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The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: A history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300–1564. This is the sixth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize–winning series. An engrossing volume on the European Reformation by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant The sixth volume of Durant's acclaimed Story of Civilization, The Reformation chronicles the history of European civilization from 1300 to 1564. In this masterful work, you will encounter: -The schism within the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of early Protestantism
-The theology of Martin Luther and his societal impact
-The rise of Humanism and the life of Desiderius Erasmus
-The royal monarchies of England, France, Spain, and Italy
-The imperial conquests of Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas
-The Bohemian revolution of Eastern Europe, the unification of Russia, and the rise of the Ottoman Empire
-The teachings of John Calvin
-The Counter-Reformation of the 16th century
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Index
Dates are of birth and death except for kings and popes, where they are of the reign. A single date indicates a floruit. A footnote is indicated by an asterisk. Italicized page numbers indicate principal treatment.
Aachen, Germany, 144, 156
cathedral, 154
Abaqa, Khan (1265), 664
Abbate, Niccolo dell’ (c. 1512–71), 823, 826, 829
Abbeville, France, 58
church of St. Wulfram (1480), 96
Abd-er-Rahman, Sa’di (1596–1656), 695
Abélard, Peter (1079–1142), 5, 246, 250
Aberdeen, Scotland, university, 236, 603
Abrabanel, Isaac (1437–1508), 207, 217, 261, 741–742
Abrabanel, Judah Leon (d. 1535), 742
Abrabanel, Samuel (1473–1550), 742
absentee landlordism, 569
absolution, 22
absolutism, 255, 448, 571, 579, 718, 882, 924
abstractions, 247, 248
Abu-Abd-Allahi, “Az-Zaghral” (1480), 203
Abu-al-Fida (1273–1331), 689–690
Abu-al Hasan of Granada (1480), 202–203
Abu Sa’id (Timurid Sultan: 1452–69), 666, 676
Abulafia, Samuel (d. 1360), 200
Abyssinia, 192, 195
academy of scholars, 90
Acarnania, 179
Accusation, Act of (1529), 544
acrobats, 114
Acta Pauli, 924
Acuña, Antonio de (1520), 638
Adagiorum, Collectanea (Erasmus), 273–274, 275, 805
Adamites, sect, 72
Adashef, Alexis, 654, 656
Aden, 195
Adolf of Nassau (1462), 159, 331
Adoration of the Lamb, The (van Eyck), 131, 132*
Adret, Solomon ben Abraham ben (1235–1310), 742, 744, 745
Adrian VI, Pope (1522–23), 275–276, 285, 291, 357, 360, 380, 434, 440, 624, 625, 638, 918
quoted, 381, 433
Adrianople, 63, 179, 182, 186, 680
...Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- List of Illustrations
- Book I: From Wyclif to Luther: 1300–1517
- Book II: The Religious Revolution: 1517–64
- Book III: The Strangers in the Gate: 1300–1566
- Book IV: Behind The Scenes: 1517–64
- Book V: The Counter Reformation: 1517–65
- Epilogue: Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment
- Photographs
- About the Authors
- Notes
- Bibliographical Guide
- Index
- Copyright