Traces the history of Europe from the end of the Hundred Years War through the end of the Thirty Years War. While focusing on the division of Western Christendom into competing and institutionalized factions, the course contextualizes this cultural transformation within the broader socioeconomic and political changes of the period. Prereqs., HIST 1010 or 3020. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomore, Junior or Senior) only.