"History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V: With a View of the Progress of Society in Europe: From the Subversion of the Roman Empire, to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century", by William Robertson. Complete in 4 volumes. The facsimile reprint of the 1792 Edition published by Routledge / Thoemmes Press, London, UK, 1996.

Hard boards, original publisher's blue cloth, gold stamped spines; 5.3/4" x 8.3/4"; c.6.1/2" shelf space; cream-yellow laid endpapers, xv + 479 pages + Index to the First Volume; 376 + 460 + 335 + Index to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th volumes. Printed on high quality cream-color paper, fine condition.

Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.

In this work Robertson has "provided a masterly survey of the progress of European society, in which he traced the erosion of the 'feudal system' caused by the rise of free towns, the revival of learning and Roman law, and by the emergence of royal authority and the balance of power between states. It was the development of commerce, assisted by law and private property, which was held to be chiefly responsible for the advance in civilization."

William Robertson (1721-1793) was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. "The thirty years during which [he] presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history." He made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America. He was Chaplain of Stirling Castle and one of the King's Chaplains in Scotland. Robertson became royal chaplain to George III (1761), principal of the University of Edinburgh (1762), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1763, and Historiographer Royal in 1764, reviving a role within the Royal household in Scotland that had been in abeyance from 1709 until 1763. He was a significant figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and of the moderates in the Church of Scotland. In 1783, he was a founding member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

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