Major Player: Martin Luther
Of all the historical characters referenced in my series, Martin Luther is the only one who …
Tag: protestant reformation
Major Player: Christian IV of Denmark
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, but now that I’m in …
The Thirty Years War- a Condensed Version
This is another sort-of reblog of a post from days long past. The original had some …
Book Review- Furies: War in Europe 1450-1700
After reading so much military history, it’s easy to become blase about war. Endless battles, sieges, …
Bohemia Part I: The War Begins
After successfully (hah!) compressing the events of The Thirty Years War into 700 words, I thought …
The Peace of Augsburg
The title of this post implies it’s about peace, but never fear- it will end with …
The Holy Roman Empire
This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither …
The Protestant Reformation
As promised in the last post, I’ll provide a short overview of the Protestant Reformation. This …