A MANUAL OF THE HISTORY

OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF EUROPE

AND ITS COLONIES.

UND DAS BAND DER STAATEN WARDGEHOBEN,
UND DIE ALTEN FORMEN STÜRTZEN EIN!

SCHILLER.

THE BOND OF THE NATIONS WAS BROKEN, AND THE ANCIENT EDIFICE OVERTHROWN!

OF THE

HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

OF

EUROPE AND ITS COLONIES,

FROM ITS FORMATION AT THE CLOSE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY,

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTTINGEN, AND MEMBER
OF NUMEROUS LEARNED SOCIETIES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FISTAL GERMAN EDITION.

LONDON:

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.