Major Player: Bernhard of Weimar
One of the most successful German Protestant generals, Bernhard was extremely influential during the middle part …
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The Thirty Years War- a Condensed Version
This is another sort-of reblog of a post from days long past. The original had some …
Why This War Was So Awful
Whenever I think I’m not quite depressed enough to do this story justice, I look at …
Book Review- Europe’s Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War- Peter H. Wilson
If you’re looking for a readable pop history version of the Thirty Years War, do not …
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Major Player: Christian of Brunswick
The fantasy version of this guy wasn’t going to come into play until the second book, …
Badass of the Month: Musketeers
The mere mention of musketeers brings to mind attractive men wearing large hats, tall boots and …
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 …