Part I translated by Oscar A. Bierstadt and Ruth Putnam; pt. II- III, by Ruth Putnam: pt. iv-v, by Oscar A. Bierstadt.
Authorities appended.
pt. I. From the earliest times to the beginning of the fifteenth century.--pt.II From the beginning of the fifteenth century to 1559.--pt III. The war with Spain.--pt. IV Frederick Henry. John De Witt. William III.--pt. V. Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries