The Renaissance

The Renaissance presents the panorama of Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring such themes as:
the origins and causes of humanism
Renaissance monarchies
the Reformation
geographical exploration
science
artistic movements.
The book includes narrative introductions to each issue, views of major historians, interpretations, analysis and evaluation of primary sources.

Jocelyn Hunt is a former History teacher at Watford Girls Grammar School.

Introduction 1 The beginning of the Renaissance 2 Humanism 3 The influence of the Renaissance on monarchies and Governments 4 The links between the Renaissance and the Reformation 5 The links between the Renaissance and overseas Exploration 6 Scientific change in the Renaissance 7 The Northern Renaissance 8 Did the Renaissance change Europe?