The history of the thirty years war by frederick schiller. The thirty years war was a series of conflicts that began early in the 17th century in the holy roman empire and finally involved much of europe. Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world. The history of the thirty years war kindle edition by schiller, friedrich. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Apr 21, 2020 according to tradition, the great english dramatist and poet william shakespeare is born in stratforduponavon on april 23, 1564.
The thirty years war happens to be one of the periods of european history that im most interested in and lead me to buy the card driven game of the same name, which is the first wargaming ive done since school and im 36 now. How did the thirty years war affect the use of mercenaries. Best books on the thirty years war five books expert. The adventures of a scottish lad during the thirty years war 2 vol.
Wedgewoods book is the only comphrensive study of the thirty years war, as it was actually a series of wars with the reformation in the background along with the convoluted politics of 15th century europe. Nov 10, 2014 the thirty years war was fought from 16181648 thirty years. Some historians have argued that it was a series of separate wars that happened to overlap in time and space rather than one coherent sequence of military campaigns in which a clearly defined set of issues was at. The thirty year war by john gerstner from handout church history. Without any question the period of the thirty years war, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most horrifying in the history of germany. This lecture is from the teaching series handout church history about the teaching series, handout church history dr. Written for a wider audience than revolt, it is a vivid history, colored by schillers own interest in the question of human freedom and his rationalist optimism. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million casualties resulting from military battles as well as from the famine and disease caused by the conflict. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is available under a number of subtitle variants, including a comic strip. It continues to provide a narrative and analytical account of the war. From the beginning of the religious wars in germany, to the peace of munster, scarcely any thing great or remarkable occurred in the political world of europe in which the reformation had not an important share. Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the.
What are the best history books for the 30 years war. Despite its age first published in 1938, this is still one of the best english language narratives of this most complex of wars, tracing the intricate dance of diplomacy and combat that involved all of europe in the fate of germany. The best books on the thirty years war 1 westphalia. For the avid reader of military history, the thirty years war has everythingeuropean realpolitik, religious conflict, dramatic characters, military innovation and violence enough to satisfy the most lurid imagination or touch the coldest heart. It treats a couple whose marriage is interrupted by the bubonic plague, and other complications of thirty years war. The thirty years war by wedgwood, c v used books and rare.
The best books on the thirty years war fought in europe 16181648, recommended by professor peter wilson, author of a new history of the 30 years war. Thirty years war students britannica kids homework help. Europes tragedy is a history of prodigious erudition that manages to corral the byzantine complexity of the thirty years war into a coherent narrative. History of the thirty years war, volume 3 audiobook. It began as a conflict between catholics and protestants in bohemia, but grew to involve denmark, sweden. The decline of spain and the thirty years war, 16094849. The thirty years war christian history christianity today. Next month sees the release of the devils playground a pike and shotte supplement covering the thirty years war.
Aug 09, 20 history of czechswedish relations during the thirty years war. Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisations collection. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of the thirty years war. Historical fiction 1600 1700, books on the thirty years war 16181648, and war widows. The causes of the thirty years war in western europe. The history of the thirty years war is a five volume work, which followed his very successful history of the revolt of the netherlands. Tyll ulenspiegel first crops up in a german jokebook the.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, it demonstrates that its possible to read tyll with pleasure while knowing next to nothing about the history. With a concise history of the 16181648 conflict, more specific rules with which to recreate the battles of the war and all the flavour and detail youve come to expect from our publications. Since then, we have seen the increasing use of regulars instead of hired arms.
Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. It was the basis of the most expensive west german tv production in the 20th. A deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenthcentury europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Apr 22, 2016 that depends on your current knowledge of the subject, and the level of detail youd like to have. The thirty years war edited by geoffrey parker is much shorter than the wilson text, but worth checking out. A documentary history 9780872209398 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The history of the thirty years war by friedrich schiller free ebook project gutenberg. Most of the fighting took place in the holy roman empire, although the war grew to include european powers outside of the empire. Scribners sons, 1875, by samuel rawson gardiner page images at moa the life and death of john of barneveld, advocate of holland. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million.
Until recently i just knew a few random facts the king of sweden killed in battle in the middle of germany, the complete and utter devastation suffered in the heart of europe, and the importance of avoiding windows in prague. The thirty years war was a very confusing conflict on many levels, and to attempt any account of it in barely 200 pages is almost foolhardy. Its the history of an utterly depressing war with no real nobility that ultimately. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. Jul 21, 2016 he war highlighted the numerous demerits of using mercenaries in war, and therefore discouraged their use in the future. But this book succeeds, at least in setting the stage and following the people and politics. 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. A comprehensive history of the great conflict that arose from religious strife between protestants and. Gerstner examines the twists and turns of church history, addressing major theological developments along the way. This revised edition of geoffrey parkers text incorporates recent research whilst retaining the range and depth of coverage of the first edition. The thirty years war 16181648 may have been the most destructive european conflict prior to the 20th century. History of the thirty years war, volume 1 by friedrich.
It started as a conflict between protestants and roman catholics but soon became a struggle for political power. With a view of the primary causes and movements of the thirty years war, by john lothrop motley gutenberg text. The thirty years war 161848 is a central episode in early modern history. France and the united provinces the house of habsburg spain and austria phillip iii of spain attempted to continue the foreign policy aspirations of his father, phillip ii, which essentially meant that spain had to be. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Peter wilsons book is a major work, the first new history of the thirty years war in a generation. Conquest of new prague by koenigsmark, and termination of the thirty years war.
History of the thirty years war by frederick schiller and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The history of the thirty years war by friedrich schiller. Sep 26, 2016 the thirty years war was a european continental war that took place from 16181648 thirty years. The enigma of the thirty years war is a wellreceived biography one of the war s chief generals. Europe exploded into war and for 30 long years princes and generals jockeyed for position while the common folk saw their land. Thirty years war 161848, in european history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries. There in 1618 the protestant nobility refused to recognize. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe. Watch full episodes of your favorite history series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. History watch full episodes of your favorite shows. Wedgwood a descendent of the potter who founded the wedgwood company. What began as a local, religious conflict became more and more continental and political with each expanding.
The history of the thirty years war kindle edition. May 27, 2012 cicely veronica wedgwood, the thirty years war. Educational film english version production and directed by jiri kofranek screenplay. All the events of this period, if they did not originate in. Peter wilsons book is a major work, the first new history of the thirty years war. The thirty years war was one of the greatest and longest armed contests of the early modern period. Somewhere along the way i picked up that the book on the thirty years war was the prosaically entitled the thirty years war written in 1938 by a twentyeightyearold english woman, c.