Transcriber’s note

The illustrations have been moved slightly for reader convenience. Illustrations containing hand-written text have been linked to larger versions, the links may not work in every device. An alphabetic jump table has been added to the index.

Errors in punctuation have been corrected silently. Also the following corrections were made, on page
106 “adminster” changed to “administer” (he stayed behind to administer his newly conquered provinces)
248 “cemetary” changed to “cemetery” (disturb a cemetery situated)
262 “transubstantition” changed to “transubstantiation” (Their heads were filled with “predestination,” “transubstantiation,”)
295 “millenium” changed to “millennium” (It did not bring the millennium to England)
374 “Napolean” changed to “Napoleon” (as one of Napoleon’s adjutants)
374 “Hollstein” changed to “Holstein” (the last of the rulers of the house of Holstein-Gottorp had died)
482 “mechancial” changed to “mechanical” (mechanical processes that are making)
484 “544” changed to “454” (Bulgaria, 453, 454)
486 “Grachi” changed to “Gracchi” (Gracchi, 111)
487 “Ninwegen” changed to “Nimwegen” (Nimwegen, peace of, 299)
488 “Pharoah” changed to “Pharaoh” (Pharaoh, 27)
488 “Platea” changed to “Plataea” (Plataea, 383-384)
488 “Ptolomean” and “Ptolomy” changed to “Ptolemean” and “Ptolemy” (Ptolemean system of the universe, 231) (Ptolemy, 28)
489 “Varrus” changed to “Varus” (Varus, 118)
489 “Venizuela” changed to “Venezuela” (Venezuela, 383-384).

Otherwise the original was preserved, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation and possible misspelling of foreign words. The index has not been checked for errors in alphabetization or page numbers. Additional: “Ball Platz” on page 391 schould probably be “Ballhausplatz”, this has not been changed.