Until this weeks reading I had never heard of the Thirty Years War. Although, I find it very sad to say the least.
A good portion of Europe was in a battlefield for 30 years, over religious beliefs and doctrine. My head spins at the thought that man thought they could force other countries and people to worship the way that their ruler (Emperors) insisted. The battle scars that Europe has seen throughout its history is extraordinary, the countless lives lost in the name of religion is unmeasurable.
Ferdinand of Styria defender of the Roman church, heir to the Bohemian throne, invades Bohemia. Ernst Von Mansfeldt, joins Ferdinand in Bohemia together they invade Austria. Invasion go on and on some victorious some not. Generals die, new one are sent to replace the old one, one thing is for sure, the war goes on, to what end? The Peace of Westphalia; the land was divided, and rights restored, Unanimity in Matters of Religion (Protestants and Catholics were equally admitted as judges in the Imperial courts), Calvinist were considered followers of Augsburg Confession and received the sames rights as the Catholics and Lutherans, Amnesty granted within the Empire.
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I think my head is still spinning, as you say, after reading that. Im sure most of the dates, facts, and who's who of the electorate are still dribbling out of my ears. Europe's history runs deep and has had a profound effect upon our own country, as the base of religious freedom (or at least the ideal) was being laid during this time.
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