This is Geoffrey R. Elton's classic account of the Reformation, revealing the issues & preoccupations central to the age & portraying its leading figures with vigor & realism.

Table of Contents/Maps
Preface to the 1st Edition
1. Luther
The Attack on Rome
The State of Germany
2. Charles V
3. Years of Triumph
The Progress of Lutheranism
Zwingli
The Wars of Charles V
4. The Radicals
5. Outside Germany
The South
The West
The North
The East
6. The Formation of Parties
The Emergence of Protestantism
The Search for a Solution
7. The Revival of Rome
Catholic Reform
Counter-Reformation
The Jesuits & the New Papacy
8. Calvin
The Meaning of Calvinism
The Reformation in Geneva
The Spread of Calvinism
9. War & Peace
The Triumph of Charles V
The Defeat of Charles V
The End of an Age
10. The Age
The Religious Revolution
Art, Literature & Learning
The Nation State
Society
The Expansion of Europe
Afterword 2nd Edition-Andrew Pettegree
Notes
Further Reading
Index