James D. Tracy

Holland under Habsburg rule, 1506-1566 : the formation of a body politic

Under what conditions were limited forms of self-government possible in medieval and early modern Europe? While many historians have sought an answer by focusing on the development of parliamentary institutions in emerging national monarchies, or investigating the wider autonomy enjoyed by various city-states within their own borders, James Tracy looks instead at an intermediate level of political organization, the self-governing province. Readers of medieval and early modern European history will learn here how the province of Holland, during the reigns of Charles V and Philip II (1506-1566), effectively underwent an apprenticeship in self-government.

Europe's reformations, 1450-1650 : doctrine, politics, and community

Part 1 Part One: Introduction Chapter 2 Premises Chapter 3 The Reformation in European Perspective Part 4 Part Two: Doctrine to Live By Chapter 5 Late Medieval Background Chapter 6 Martin Luther, to 1521 Chapter 7 The German and Swiss Reformation, 1521-1526 Chapter 8 The German and Swiss Reformation, 1526-1555 Chapter 9 The European Reformations Part 10 Part Three: Politics Chapter 11 The Wars of Italy, 1494-1559 Chapter 12 Wars of Religion, 1562-1648 Chapter 13 The European Reformations Chapter 14 Englands Reformations, 1527-1660 Part 15 Part Four: Society and Community Chapter 16 Late Medieval Background Chapter 17 The German and Swiss Reformation Chapter 18 Reformations Across Europe Chapter 19 Europes Reformations in Global Perspective