Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-252) and index.
Chronology of events -- Historical overview of the Reformation -- The setting -- The Catholic church -- Witches, magic, and superstition -- Spread of the Reformation -- Holy Roman Empire -- England and Scotland -- France -- Netherlands -- The family -- Leisure and the arts -- Clothing and fashion -- The military -- Medicine -- Education -- Food -- Travel -- Thirty Years War -- Catholic perspective and Counter-Reformation -- Appendices -- Glossary