spanish Empires: A Glossary of Places	p. 229
Main Territories under British Rule by 1763	p. 232
Biographies	p. 235
Glossary of Terms	p. 261
Bibliography	p. 287
Genealogies	p. 319
Maps	p. 335
Index	p. 359
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