The Cambridge Modern History. Volume 03, The Wars of Religion


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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 by A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.

From the preface: "The present volume, as its title imports, relates a complicated series of conflicts of which the origin or the pretext has for the most part to be sought in the great religious schism with which the preceding volume was concerned. But the cause of the restoration of Catholic unity in the West was, in the minds of both the supporters and the opponents of that cause, inextricably interwoven with the purposes of dynastic ambition, and powerfully affected by the influences traceable to the rapid advance of the monarchical principle and to the gradual growth of the conception of the modern national State." - Summary by Kazbek (43 hr 27 min)

Chapters

Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes 4:06 Read by Kazbek
Chapter I. The Wars of Religion in France by A. J. Butler (part 1) 31:48 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter I. The Wars of Religion in France by A. J. Butler (part 2) 33:57 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter I. The Wars of Religion in France by A. J. Butler (part 3) 34:33 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter I. The Wars of Religion in France by A. J. Butler (part 4) 33:49 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter I. The Wars of Religion in France by A. J. Butler (part 5) 32:10 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter II. French Humanism and Montaigne by A. A. Tilley (part 1) 40:09 Read by Kazbek
Chapter II. French Humanism and Montaigne by A. A. Tilley (part 2) 30:57 Read by Kazbek
Chapter III. The Catholic Reaction, and the Valois and Báthory Elections, in Po… 35:47 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter III. The Catholic Reaction, and the Valois and Báthory Elections, in Po… 32:16 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter III. The Catholic Reaction, and the Valois and Báthory Elections, in Po… 35:55 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter IV. The Height of the Ottoman Power by Moritz Brosch (part 1) 32:08 Read by kanizx
Chapter IV. The Height of the Ottoman Power by Moritz Brosch (part 2) 25:34 Read by Derek Benison
Chapter IV. The Height of the Ottoman Power by Moritz Brosch (part 3) 33:49 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter IV. The Height of the Ottoman Power by Moritz Brosch (part 4) 33:06 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter V. The Empire under Ferdinand I and Maximilian II by A. W. Ward (part 1) 30:06 Read by Sarah Rothwell
Chapter V. The Empire under Ferdinand I and Maximilian II by A. W. Ward (part 2) 52:43 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter V. The Empire under Ferdinand I and Maximilian II by A. W. Ward (part 3) 39:09 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter V. The Empire under Ferdinand I and Maximilian II by A. W. Ward (part 4) 28:56 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter VI. The Revolt of the Netherlands by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 1) 31:00 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VI. The Revolt of the Netherlands by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 2) 31:15 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VI. The Revolt of the Netherlands by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 3) 33:46 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VI. The Revolt of the Netherlands by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 4) 32:11 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VII. Willian the Silent by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 1) 34:22 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter VII. Willian the Silent by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 2) 37:22 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter VII. Willian the Silent by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 3) 31:28 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter VII. Willian the Silent by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 4) 38:38 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter VIII. Mary Stewart by Thomas Graves Law (part 1) 41:13 Read by KevinS
Chapter VIII. Mary Stewart by Thomas Graves Law (part 2) 36:04 Read by KevinS
Chapter VIII. Mary Stewart by Thomas Graves Law (part 3) 38:45 Read by KevinS
Chapter IX. The Elizabethan Naval War with Spain by J. K. Laughton (part 1) 36:21 Read by JM Andersen
Chapter IX. The Elizabethan Naval War with Spain by J. K. Laughton (part 2) 38:47 Read by JM Andersen
Chapter IX. The Elizabethan Naval War with Spain by J. K. Laughton (part 3) 31:51 Read by JM Andersen
Chapter X. The Last Years of Elizabeth by Sidney Lee (part 1) 43:41 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter X. The Last Years of Elizabeth by Sidney Lee (part 2) 31:31 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter X. The Last Years of Elizabeth by Sidney Lee (part 3) 38:33 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter X. The Last Years of Elizabeth by Sidney Lee (part 4) 22:03 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter XI. The Elizabethan Age of English Literature by Sidney Lee (part 1) 43:18 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter XI. The Elizabethan Age of English Literature by Sidney Lee (part 2) 25:21 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter XII. Tuscany and Savoy by E. Armstrong (part 1) 47:19 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter XII. Tuscany and Savoy by E. Armstrong (part 2) 40:13 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter XII. Tuscany and Savoy by E. Armstrong (part 3) 41:59 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter XII. Tuscany and Savoy by E. Armstrong (part 4) 41:38 Read by Tom Denholm
Chapter XIII. Rome under Sixtus V by Count Ugo Balzani (part 1) 33:30 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XIII. Rome under Sixtus V by Count Ugo Balzani (part 2) 35:04 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XIII. Rome under Sixtus V by Count Ugo Balzani (part 3) 34:44 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XIV. The End of the Italian Renaissance by A. J. Butler (part 1) 39:48 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XIV. The End of the Italian Renaissance by A. J. Butler (part 2) 30:13 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 1) 33:26 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 2) 34:54 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 3) 28:58 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 4) 31:06 Read by helensears
Chapter XV. Spain under Philip II by Martin Hume (part 5) 33:14 Read by helensears
Chapter XVI. Spain under Philip III by Martin Hume (part 1) 38:07 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XVI. Spain under Philip III by Martin Hume (part 2) 36:54 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XVII. Britain under James I by S. R. Gardiner (part 1) 45:59 Read by Jonathan Miller
Chapter XVII. Britain under James I by S. R. Gardiner (part 2) 39:22 Read by Jonathan Miller
Chapter XVII. Britain under James I by S. R. Gardiner (part 3) 38:04 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter XVIII. Ireland to the Settlement of Ulster by R. Dunlop (part 1) 32:07
Chapter XVIII. Ireland to the Settlement of Ulster by R. Dunlop (part 2) 32:11
Chapter XVIII. Ireland to the Settlement of Ulster by R. Dunlop (part 3) 34:03 Read by Niall Martin
Chapter XVIII. Ireland to the Settlement of Ulster by R. Dunlop (part 4) 25:42 Read by Niall Martin
Chapter XIX. The Dutch Republic by the Rev G. Edmundson (part 1) 30:08 Read by William Bruce McFadden
Chapter XIX. The Dutch Republic by the Rev G. Edmundson (part 2) 30:05 Read by William Bruce McFadden
Chapter XIX. The Dutch Republic by the Rev G. Edmundson (part 3) 31:22 Read by Tad Davis
Chapter XIX. The Dutch Republic by the Rev G. Edmundson (part 4) 34:05 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XX. Henry IV of France by Stanley Leathes (part 1) 28:39 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter XX. Henry IV of France by Stanley Leathes (part 2) 28:40 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter XX. Henry IV of France by Stanley Leathes (part 3) 24:09 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter XX. Henry IV of France by Stanley Leathes (part 4) 23:51 Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Chapter XXI. The Empire under Rudolf II by A. W. Ward (part 1) 33:47 Read by Owlivia
Chapter XXI. The Empire under Rudolf II by A. W. Ward (part 2) 30:20 Read by William Bruce McFadden
Chapter XXI. The Empire under Rudolf II by A. W. Ward (part 3) 28:53 Read by William Bruce McFadden
Chapter XXI. The Empire under Rudolf II by A. W. Ward (part 4) 33:05 Read by William Bruce McFadden
Chapter XXII. Political Thought in the Sixteenth Century by the Rev. J. Neville… 36:22 Read by JM Andersen
Chapter XXII. Political Thought in the Sixteenth Century by the Rev. J. Neville… 35:03 Read by helensears
Chapter XXII. Political Thought in the Sixteenth Century by the Rev. J. Neville… 31:40 Read by helensears