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REA's Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. European History: 1450 to 1648 covers the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, Martin Luther, the European wars of religion, the Thirty Years' War, the Age of Exploration, the Scientific Revolution, and the Peace of Westphalia.
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Art Derouin
reviewed Essentials of European History, 1450-1648: The Renaissance, Reformation and the Wars of Religion on July 28, 2011
Essentials of European History, 1450-1648
Lots of 'Guido smashed Carlo' and 'Malatesta bought so-and-so from the Pope before he killed his wife' and on and on and on. Just a load of information heaped upon the reader in the 'he did this and the other guy did that' style of writing.
Because there are no footnotes it is difficult to track down exactly where Bicheno gets his information, some of which I suspect is downright wrong. He has a penchant for making statements and adding superlatives that just don't ring true. For example, he refers to Niccolo III d'Este as "a famed Humanist and patron of the arts and letters". Niccolo spent the vast majority of his time as a warrior, maintaining his lands and household. While he did appoint a humanist as the tutor of his son Leonello, it would be a stretch to call Niccolo himself 'a famed Humanist'.
While Bicheno is surely no idiot, in the end, as Macbeth lamented, the work comes off as full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Overall, a tiresome read without much to take-away.
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