William Edward Hartpole Lecky's expertise in history and politics shines through in this collection of essays, making it a must-read for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the forces that have shaped our world.

This study describes the period of great changes in European history - the decline in the belief of magic and miracles and emerging of the new way of thinking which has brought the rise of religious persecution, the gradual secularization ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

Being an autograph manuscript which includes a Table of Contents and an Introduction with substantial additions and revisions throughout.

In this two-volume work, Lecky delves into the shifting moral codes, religious beliefs, and social structures that shaped European society during this crucial period.