Studies in European history; being academical addresses

Fiske Includes bibliographical references and index The significance of dynasties in the history of the world.--The house of Wittelsbach and its place in German history.--The relation of the city of Rome to Germany in the middle ages.--Dante as a prophet.--The struggle of Germany with the papacy under the Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria.--Aventin and his times.--On the influence of Greek literature and culture upon the western world in the middle ages.--The origin of the Eastern question.--The Jews in Europe.--Upon the political and intellectual development of Spain.--The policy of Louis XIV.--The most influential woman of French history