Thirty Years’ War The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars fought in the Holy Roman empire,

The effects of the Third Crusade were the weakening of Monarchies, territorial changes and conflicts in

Prosperous Political aspects of Spain’s rise was diminutive, however it brutally terminated their Golden age. Ferdinand and Isabella made Spain a strong country with many territories in Europe and the America’s. In contrast one can see the corrupt policies of Philip II and there enormous effect on Spain’s decline. Spain lost a great deal of land trying to convert people to Catholicism. In their efforts to convert and spread Christianity during the thirty years war, Spain lost complete control of the Netherlands. In addition to losing the Netherlands, the English defeat of the Spanish armada completely crushed Spain, not only

The Thirty Years Wars began in 1618 in central Europe but most battles were fought within Germany. It was divided up into four phases, the Bohemian Phase, Danish Phase, Swedish Phase, and the French Phase. These phases are mostly defined by the primary military support that is being supplied from an individual country. The Thirty Years War began with Ferdinand II of Bohemia, a catholic, arranging to become the Holy Roman Emperor. Nobles met and agreed that they did not want Ferdinand II to become the Holy

The political and economic causes are stated in Document 3, in the Chronicles of Fulk of Chartres, which were that if you fought as a Crusader, you could gain a new home, riches,

More specifically, a special decree was included in the Imperial Diet of Speyer in response to the rebellion (Document 7).  This decree ordered an examination of the revolt so that it could be prevented in the future.  Also, the decree included allowing those who “surrendered unconditionally” to return back to their estates despite their violent actions.  On the other hand, Martin Luther took a very different approach in his criticisms in Document 5.  He states that the peasants are acting like “raging dogs” in their violent revolts.  Also, he condemns their use of God was a motivation since instead they are merely trying to get others to join their devilish ways. Martin Luther, as the creator of Lutheranism, is an extremely credible source of criticism for the use of the will of God to inspire and justify the revolts since he is the actual creator of the religion the peasants now follow. At the same time, the German princes also reacted to the revolt by going to the aid of Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire.  He used his armies to assist the princes in shutting down the

The seven year war The seven year war started in 1756 when Frederick ll went to Europe uninvited. Frederick II was a Holy Roman Emperor. He was born on december 24, 1194 and died on december 13 1250. Frederick II went to deny what he thought was an astro attack from the russians Frederick invasion was a success a he managed to get in, but what he didn't know was he helped them prepare a powerful colonist against himself. He tried to invade Bohemia, but australians put unexpected great fight so great that they forced him to withdraw.

The Bohemian Phase, the first part of the war lasted from 1618 to 1625.  Prior to the war the king of Bohemia, Ferdinand of Styria who was the Holy Roman Emperor, he had ordered a decree which would have centralized the kingdom in an attempt of having the Protestant churches be closed or only give Catholic services as a result it uproars within the estates one of the uproars led to the Defenestration of Prague. The Defenestration of Prague was one of the revolts of the Bohemian Estates against the King. The main act of rebellion that took place in the Defenestration of Prague was when the people of the estates threw two of the King’s governors out a window. Due to the actions of Ferdinand the empire had elected the Elector of Palatinate Frederick V as the next king. Since Frederick was a student of the Protestant Prince Anhalt, there was a better chance of him as the next king. In the war Frederick’s adversary in both religious and political rule was Maximilian I of Bavaria. Maximilian was the leader of the League of Catholic Princes. On June 1, 1620 by the League, Frederick was told to leave Bohemia it was not long after that Frederick was unable to settle the most simple of

Frederick’s justification for taking the Kingship is that he was trying to restore peace and protect the Protestants in Bohemia. He claims that the Protestants were being victimized and that if he did not assume control in Bohemia then the blame for any more lives lost in the conflict could be placed on him. He explains why him taking control should not be seen as a power grab in the following quote:

The thirty years war was yet another example of religious strife in Europe. Rudolf II the ruler of Bohemia tolerated Protestants in his country, but his successor Ferdinand II did not and pushed the work of the counter reformation. The Bohemians rebelled, and Ferdinand exiled and executed them. They were told to register and sell their property and leave within fourteen days to "prevent further trouble and embarrassment." (Dietrich). When the truce between Spain and the Dutch ended, fighting in Germany and the Netherlands resumed. Ferdinand then issued the Edict of Nantes (which he would later suspend due to opposition by nobles), which gave Catholics back all their land that the Protestants had taken. France then entered the war, seizing the opportunity to attack their opposing Catholic power, the Hapsburgs. They also attacked Ferdinand. One third of Germany's total population was killed, but this was not the

King Solomon in the Proverbs declares that “For though the righteous fall seven times, they always get back up.” (New International Version, Prov. 24:16). The time of 66 to 73 AD was an era of turmoil throughout the Roman Empire. Many strains of beliefs and philosophies were being formed, widely spread, and persecuted, like that of the early Christians. Yet, at the same time, the ancient religion of the Jews was also a grand source of persecution that is often neglected to be taught. The Jewish Wars that were fought during this time resulted in a horrific amount of deaths and feuds, the destruction of the Temple, as well as the disappearance and shifting of various sects. But, it also resulted in the unification and collaboration of various

For example, the Protestant Dutch States were in a long, drawn-out conflict with Philip II’s Catholic kingdom of Spain. The presence of a large and powerful Catholic army just across the English Channel sent alarmed calls for English intervention on behalf of the Netherlands, to prevent the complete military defeat of the Dutch and cut off the spread of Catholic power on the continent. However, the true reason for this was the Low Countries’ significance to English strategic concerns: the Dutch revolt could occupy Philip II’s resources, thereby preventing him from invading England, and also serve as a buffer state against powerful Catholic states. Elizabeth I was reluctant to engage directly in a continental military conflict, which would

This essay will illustrate how religion played a key role as a spark of the ‘Thirty Years War’. The centre issue to this war as it expanded between the Holy Roman Empire/Habsburg Dynasty and the Protestants was due to dis-satisfaction, a need for a revolution or change, the anger for power and control, the struggle for land, economical and territorial independence. Religion was a hub of these frustrations. Taxes, pro-longed case hearings from monarchies especially business permits, court attendances and land case solving were at the mercy of the kings.

It is difficult to determine when the Thirty Years War really began. Ultimately, a culmination of events led to the tension between the countries of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to the war’s beginning on May 23, 1618, Europe was in a state of religious, political, and imperial turmoil. The Lutherans, Catholics, and Calvinists were all competing for religious dominance. Political leaders tried to advocate for their religions in the elections. There was much controversy regarding the new kings of Bohemia and political stress between the Bourbons and the Hapsburgs. War was

In 1520 Charles left Spain to take possession of the German Empire to which he had been elected. The French king, Francis I, had been his rival for the dignity; Leo X thought that his interests in Italy were endangered by Charles' election. The Kingdom of Navarre was already a matter of contention between France and Spain, while France and the Netherlands wrangled over the original Dukedom of Burgundy as well as Tournai, Flanders, Artois, and some lesser territories. War had not broken out over these questions, and nothing indicated that Charles would be a warlike prince; but he had broken the alliance with France made under Chièvres. The Holy See opposed the election of Charles even more vigorously than France. As King of Aragon, Charles was heir to the Kingdom of Naples, a papal fief; the

As a member of King Wilhelm’s family should Prince Leopold rise to be king of Spain it would mean the France would be surrounded by a Spanish-Prussia alliance. This fact spurred the French government to send an ambassador Count Vincent Benedetti to conference with King Wilhelm. Count Benedetti positioned to have King Wilhelm rescind the prince’s candidacies which was meant but when asked to insure that no member of his