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 Eur
The Thirty Years War
β Scribed by C. V. Wedgwood
- Book ID
- 109971282
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 747 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781681371238
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β¦ Synopsis
Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburgβas 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 with relentless abandon, drawing powers from Spain to Sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction.
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