A History of Modern Europe From the Middle of the Sixteenth Century [Paperback]

This 1925 second edition of a 1914 book sets out a history of Europe from the 16th century to 1914.This 1925 book sets out a history of Europe from the 16th century to 1914, with the assistance of eight useful genealogical tables of the ruling families of Europe and nine detailed maps. Morris' book is an interesting study in British attitudes to Europe immediately before the First World War.This 1925 book sets out a history of Europe from the 16th century to 1914, with the assistance of eight useful genealogical tables of the ruling families of Europe and nine detailed maps. Morris' book is an interesting study in British attitudes to Europe immediately before the First World War.In this 1925 edition of his book, first published in 1914, Morris sets out a history of Europe from the 16th century to 1914, with the assistance of eight useful genealogical tables of the ruling families of Europe and nine detailed maps. Morris' book is an interesting study in British attitudes to Europe immediately before the First World War, and will be of use to anyone with an interest in the development of Europe up to the 20th century.Preface; 1. Europe in the sixteenth century; 2. Philip II and the ascendancy of Spain; 3. The growth of France. The Thirty Years' War; 4. France at her zenith; 5. The predominance of Russia; 6. The French Revolution; 7. The Napoleonic Empire; 8. From Waterloo to the Berlin Congress; 9. The new Europe; Index.