""The First Half of the Seventeenth Century"" is a historical book written by Herbert John Clifford Grierson and first published in 1906. The book examines the political and cultural events that occurred in Europe during the first half of the seventeenth century. It covers the period from the end of the Renaissance to the beginning of the Enlightenment, a time of significant change and upheaval in Europe. The book explores the rise of the nation-state,...