Online References

This is the omnibus list, grouped by country where possible, with more general references at the bottom. It's provided so that I can keep everything in one place.

France

Cardinal Richelieu
Student paper
Cardinal Richelieu
Catholic Encyclopedia article
An Account of the State of France, 1624
by Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIV
Descriptions of King Louis and court life by Saint-Simon and by Madame de Sevigne
St. Simon's account of Louis XIV
A somewhat different selection of excerpts
Louis XIV
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Louis XIV
A biography of Louis from the official Versailles Palace site
"The Devil and the Religious Controversies of Sixteenth-Century France"
An article from Essays in History at University of Virginia
The Wars of Religion
A fairly brief overview (two pages) at a private site, written as background for a 16thc historical recreationist site. Includes a bibliography.
Huguenot history timeline
A fairly general timeline 1450-1750 or so. Private site, no references. Includes key dates in the Huguenot migration to the New World.
Catherine de' Medici
Catholic Encyclopedia biography
Cardinal Mazarin
Catholic Encyclopedia biography
The Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century
An entire tutorial on the subject, a project of the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme. A good site for self-teaching.
The Early Modern City
A very large bibliographic guide. If you're thinking of writing a paper on early modern urban history, be sure to check here.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Contemporary account by De Thou

England

"The Religion of Gerrard Winstanley and Digger Communism" by Donald R. Sutherland
Gunpowder Plot - trial transcript
The Gunpowder Plot
The plague in Eyam village
The Plague in England, 1348-1665
An article from History Today
Great Fire of London - original newspaper accounts
Great Fire of London
A fairly clever use of Flash to show before and after pictures
Oliver Cromwell
English Bill of Rights, 1689
Primary sources on the English Civil War
The Glorious Revolution
Scottish Wars of the 17th Century
The Peace of Augsburg - selected articles
Execution of Charles I
Contemporary newspaper account. It's a facsimile, scanned by David Cornfield, but done so well that the text is quite readable. Large files.
The Spanish Armada
Account (facsimile) of the Spanish Armada engagement in The English Mercurie.
Against the Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeth's speech to the coastal troops on the even of the arrival of the Spanish Armada, 1588
Notice of Victory
Admiral Howard's short letter to Lord Walsingham, informing Parliament of the English victory over the Spanish
Elizabethan Fashion
Some good pictures, plus contemporary descriptions of dress
A King's Morning
Nice little tutorial involving pictures and texts
Kirk-o-Fields
Another Learning Curve tutorial, this time a mystery concerning the death of Lord Darnley in 1567.
The Royal Seal
Learning Curve tutorial involving the Tudor royal seal
Guy Fawkes
Was Guy Fawkes tortured? A Learning Curve exercise.
Deposition of Queen Elizabeth
Done in France, in support of Mary of Scotland
The English Book of Common Prayer
A forerunner, actually. This document is from 1538 and includes commentary on the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and selected passages of Scripture.
Execution of Guy Fawkes
From The Weekely Newes in London, 1606. Another newspaper reproduction from David Cornfield.
Plague in London
An account of the Great Plague of London, 1665
Death of Cromwell
Eight pages from The Gazette, from the week of September 2, 1658.
Tyburn Tree
A collection of sources regarding public execution in early modern London
Elizabethan Homilies
A collection of "official" sermons.
Works of Elizabeth
The Queen did write!
Discourse on Planting
by Richard Hakluyt, an essay on building colonies in the New World
Edwardian Marriage Ceremony
From the time of Edward VI (1537-1556), taken from the official prayer book.
Tudor Documents
A nice collection from EnglishHistory.net
Magellan's Voyage
a brief account
Historic Cities
Really outstanding collection of maps and drawings of early modern cities

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Germany

Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War (Catholic Encyclopedia>
Thirty Years War - Sources
Schiller's history of the Thirty Years War
Gerhard Rempel's essay on the Thirty Years War. Concise and readable
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Westphalia (full text)
Lindheim witch trials
Landsknechte
Charisma and History: The Case of Münster
An essay by Tal Howard in Essays in History

Religion

"The First Blast of the Trumpet" by John Knox
Subtitled "Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women", it's a misogyny classic. It's a fairly long piece; be sure to read the Editor's introduction. Knox himself offered a summary, which is at the end of the document, above the (very helpful) notes.
Selected works of Martin Luther
Brother Martin wrote a lot (enough to fill about seventy printed volumes!). This is a convenient catalog of some of his more important writings.
Works of James Arminius
The fellow who gave his name to "arminianism"
Works of Richard Baxter
An English reformed minister, with essays on pastoral care.
Works of John Bunyan
Famous Puritan author who wrote A Pilgrim's Progress, which is included at this site.
Works of John Calvin
This site, part of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, includes biographical essays and commentaries, along with all of Calvin's major work.
Works of John Donne
Major English poet of the period, you can also find some of his sermons here.
Erasmus
There's so much stuff on Erasmus, consider this merely a launch point.
Autobiography of George Fox
The founder of the Society of Friends
Sixteenth-Century Reformers and Their Texts
An online exhibition sponsored by the Presbyterian Historical Society. The site has a bit of basic historical information, plus some very nice images of actual manuscripts and books from the reformers.
Philip Melanchthon 500th Anniversary Exhibit
Sponsored by the Concordia Historical Institute, the premiere school for the Missouri Synod of Lutheranism.
My Lord Katie
Good site celebrating Katharina Luther, from the Concordia Historical Institute.
Reformation Picture Gallery
No text, just pictures
Caspar Schwekfeld
A timeline, an analysis of his life, and his major writings
John Knox
His writings, at Hanover College
The Scottish Confession of Faith
Written by John Knox and five other members of the Scottish Parliament, in 1560
Necessary Doctrine, 1538
by Thomas Cranmer
Supremacy Act
The Parliament act that made the King of England the head of the church in England.
The Schleithim Confession
The closest thing there is to a statement of doctrine for the Anabaptists

Art and Literature

Albrecht Dürer
A very nice collection of woodcuts dealing specifically with the life of Mary and the Passion of Christ