<b>The Story of Civilization, Volume VI: A history of European civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300–1564. This is the sixth volume of the classic, Pulitzer Prize–winning series.</b><br><br>An engrossing volume on the European Reformation by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Will Durant<br> <br> The sixth volume of Durant’s acclaimed <i>Story of Civilization</i>, <i>The Reformation</i> chronicles the history of European civilization from 1300 to 1564. In this masterful work, you will encounter:<br> <br> -The schism within the Roman Catholic Church and the formation of early Protestantism<br> -The theology of Martin Luther and his societal impact<br> -The rise of Humanism and the life of Desiderius Erasmus<br> -The royal monarchies of England, France, Spain, and Italy<br> -The imperial conquests of Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the Americas<br> -The Bohemian revolution of Eastern Europe, the unification of Russia, and the rise of the Ottoman Empire<br> -The teachings of John Calvin<br> -The Counter-Reformation of the 16th century