Part 2

THE FALL OF THE GHIBELLINES 129

THE TRIBUNAL OF THE HOLY VEHM 138

WILLIAM TELL AND THE SWISS PATRIOTS 148

THE BLACK DEATH AND THE FLAGELLANTS 162

THE SWISS AT MORGARTEN 170

A MAD EMPEROR 176

SEMPACH AND ARNOLD WINKELRIED 187

ZISKA, THE BLIND WARRIOR 198

THE SIEGE OF BELGRADE 210

LUTHER AND THE INDULGENCES 217

SOLYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AT GUNTZ 229

THE PEASANTS AND THE ANABAPTISTS 238

THE FORTUNES OF WALLENSTEIN 252

THE END OF TWO GREAT SOLDIERS 265

THE SIEGE OF VIENNA 277

THE YOUTH OF FREDERICK THE GREAT 288

VOLTAIRE AND FREDERICK THE GREAT 305

SCENES FROM THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR 315

THE PATRIOTS OF THE TYROL 328

THE OLD EMPIRE AND THE NEW 343

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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MAXIMILIAN RECEIVING VENETIAN DELEGATION 7

RETURN OF HERMANN AFTER HIS VICTORY OVER THE ROMANS 13

THE BAPTISM OF WITTEKIND 43

THE MOUSE-TOWER ON THE RHINE 61

PEASANT WEDDING PROCESSION 65