{"product_id":"a-history-of-north-western-europe-from-late-antiquity-to-the-first-world-war-paperback-softback-9780631214496","title":"A History of North-Western Europe; From Late Antiquity to the First World War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631214496","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of North-Western Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Late Antiquity to the First World War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobin Briggs (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631214496, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcentrates solely on North-Western Europe, examines the crucial structural changes that shaped the modern world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of North-Western Europe\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad account of the regions included in the modern states of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Great Britain. Offering a rigorous yet accessible analytical narrative of the centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire and the First World War, noted historian Robin Briggs examines the many forms of structural change that helped to create a distinctive North-Western European society. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized chronologically into fourteen substantial chapters, the text covers major events and eras such as the Protestant Reformation, the rise of the fiscal-military state, and the scientific and industrial revolutions that combined to undermine traditional authority structures and generate new understandings of the world. The author also offers insights into the origins and development of the urban and industrial society that ultimately transformed the globe. Topics include the Carolingian dynasty, the rule of feudal lords and popes, the bubonic plague, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic wars, the Revolutions of 1848, the growth of nationalism and instability preceding the Great War, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStimulates readers to reflect in new ways on how the past is crucial to understanding the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines a coherent narrative with strong analyses of crucial developments at every stage of North-Western European history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the upheavals that shaped the social, religious, economic, and political landscape of the region\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how European naval, military, religious, and economic power was projected worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of North-Western Europe: From Late Antiquity to the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students in European History courses, as well as a valuable resource for general readers looking for a wide-ranging historical account of the countries of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 From Rome to the Carolingians 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Rulers, Feudal Lords, and Popes 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Social Change, Persecution, and Economic Development 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Rulers, Politics and War Down to the Fifteenth Century 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Changing World; the Plague, the Renaissance and the New Discoveries 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Reformation and the Age of Religious War 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Political Conflict and Civil War: Britain and France to 1660 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The World of Ideas and the New Science 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Britain, The Netherlands and the France of Louis XIV 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Eighteenth-Century Developments and the Enlightenment 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Road Through Revolution to Napoleon 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 From the Holy Alliance to the Revolutions of 1848 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Industrial and Medical Revolutions and Religious Change 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Nationalism, Democracy and Instability 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographic Note 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 372\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472105763096,"sku":"9780631214496","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631214496.jpg?v=1785717142","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-north-western-europe-from-late-antiquity-to-the-first-world-war-paperback-softback-9780631214496","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}