This book presents a narrative history of Europe, including Britain and Ireland, from the end of the sixteenth century to the Treaty of Nystadt in 1721.
Acknowledgements. Preface.
List of Maps.
List of Illustrations.
1. The Context of 1600.
2. Central and Southern Europe: 1600-1635.
3. Central and Southern Europe: 1635-1648.
4. Western Europe: 1600-1660: Spain and France.
5. Western Europe: 1603-1660: Britain and the United Provinces.
6. Northern Europe: 1618-1660: Scandinavia, Russia and Poland.
Interlude.
7. Central and Southern Europe with the Ottoman Empire: 1660-1720.
8. Western Europe: 1660-1720: France and Spain.
9. Western Europe: 1660-1720: Britain the United Provinces and War.
10. Northern Europe: 1660-1721: Scandinavia, Russia and Poland.
Concluding Discussion.
List of Significant Dates.
Bibliography.
