Thirty Years' War

That said, the Thirty Years war can thus be considered as the starting point of the Modern era, as it represents a cornerstone in the history of international relations and in the way states deal with the resolution of crisis. Beyond the remodelling of Europe, the Westphalia treaties erected the seek of a status quo as a paradigm between powers. Further, these treaties have also erected the European sovereign Nation-State as a key principle of international relations, preventing in theory from any

Within the third set of readings of The European World 1500-1800 focuses on the complex religious violence and wars that surrounded the 16th century and onwards mainly that of The Thirty Years War. The Thirty Years War was the eruption of religious tension between lutheran protestants in North Germany and Scandinavia against the devout catholics based in Rome. The Thirty Years War was unique as the change not only affected the way of modern warfare with a shift towards ‘total warfare’ but also the

The Thirty Years War was an incredibly important event that took place during the 17th century. It caused phenomenally high destruction rates throughout Europe, especially Germany. These battles that make up the Thirty Years Wars were extremely influential towards the European people and governments. The Thirty Years War seemed to have many political factors that fueled its beginning and continuation but the religious factors were more prominent and important to the progression and completion of

Thirty Years War Philip, Spanish kings. Philip I (the Handsome), 1478-1506, king of Castile (1506), was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy. He inherited Burgundy and the Low Countries from his mother and was titular joint ruler of Castile with his wife, Joanna. But her father ruled these lands as his regent, so he contested (1504) Ferdinand's regency and assumed (1506) joint rule of Castile with his wife. Philip's early death, however, and his wife's deteriorating

The Thirty Years War was an enormous conflict the likes of which Europe had never seen before. It was a war that destroyed millions of lives. It would be almost 300 years before another European war would be so destructive to the populace. The war started much simpler than it ended. Long before the end of the war both sides were exhausted. Despite this, it would take three major treaties to end this international conflict. These were: the Peace of Augsburg, the Peace of Prague, and the Peace of Westphalia

Nations across Europe joined the war based on the religious identity they classified themselves under, yet because the Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain and parts of the Low Countries (Netherlands), the Catholics had a heavy advantage. France, realizing they could potentially become surrounded by the Habsburg dynasty, joins the Thirty Years’ War on the side of the Protestants, even though France as a nation identifies as a Catholic nation.

War was a recurring presence over the course of European history. The periods from 1500 to 1648 was marked by a number of major conflicts, but these wars were fought in different ways for different reasons. The development of nation-states as well as colonies shifted the way that battles were waged; however, the overall goal of influence on a foreign territory remained the same. Wars at this time were fought on a smaller scale, primarily for religious reasons, with one of those wars being the Thirty

The Thirty Years’ War marked the end of Reformation and was the last major religious war in Europe. Whilst it started as a religious war between the Catholic Habsburg leader and the Protestant Bohemians in the Holy Roman Empire, during its progress it became a European war, where most of the dominant powers got involved. Soon the religious focus shifted and the war became more about power, influence and territories. The consequences of the war and the Treaty of Westphalia were long lasting and complex

Introduction 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

documents, numbering nineteen to twenty three, consist of many different accounts ranging from of a portion of the “Swedish rule of war”, a theologian’s take on peace, the assassination of General Wallenstein, an account of battle and even a Cardinal’s warning. These documents vary in years from 1632-1634, drawing a close to the middle segment of the Thirty Years War. These articles illustrate not only events such as a General’s murder, Swedish defeat or French apprehension, they also show a growing