Golden Century

by Maurice Ashley

Published January 1969
Although the seventeenth century was one of continuous wars and revolutions, the achievements in the arts and sciences made it for Europe a golden age. Here is the Spain of Cervantes and Velazquez, the Amsterdam of Hals and Rembrandt, the London of Milton and Shakespeare, the Antwerp of Rubens and the Paris of Moliere all intertwined with modern historical analysis.