FRANK W. THACKERAY is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is author of Antecedents of Revolution: Alexander I and the Polish Kingdom (1980) and the co-editor (with John E. Findling) of the Events That Changed the World series and the The Events That Changed America series, both published by Greenwood. Also with John E. Findling, he is co-editor of Statesmen Who Changed the World (1993). He and Findling are also series editors of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is the author of Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (1980-89), Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: United States-Central American Relations (1987), and Chicago's Great World's Fairs (1995). With Kimberly D. Pelle, he co-edited Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988 (1990) and Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement (1996). With Frank W. Thackeray, he is co-editor of the Events That Changed the World series and the Events That Changed America series and also series editor of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.

• Illustrations Preface The Norman Conquest, 1066 The Magna Carta, 1215 The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 The Rise of Parliament, ca. 1350 The War of the Roses, 1455-1485 The Reformation, ca. 1530 Elizabethan England, 1558-1603 The Civil War and Restoration, 1642-1660 Fire and Plague, 1665-1666 The Glorious Revolution and Aftermath, 1688-1714 Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Timeline Appendix C: Ruling Houses and Dynasties Index About the Editors and Contributors

FRANK W. THACKERAY is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is author of Antecedents of Revolution: Alexander I and the Polish Kingdom (1980) and the co-editor (with John E. Findling) of the Events That Changed the World series and the The Events That Changed America series, both published by Greenwood. Also with John E. Findling, he is co-editor of Statesmen Who Changed the World (1993). He and Findling are also series editors of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is the author of Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (1980-89), Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: United States-Central American Relations (1987), and Chicago's Great World's Fairs (1995). With Kimberly D. Pelle, he co-edited Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988 (1990) and Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement (1996). With Frank W. Thackeray, he is co-editor of the Events That Changed the World series and the Events That Changed America series and also series editor of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.

• Illustrations Preface The Norman Conquest, 1066 The Magna Carta, 1215 The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 The Rise of Parliament, ca. 1350 The War of the Roses, 1455-1485 The Reformation, ca. 1530 Elizabethan England, 1558-1603 The Civil War and Restoration, 1642-1660 Fire and Plague, 1665-1666 The Glorious Revolution and Aftermath, 1688-1714 Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Timeline Appendix C: Ruling Houses and Dynasties Index About the Editors and Contributors

FRANK W. THACKERAY is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is author of Antecedents of Revolution: Alexander I and the Polish Kingdom (1980) and the co-editor (with John E. Findling) of the Events That Changed the World series and the The Events That Changed America series, both published by Greenwood. Also with John E. Findling, he is co-editor of Statesmen Who Changed the World (1993). He and Findling are also series editors of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.JOHN E. FINDLING is Professor of History at Indiana University Southeast./e He is the author of Dictionary of American Diplomatic History (1980-89), Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: United States-Central American Relations (1987), and Chicago's Great World's Fairs (1995). With Kimberly D. Pelle, he co-edited Historical Dictionary of World's Fairs and Expositions, 1851-1988 (1990) and Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement (1996). With Frank W. Thackeray, he is co-editor of the Events That Changed the World series and the Events That Changed America series and also series editor of the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series.

• Illustrations Preface The Norman Conquest, 1066 The Magna Carta, 1215 The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453 The Rise of Parliament, ca. 1350 The War of the Roses, 1455-1485 The Reformation, ca. 1530 Elizabethan England, 1558-1603 The Civil War and Restoration, 1642-1660 Fire and Plague, 1665-1666 The Glorious Revolution and Aftermath, 1688-1714 Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Timeline Appendix C: Ruling Houses and Dynasties Index About the Editors and Contributors