History of Switzerland 14991914 [Paperback]

This 1922 English translation of a German original gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland.This 1922 book presents the English translation of a German original written by Swiss historian Wilhelm Oechsli (18511919). The text gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland, beginning with the separation of the Swiss from the Holy Roman Empire and moving through to the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state.This 1922 book presents the English translation of a German original written by Swiss historian Wilhelm Oechsli (18511919). The text gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland, beginning with the separation of the Swiss from the Holy Roman Empire and moving through to the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state.First published in 1922, as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this book presents the English translation of a German original written by Swiss historian Wilhelm Oechsli (18511919). The text gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland, beginning with the separation of the Swiss from the Holy Roman Empire and moving through to the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. A comprehensive bibliography is also included. This is a detailed and highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and perspectives on the history of Switzerland.General preface; Editor's preface; Book I. Zenith of the Swiss Confederation, 14991519: 1. The separation of Switzerland from the Empire; 2. The confederation of the thriteen cantons and their allies; 3. Mercenary campaigns in Italy; 4. Matthew Schinner and the war with France; Book II. Reformation and Counter-Reformation, 15191648: 5. Ecclesiastical conditions prior to the Reformation; 6. Ulrich Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich; 7. Spread of the Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland; 8. The Kappel wars; 9. Geneva and West Switzerland prior to the Reformation; 10. Guillaume Farel and the conquest of Vaud; 11. ClƒÔ