1 “...The Habsburg monarchy was a singular experiment in diversity within the European continent...”

2 Table of Contents: “... -- The Swedish 'Power State': Society, Culture and the Burden of War -- Proto-Absolutism or 'Military Monarchy...”

3 “... monarchy in Spain, Philip used the arts as a political tool; Titian and Palestrina did some...”

4 Table of Contents: “... and Quandary -- VIII. The Austro-Hungarian Dilemma 174 Austrian-German Plans to Reorganize the Monarchy...”