Download or read book Beacon Lights of History written by John Lord and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published posthumously in 1902, this collection of the lectures of American historian JOHN LORD (1810-1894) is a charming rummage through 6,000 years of European and American history, exploring the past from "the old pagan civilizations" to modern leaders and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic. This replica edition features all the original illustrations, hard to come by in other recent versions. It will delight both readers of history and lovers of beautiful, classic books. Volume VI: "Renaissance and Reformation" covers: [ Dante and the rise of modern poetry [ Geoffrey Chaucer and English life in the 14th century [ Christopher Columbus and maritime discoveries [ Michelangelo and the revival of art [ Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation [ the English Reformation [ the rise of the Jesuits [ Galileo and astronomical discoveries [ and more