Early modern Europe: an introduction
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# 6 Early modern Europe: themes

When studying any historical period, it helps to break up the topic into more manageable chunks. Sometimes, periods can be subdivided into short time periods – perhaps the reign of different monarchs. The early modern period is usually broken down into themes that capture key features of the time.

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