A popular modern history
Publisher: Burns and Lambert
Published: 1855
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: CHAPTER I. pagx; title: Irruption and settlement of the barbarous nations on the ruins of the Western Empire 1; title: CHAPTER II. a.d. 493-600.; title: Thoodoric, the Ostrogoth — Laws and manners of the barbarians — Glance at the Eastern Empire — its aspect under Justinian — the campaigns of Belisarius and N arses — the Lombards — Close of the Sixth Century 17; title: CHAPTER III. a.d. 600-1100.; title: Survey of the Church, with a sketch of the principles of heresy, and their influence upon secular affairs — Mahomet and Islamism 87; title: CHAPTER IV. a.d. 511-1032.; title: The Franks, under the Merovingian and Carlovingian dynasties — Charlemagne — the feudal system and state of society 58; title: CHAPTER V. a.d. 602-1203.; title: The Byzantine Empire under the Heraclian, Isaurian, Amorian, Basilian, and Comnenian dynasties — State of society throughout the provinces 78; title: CHAPTER VI. a.d. 610-1268.; title: The Saracens, Russians, Normans, and Hungarians — Germany under the Saxon, Franconian, and Swabian Emperors — Conflict between the Church and the World — the Seljukian Turks. 101; title: CHAPTER VII. a.d. 1099-1291.; title: The Crusades, to the loss of the last Latin possessions in the Holy Land 122; title: CHAPTER VIII. a.d. 850-1300.; title: The Great Commercial Republics of the Middle Ages, with a slight territorial sketch of Christendom to the close of the Thirteenth Century — Boniface VIII. 146; title: CHAPTER IX. a.d. 1303-1492.; title: The Popes at Avignon — the Paulicians — Survey of society — Literature of the Middle Ages 171; title: CHAPTER X. a.d. 1200-1628.; title: Review of the Great Asiatic Nations — the Moguls — the Turks — and the Tartars — Capture of Constantinople — Decline of the Ottoman Power 195; title: CHAPTER XI. a.d. 1300-1500.; title: Sketch of the History of Europe throughout the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 220; title: CHAPTER XII. a.d. 987-1520.; title: France — Burgundy — England — the Ecclesiastical revolt at the commencement of the Sixteenth Century 245; title: CHAPTER XIII. a.d. 1516-1648.; title: General sketches of European History from the age of Charles V. to the Peace of Westphalia 270; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: Growth of British Power, from the accession of the Tudors to the Revolution 305; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: Survey of religion — Panorama of the politics of Europe from the Peace of Westphalia to the age of Maria Theresa 325; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: The Colonial system of European Powers — Oriental revolutions from the age of Timour to that of Nadir Shah — the English in India — their American Settlements 351; title: CHAPTER XVII. a.d. 1740-83.; title: Prussia and Frederick the Great — Maria Theresa and her dominions — Development of revolutionary principles throughout Christendom, as the results of Protestantism — the contest between Great Britain and her American Colonies 372; title: CHAPTER XVIII. a.d. 1398-1792. Denmark and Norway — Sweden — Poland — Russia — Partition-treaties and their results 397; title: CHAPTER XIX. a.d. 1789-97. The French Revolution : its causes, career, and consequences 422; title: CHAPTER XX. a.d. 1798-1815. Napoleon to the Congress of Vienna 446; title: Index 471; title: Chronological Table 495; title: Tables of Contemporary Sovereigns 509