In this updated edition, Franz Brendle once again paints an exciting picture of an epoch that has left deep traces in collective memory, not least due to the Thirty Years War. He defines and delineates the epoch, and also addresses the Protestant Reformation, denominations, and confessionalism. Additional topics of discussion include forms of rule and government, European conflicts, and the society and culture of the early modern era.

Franz Brendle, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen