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Excerpt from Landmarks of History, Vol. 3 of 3: Modern History; From the Reformation to the Fall of Napoleon
The period of Modern History may be said to begin with the sixteenth century. Mediaeval habits and opinions had not entirely passed away, but the leaven which had been at work for fifty years was producing visible effects, and inuencing. The younger generation who were coming forward into active life.
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