ABSTRACT

First published in 1984. Lee's book takes an analytical approach to a wide range of topics in early modern European history, from the Renaissance to the French Revolution, showing a variety of methods that can be used to present a theme or argument in an essay or exam.

chapter 1|7 pages

Renaissance Humanism

chapter 2|6 pages

The Background to the Reformation

chapter 4|5 pages

The Spread and Significance of Calvinism

chapter 5|6 pages

Calvinism and the Jesuits

chapter 6|5 pages

The Counter Reformation

chapter 9|7 pages

The Foreign Policy of Philip II

chapter 11|6 pages

The Beginnings of Ottoman Decline 15661699

chapter 12|6 pages

European Population Growth 1500–1800

chapter 13|7 pages

The Holy Roman Empire 1493–1618

chapter 14|7 pages

Issues Involved in the Thirty Years' War

chapter 17|7 pages

The Spanish and Portuguese Empires

chapter 19|6 pages

Sweden as a Major Power 1611–1721

chapter 22|6 pages

France Under Louis XIV

chapter 24|4 pages

The Reforms of the Great Elector 1

chapter 26|9 pages

Prussian Foreign Policy 1740–1786

chapter 27|8 pages

The Reforms of Peter the Great

chapter 28|5 pages

Russia Under Catherine the Great

chapter 30|6 pages

Austria Under Maria Theresa

chapter 31|7 pages

Austria Under Joseph II

chapter 32|6 pages

The Age of Reason

chapter 33|7 pages

Enlightened Despotism: A General Survey

chapter 35|6 pages

France Under Louis XV and Louis XVI

chapter 37|6 pages

The Origins of the French Revolution