Assuming no prior knowledge of the period, this engaging narrative history introduces readers to the central features and main developments of sixteenth-century Europe.
About the Author
Andrew Pettegree is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrew's and Director of the St Andrew's Reformation Studies Institute. He has published widely on sixteenth-century history, the English and European Reformations, and the history of the Book, including most recently a survey of The Reformation World (2000).
Features
Introduces readers to the major events and developments of the sixteenth century.
Offers an account of the main political and religious conflicts of the age, including the rise of the Reformation.
Provides an up-to-date synthesis of recent research into sixteenth-century Europe.
Examines relations between developments in Europe and the wider world.
Each chapter can be used as the basis for a week's study in a fifteen-week survey course.
