First published in 1948, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Europe from 1610 to 1715. It discusses themes like the Europeans of 1610; Germany and the Netherlands in 1610; the Thirty Years War; the Westphalian Peace; Progress of Spain, England and the Dutch; England and the Spanish Succession; The Treaties of Utrecht; and Europe in Louis' Last Years. This is a must read for students of European History.

William Fiddian Reddaway was an academic and author in the very late 19th and early 20th centuries.