History Philosophically Illustrated, 3 (Volume 3); From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849. Excerpt: ... MODERN HISTORY. BOOK III. REVIEW OF MODERN HISTORY FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE BRITISH REVOLUTION. CHAPTER I. Of the history of Germany and Italy, from the commencement nf the reign of Charles V. in the year 1519, to his abdication in the year 1556. TheReformation, which had teen begun by Luther in the year 1517. decided by the decree of Worms--Wars with France and Turkey begun, 1521--Hundred Grievances of Germany, 1522--The Lutherans begin to associate, 1523--League of the Roman Catholics, 1524--League of the Lutherans: Hungary and Bohemia again acquired by the Austrian family, 1526--Protestation of the Lutherans against the decree of the diet of Spire, and name of Protestants assumed: the Turks besiege Vienna, 1529--Confession of Augsburg: extinction of Italian independence, 1530--Machiavel--Ferdinand, king of the Romans, 1531--League of the Protestants at Smalkalde, 1536--League of the Roman Catholics at Nuremberg, 1538--Order of Jesuits instituted, 1540--Calvin establishes his system at Geneva, 1541--Council of Trent assembled, 1545--Death of Luther: the league of Smalkalde take arms, 1546--The Protestants of Germany league with France, 1551--The Peace of Passau, 1552--The Reformation established in Germany, 1555--Abdication of Charles V., 1556--Pontificate of Leo X.--Ariosto--Tasso--Michael Angelo--Raffael--Galileo--Torricelli. The history of the formation of a system of balanced power is divisible into three periods, the Italian, the German, and the French. The Italian period, which1 has been already 1 Book ii. chap. i. VOL. III. '$ . B considered, was of a very short duration, having been begun by Lorenzo de' Medici in the year 1480, and terminated by his death in the year 1492. The German period, to which the Italian had been preparatory, may...