Preface
Introduction to History
General Introduction to the History of Europe

Chapter 1 The Period of Renaissance and Reformation (1416 – 1600)
1. 0    Introduction
1.1    The Modern Age in the History of Europe
1.2    Renaissance in Italy
1.3    The Geographical Explorations of the 15th and the 16th centuries
1.4    The Tudor Dynasty
1.5    Henry VII - the Founder of the Tudor Dynasty
1.6    Henry VIII (1509-1547)
1.7    The Reign of Edward VI (1547-1553)
1.8    Mary Tudor (1553-1558)
1.9    Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
1.10  Reformation in Europe
1.11  Reformation in Germany : Efforts of Martin Luther
1.12  The Official Instatement of Protestantism
1.13  Calvinism
1.14  Reformation in England
1.15  Counter Reformation
1.16  Legacy of the Reformation
1.17  Points to Remember

Chapter 2 An Age of Conflicts: Seventeenth Century Europe (1603 - 1713)
2.0    Introduction
2.1    The Stuart Dynasty
2.2    The Thirty Years’ War
2.3    France and Richelieu
2.4    The Decline of Spain under Philip II
2.5    The English Civil War (1642-1649)
2.6    The Age of Reason and Enlightenment
2.7    The Anglo-Dutch Wars
2.8    Peter, the Great
2.9    The Spanish Succession
2.10  The Glorious Revolution
2.11  Points to Remember

Chapter 3 The Era of Revolutions, War and Dictatorship (1708 - 1835)
3.0    Introduction
3.1    The Seven Years’ War
3.2    Catherine, the Great
3.3    The Industrial Revolution
3.4    The French Revolution
3.5    France as a Republic (1795-1799)
3.6    Napoleon Bonaparte
3.7    Points to Remember

Chapter 4 Revolution, Unification and the Great War: Political Conflicts (1848 - 1918)
4.0    Introduction
4.1    The Revolution of 1848
4.2    The Unification of Italy
4.3    The Founding of the German Empire
4.4    The Balkan War
4.5    The First World War
4.6    The Impact of the First World War
4.7    The Founding of the League of Nations
4.8    Points to Remember

Chapter 5 Europe in the Twentieth Century (1917 - 1945)
5.0    Introduction
5.1    The Russian Revolution
5.2    NAZI Germany
5.3    Fascism in Italy
5.4    The Second Great War
5.5    Impact of the Second Great War
5.6    The Establishment of the U.N.O.
5.7    Points to Remember

Chapter 6 Recent Developments in Europe (1945 - 1997)
6.0    Introduction
6.1    North Atlantic Treaty Organization
6.2    The Collapse of Communism in Russia
6.3    Decolonization
6.4    European Monetary Union
6.5    The Re-unification of Germany
6.6    Points to Remember

General Conclusion
Questions
Important Dates in European History
A Glossary of Historical Terms
Bibliography