Excerpt from Rome and Reform, Vol. 1 of 2In my narrative I give most space to the reli gious development of the various countries, and much attention to their social condition. I write but little about battles and sieges; the outset°6tthe Huguma'fsnis the chief exception to this rule. As a general rule I confine myself to Europe, though the temptation is strong to contrast the English with the Spanish colonies in America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.