The Age Of Religious Wars 15591689 Author:Richard S. Dunn During the 130 years covered by this volume, Europe experienced a tumultuous period of civil wars and rebellions. The common thread running through the upheavals was strife between adherents of the Catholic and Protestant churches. Richard S. Dunn shows that there were more lasting developments in European history that can be traced to this per... more »iod. It was an age that witnessed a new centralization of political and economic power in the state--the rise of absolutism and the spread of the mercantilist doctrine. And it was a golden age of intellectual achievement climaxed by a great scientific revolution and a burst of creativity in the arts and literature.« less