The course aims to acquire the basic scientific-disciplinary skills aimed at identifying the main historical issues that characterize European history in the Early Modern Age. The objective, in particular, is to develop in students the critical knowledge of the main cultural, religious and political moments that marked the transition from the Europe of the religious wars to the Europe of religious and political tolerance. The aim of the course is to teach the students to understand the complexity of historical phenomena and the intertwining of its institutional, political, religious, social and cultural dimensions.