Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance by Various

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Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance by Various

The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.From the preface: "The aim of this work is to record, in the way most useful to the greatest number of readers, the fulness of knowledge in the field of modern history which the nineteenth century has bequeathed to its successor. [...] By a universal Modern History we mean something distinct from the combined History of all countries -- in other words, we mean a narrative which is not a mere string of episodes, but displays a continuous development. It moves in a succession to which the nations are subsidiary. Their stories will accordingly be told here, not for their own sakes, but in reference and subordination to a higher process, and according to the time and the degree in

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    Introductory Note by Mandell Creighton

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    Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 1)

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    Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 2)

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    Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 3)

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    Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 1)

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    Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 2)

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    Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 3)

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    Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 1)

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    Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 2)

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    Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 3)

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The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.From the preface: "The aim of this work is to record, in the way most useful to the greatest number of readers, the fulness of knowledge in the field of modern history which the nineteenth century has bequeathed to its successor. [...] By a universal Modern History we mean something distinct from the combined History of all countries -- in other words, we mean a narrative which is not a mere string of episodes, but displays a continuous development. It moves in a succession to which the nations are subsidiary. Their stories will accordingly be told here, not for their own sakes, but in reference and subordination to a higher process, and according to the time and the degree in

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