Milestones of history,
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Books in this Series
Reform and revolt
Traces milestones in history from Martin Luther's ninety-five theses printed in 1517 to the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 which consolidated Japanese power.
Age of optimism
Traces milestones in history from Beethoven and his symphonies of 1803 to the First Zionist Congress of 1897.
The Pen and the Sword
Traces milestones in history from the plays of Shakespeare in 1601 to the westernization of Russia under Peter the Great in 1698.
Ancient empires
Traces milestones in history from the emergence of Egypt around 3000 B.C. up to the scattering of the Jews in 70 A.D.
Expanding horizons
Traces milestones in history from the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 which rekindled the Hundred Years War to the age of enlightenment ushered in by Erasmus in 1516.
Dawn of a new era. Editor: Maurice Ashley
Traces milestones in history from the founding of the order of St. Francis in 1290 to the defeat of the Ottoman Turks in 1402.
The Expanding world of man
Traces milestones in history from the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 to England's battle with the Spanish Armada in 1588.