Medieval and Modern Times: An Introduction to the History of Western Civilization from the Dissolution of the Roman Empire to the Present Time

xii, 825, xliii pp. CONTENTS: Western Europe Before the Barbarian Invasions; The German Invasions and the Break-Up of the Roman Empire; The Rise of the Papacy; The Monks and Their Missionary Work; The Mohammedans; Charlemagne and His Empire; The Age of Disorder; Feudalism; England in the Middle Ages; Popes and Emperors; The Crusades; The Medieval Church at its Height; Medieval Towns--Their Business and Buildings; Books and Science in the Middle Ages; Emperor Charles V and His Vast Realms; Martin Luther and the Revolt of Germany against the Papacy; The Protestant Revolt in Switzerland and England; The Wars of Religion; Struggle in England between King and Parliment; France under Louis XIV; Rise of Russia and Prussia; Austria; How England became Queen of the Ocean; General Conditions in the Eigthteenth Century; Modern Science and the Spirit of Reform; The Eve of the French Revolution; The French Revolution; Europe and Napoleon; Europe after the Congress of Vienna; The Industrial Revolution; The Revolution of 1848 and Their Results; The Unification of Italy and Germany; The German Empire and the Third French Republic; Great Britain and Her Empire; The Expansion of Europe in the Nineteenth Century; Russia and the Near Eastern Question; The World War; Europe Since the World War; Bibliography; Index.