PREFACE

We take great pleasure in presenting this book before the inquisitive students of European History. The period covered is from AD 1400 to the present times. The epoch making events discussed here have contributed in shaping destinies of not just persons but nations!

To give the student a clearer understanding of the past maps and photographs have been provided. The events that have occurred in the last half of the 20th century are not analyzed in detail. This is because these events are still being researched and analyzed by historians in the light of present developments.

The writer concludes with the hope that this guide will arouse a keener interest in the student as far as history is concerned.

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Index

Preface
Introduction to History
General Introduction to the History of Europe

Chapter 1