Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg—as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of the royal castle in Prague, world war spread from Bohemia
The Thirty Years War
β Scribed by Wedgwood, C. V.
- Publisher
- New York Review Books;Cnib
- Year
- 2016;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 855 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Europe in 1618 was divided between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg, as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless independent states. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of Prague's castle, war spread from Bohemia, destroying European powers from Spain to Sweden. Fanatics, speculators, and ordinary people found themselves trapped in a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction. 2005.
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