Medieval and Modern History: An Outline of Its Development

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Macmillan, 1899 - 474 páginas
 

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Página 198 - English possessions in France. In Italy the conflicting claims of the two sovereigns would have led to war even if the greater rivalry of European position had not existed. This war was the first stage in the conflict between France and the house of Hapsburg which dominates all the international politics of Europe from the beginning of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth century, and which has affected so disastrously the position of both powers in the world of to-day.
Página 473 - In the preface the author has explained that his purpose in the publication of this work is to provide a text-book suited to the needs of the senior class in high schools and academies. He believes that " the serious study of American history more fitly follows than precedes other countries and belongs to the maturer years of school life.
Página 457 - Professors Samuel B. Harding and UG Weatherby. University of Indiana. (Bloomington ; 5 cents each.) Mathews. Select Mediaeval Documents. (Boston ; Silver.) Nations. Story of the Nations Series. (Putnam.) Old South. Old South Leaflets. (Directors of the Old South Work. Boston ; 5 cents each.) Penn. Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History. (Department of History, University of Pennsylvania. 10 to 25 cents each ; bound volumes $1.50.) Periods. Periods of European History...
Página 135 - Wise), 1364 Charles VI, 1380 Charles VII, 1422 Louis XI, 1461 Charles VIII, 1483 Louis XII, 1498 Francis...
Página 473 - Teachers,' in which she has described her own method of teaching. These suggestions will be very helpful to the teacher if he accepts them as ' suggestions ' and not as rules. . . . They should prove of peculiar value in preparing pupils for the new requirements for entrance to college. Especially valuable are the marginal references on every page to standard works which contain a fuller account of each topic. Each chapter is headed by a list of books, special accounts, sources and bibliography,...
Página 162 - Medieval Revivals. — There was, however, no little progress during the course of the Middle Ages from the lowest point of ignorance, which was reached in the sixth and seventh centuries, and this progress is marked by several epochs of distinct revival which are preliminary to the final one of the fifteenth century. The first of these was Charlemagne's revival of schools, of which we have had the history. Better schools and better Latin style were permanent results of his efforts. At the end of...
Página 473 - ... college. Especially valuable and useful are the marginal references on every page to standard works which contain a fuller account of each topic. Each chapter is headed by a list of books, special accounts, sources and bibliography, maps and illustrative material. In the last are found the names of titles of books of American literature. Everything is done to stimulate and aid a more thorough investigation by the student. • The introduction is a study of the land and its resources and shows...

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