Volume III: The Making of the Modern World continues the journey, picking up where Volume II left off amidst the Renaissance and quickly diving into the history—altering events of the Reformation. This fracturing of the Church dramatically altered the course of modern Europe and the world at large. However, during the most tumultuous times, God gives us the greatest saints. Students will meet great figures like Sts. Pius V, Thomas More, John Vianney, and Margaret Mary Alacoque, as well as powerful leaders like Napoleon and Kings Henry VIII of England and Louis XIV of France. This volume brings us through present-day Europe, showing us the effects of two world wars and how the Church responded to these changing times.
Did You Know…
- Columbus called the Native Americans “Indians” because he thought he had landed in India?
- Henry VIII was once known as “Defender of the Faith.”
- A string of popes became known as the “prisoners of the Vatican” because they never left the Vatican grounds for 60 years.
- King Louis XIV was known as the “Sun King” because of the bright brilliance of his palace at Versailles.
- The Soviet Union built what was called “the Iron Curtain,” behind which they ruled half of Europe.
Start the journey today and form both minds and hearts through the great story of civilization.
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