 | Europe in the Sixteenth Century (Blackwell History of Europe) by Andrew Pettegree
Buy new: £19.49 / Used from: £9.95 One of the least cluttered and easily accessible general histories of the 16th Century. Useful for both student and general reader.
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 | Reformation Europe 1517-1559 (Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe) by Geoffrey R. Elton
Buy new: £14.59 / Used from: £22.51 Superb book covering most of the first half of the century. Still relevant today, though based on the old-fashioned notion of concentrating on two men, Luther and Charles V
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 | Clash of Empires: Europe 1498-1560 (Cambridge Perspectives in History) by Martin D. W. Jones
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £9.35 useful survey for the OCR modules.
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 | Emperor Charles V (Seminar Studies In History) by Dr Martyn Rady
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £0.32 one of the best one-stop volumes for A Level pupils
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 | Emperor Charles V: 1500-1558 by Wim Blockmans
Buy new: £17.09 / Used from: £14.02 accessible study that brings Charles V research up to date.
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 | Luther and the German Reformation, 1517-55 (Access to History) by Keith Randell
Buy used from: £2.00 probably one of the best short studies for AS modules so far on the market. Be wary of the pupils regarding the extracts as the only representatives of 'sources' though.
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 | The Sixteenth-Century Reformation (Access to History - Themes) by Geoffrey Woodward
Buy used from: £1.71 Readable in depth one-stop volume on the reformation.
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 | Luther (Lancaster Pamphlets) by Michael Mullett
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £2.99 excellent short study of Luther's career and ideas.
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 | Martin Luther (Routledge Historical Biographies) by Michael Mullett
Buy new: £12.59 / Used from: £9.85 accessible recent biography.
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 | Calvin and the Later Reformation (Access to History) by Keith Randell
Buy used from: £0.23 reasonable introduction to Calvin and calvinism
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 | Calvin (Lancaster Pamphlets) by Michael Mullett
Buy new: £14.24 / Used from: £0.01 excellent short study of Calvin's career and ideas.
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 | The Catholic and Counter Reformations (Access to History) by Keith Randell
Buy used from: £7.90 The ubiquitous Keith Randell- another readable introduction.
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 | Catholic-reformation by Michael Mullett
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £14.25 excellent one volume account of the Catholic Reformation.
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 | The Dutch Revolt (Pelican) by Geoffrey Parker
Buy used from: £22.00 classic account in English of the Dutch revolt against Philip II's Spain
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 | The Dutch Revolt, 1559-1648 (Seminar Studies In History) by P. Limm
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £0.87 watered-down version of Parker above.
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 | The Origins and Development of the Dutch Revolt
Buy new: £19.74 / Used from: £18.00 excellent essay-based study of the origins and development of the Dutch revolt. Written by specialists in their field.
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 | Catherine De'Medici (Profiles In Power) by R.J. Knecht
Buy new: £22.79 / Used from: £9.75 excellent study in power on Catherine de Medici
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 | Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I by R.J. Knecht
Buy new: £33.25 / Used from: £28.62 Superb study of Francis I
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 | The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France: 1483-1610 (Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe) by Robert J. Knecht
Buy new: £71.25 / Used from: £12.64 superb general survey of 16th Century France and the development of her nation-state in the midst of religious and dynastic upheaval.
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 | The French Wars of Religion: Selected Documents (Macmillan Documents in History) by David Potter
Buy new: £22.79 / Used from: £18.95 Indispensable collection of documents.
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 | The French Wars of Religion, 1559-98 (Seminar Studies In History) by R.J. Knecht
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £8.35 excellent one-stop volume written by one of the best historians of France.
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 | Philip II by Parker G
Buy new: £13.50 / Used from: £18.09 readable and accessible biography of Philip II based on his own writings.
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 | Philip II (Seminar Studies In History) by G. Woodward
Buy new: £14.24 / Used from: £2.69 Good one-stop survey of Philip's reign. Written by a practising teacher.
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 | Philip II (Access to History - In Depth) by David McKinnon-Bell
Buy used from: £9.99 reasonably comprehensive short study of Philip II's reign. Readable, but again watch out for the short extracts.
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 | Philip II (Flagship Historymakers) by Sheila Randall
Buy used from: £6.50 Short and pithy study of Philip II. Good on historiography and what others have said about Philip's policy-making.
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