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 (1851-1919). 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.…mehr
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 (1851-1919). 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, 1499-1519: 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, 1519-1648: 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. Calvin in Geneva 12. The Counter-Reformation 13. The Swiss in the Huguenot wars 14. The Swiss during the Thirty Years' War 15. Swiss civilisation in the age of the Reformation Book III. Age of Aristocracy, 1648-1798: 16. The aristocracy and the Peasants' War 17. Protestant Switzerland and Oliver Cromwell. The first Villmergen War 18. Switzerland and Louis XIV 19. The dispute concerning the Neuchâtel succession. The second Villmergen War 20. Swiss civilisation in the eighteenth century 21. Federal conditions in the eighteenth century 22. The Swiss democracies during the eighteenth century 23. The Swiss aristocracies during the eighteenth century 24. Disturbances in Geneva, Neuchâtel, and the Bishopric of Basel 25. Premonitions of the revolution Book IV. Period of Revolution, 1798-1815: 26. The fall of the old confederation 27. The Helvetic Republic one and indivisible 28. Switzerland as the theatre of European war 29. Coups d'état and mediation 30. Switzerland under the Act of Mediation 31. Overthrow of the Act of Mediation Book V. Epoch of the Federal Pact, 1815-48: 32. Epoch of the Restoration 33. Liberal and democratic regeneration in the Cantons 34. The Sonderbund War Book VI. Switzerland as a Federal State, 1848-1914: 35. Under the Federal Constitution of 1848 36. The Federal Constitution of 1874 Appendix. The historical relations of England and Switzerland Bibliography Index.
General preface Editor's preface Book I. Zenith of the Swiss Confederation, 1499-1519: 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, 1519-1648: 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. Calvin in Geneva 12. The Counter-Reformation 13. The Swiss in the Huguenot wars 14. The Swiss during the Thirty Years' War 15. Swiss civilisation in the age of the Reformation Book III. Age of Aristocracy, 1648-1798: 16. The aristocracy and the Peasants' War 17. Protestant Switzerland and Oliver Cromwell. The first Villmergen War 18. Switzerland and Louis XIV 19. The dispute concerning the Neuchâtel succession. The second Villmergen War 20. Swiss civilisation in the eighteenth century 21. Federal conditions in the eighteenth century 22. The Swiss democracies during the eighteenth century 23. The Swiss aristocracies during the eighteenth century 24. Disturbances in Geneva, Neuchâtel, and the Bishopric of Basel 25. Premonitions of the revolution Book IV. Period of Revolution, 1798-1815: 26. The fall of the old confederation 27. The Helvetic Republic one and indivisible 28. Switzerland as the theatre of European war 29. Coups d'état and mediation 30. Switzerland under the Act of Mediation 31. Overthrow of the Act of Mediation Book V. Epoch of the Federal Pact, 1815-48: 32. Epoch of the Restoration 33. Liberal and democratic regeneration in the Cantons 34. The Sonderbund War Book VI. Switzerland as a Federal State, 1848-1914: 35. Under the Federal Constitution of 1848 36. The Federal Constitution of 1874 Appendix. The historical relations of England and Switzerland Bibliography Index.
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