Nnswedish period of the thirty years war books

This history of the catholic armies of the habsburg empire that fought in the thirty years war explores the role of cavalry during the last major religious war in mainland europe, which saw the end of the large mercenary forces and the beginnings of the welldisciplined national army. Before the swedes entered the war, the lutheran king, christian iv of denmark. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended with the treaty of westphalia in 1648. I have always been fascinated with european history and as an avid eu4total war player i have always enjoyed this time period.

The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought. The thirty years war persuaded everybody that neither the protestants nor the catholics could be completely victorious and dreams of an empire, united under a catholic church had to be abandoned. The thirty years war 161848 was the most destructive conflict in europe before the twentiethcentury world wars. Thus, apart from the thirty years war, they also cover the periods of the seven years war 175763, the wars of the austrian and spanish successions 174445, 174042. Geoff mortimer studied history and german at oxford university, where he also taught at st edmund hall. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Intervention by denmark and sweden, 16251635 the great powers in conflict june 5, 2008 by marge anderson a vigorous and ambitious monarch, king christian iv sought to extend danish political and economic power over northern germany. An index, suggestions for further reading, a map, and several examples of seventeenthcentury artwork are included.

History books about warfare in times of thirty years war. Books on swedish history hey all, ive recently gotten very interested in swedish history specifically swedens time as a great power, the northern wars, thirty years war, etc. 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. You must be certain that you do not confuse these two events. From 1618 to 1648 a series of conflicts engulfed much of europe. Jun 24, 2008 the political structures of the scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. Scandinavia wwii books on the war in norway, denmark. A wellwritten and thorough history of one of europes darkest periods there is some.

If youre interested in gaming the thirtyyears war, theres a post here about a set of rules for the period. The holy roman empire was a fragmented collection of largely independent states, which, after the protestant reformation in the 16th century, was divided between catholic and protestant rulership. The thirty year genocide by benny morris, dror zeevi, april 24, 2019, harvard university press edition, hardcover in english. More than three and a half centuries have passed since the peace of westphalia ended the thirty years war 1618 48. Gustavus augustus gained a great victory the imperial forces, but he was killed in the battle.

The thirty years war saw a change from little wars to what was effectively total war. Swedish literature, the body of writings produced in the swedish language within swedens modernday geographic and political boundaries. What germany thinks or the war as germans see it by thomas f. 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. The thirty years wars legacy for religious pluralism. The peace of augsburg is 1555 said that the ruler determined religion. In the united states we never really learn about the thirty years war and the only part of the seven years war we hear about is the american theater. Ive trawled through several wikipedia articles during quiet shifts at work not many people come into the library at night.

More broadly, the duel between swedish and imperial forces has become the defining conflict of the war, with the twelve years that preceded it being relegated to the background. Thirty years war bohemian period, danish period, swedish period, and swedishfrench period. Thirty years war 16181648 this map shows some of the. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.

From the fall of constantinople to the thirty years war. The swedish force only entered the thirty years war 12 years after it began to side with the protestants. The thirty years war was translated into english by george and lone thygesen blecher, who were named translators of the year in 1984 by the american library association. Author hanna aasvik helmersen, only eight years old when the war began, offers us an extremely clear picture of the norwegian experience through the war years. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million. Century of the soldier 16181721 series military history. Schiller was a novelist the thirty years war, from library of congress, country. The book starts with the unfortunate peace settlement after the first world war and progresses to the. The decline of spain and the thirty years war, 16094849. The thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. Schoolfield, chairman of the department of germanic languages at yale university, and an authority on scandinavian literature. Swedish intervention in the thirty years war wikipedia.

Finance and the thirty years war as with any war, the thirty years war had an impact on finance throughout europe. Swedish intervention and conduct in the thirty yearsaz war. Eventually, however, it came to involve political control and territory as well. Read online wide variety of key documentsmost of which appear in english for the first time herethis sourcebook reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the thirty years war 16181648, the first great, and catastrophic, paneuropean conflict. The thirty years war, from catholic encyclopedia the thirty years war, from history of protestantism y james a. A nations economy was based around fighting in the war and sustaining that nations position within the thirty years war. The thirty years war, from 16181648, represented a major turning point in european history due to the consequences of the war which include the signing of the treaty of westphalia, the. It begins its narative in 1608 to show some of the background of the war. This period, known as the thirty years war, began with a religious dispute.

The thirtyyear genocide april 24, 2019 edition open. 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. However, despite great successes on the battlefield, inadequate economy and small manpower caused the demise of the swedish empire, which ended its 110year period as a great power in 1721. This book is 851 pages long in the paperback edition. This time frame has been seen by many historians as a period of not only great social change, but of fundamental developments within military matters. Thirty years war, 16181648, histoire universelle, 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. King christian iv and the decline of the oldenburg state lockhart, paul douglas on. Cristian cantirs mentorship throughout my undergraduate career at oakland university, particularly as i created, revised, and presented this paper. The king and wallenstein fought again, this time at lutzen.

The thirty years war was brought to an end by the peace of westphalia true queen elizabeth i was a very capable, wellqualified monarch who lead england to a period of greatness. Their histories are so intertwined that biographies of even small peripheral characters usually include a wider perspectives on the state of the north at the time. Any good books on the thirty years war or the seven years. War and innocence is a world war ii memoir written from the perspective of a young girl. This book is a supremely detailed account of the 30 years war. On september 17th, 1631, the protestants first victory occurred at the battle of breitenfeld. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. Late english lecturer in the university of erlangen author of the soul of germany.

Religion interacted with rebellion and dynastic rivalry in a series of conflicts in central europe known collectively as the thirty years war. The century of the soldier series covers the period of military history c. The war fought between 1618 and 1648 remains, by many measures, the most destructive in europes history. World economy between the world wars oxford scholarship. Lutzen was one of the most important battles of the thirty years war. Swedish intervention in the thirty years war by austin. I am now reading the book the thirty years war by geoffrey parker translated in spanish, this is the book. The thirty years war modern scandinavian literature in. The thirty years war was a series of wars between various protestant and catholic states in the fragmented holy roman empire between 1618 and 1648. Alfred doblins sprawling historical novel wallenstein 1920 is set during the thirty years war. 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. But this book succeeds, at least in setting the stage and following the people and politics.

This book surveys the main events in the international economy from the outbreak of the first world war to the end of the second world war. Amid the final flurry of world war i commemorations, another historical anniversary is passing almost unnoticed. His publications include eyewitness accounts of the thirty years war 161848 palgrave macmillan, 2002, early modern history, 14851815 palgrave macmillan, 2004, and a number of articles on this period. Thirty years war kids britannica kids homework help. More than three and a half centuries have passed since the peace of westphalia ended the thirty years war 161848. The war ended in stalemate and diplomats gathered to patch up affairs in the peace of westpahlia 1648. Dec 09, 2016 when sweden acquires norway from denmark in 1814, the norwegians resist. This succession of destructive wars, separated by tense intervals of truce and by dishonest and impermanent treaties of peace, is one of the central events in the history of england. The enigma of the thirty years war 2010, together with a number of academic articles on this period.

It was a major protestant victory, but cost them their most able commander. Wedgewood dame cicely veronica wedgwood a great historian and intellectual reflects in her book that this is a monument of a bygone age where. At the time of the thirty years war finns represented essential part of the swedish army. Covers eastern europe, the baltic, italy, and france during the thirty years war, 161848. By the end of the war, the shape of europe had been greatly changed.

One of the most destructive conflicts in human history, 14 it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague. Although it was the first permanent european settlement in the delaware river valley, the new sweden colony has long been ignored by american colonial historians. The war originated with dual crises at the continents centre. Wedgwood a descendent of the potter who founded the wedgwood company. There are several explanations of what caused the war, but these rarely discuss the merits of alternative interpretations, nor do they make their own underlying assumptions explicit. This site has a good history of the thirty years war, with lots of of information about the various phases of the war the bohemian rebellion, the palatinate, etc lots here that i never knew about. In the early periods of the war, the catholics had the upper hand. Actions of the thirty years war eastern europe, the baltic, italy and france the third in a trilogy of books by the renowned author fills in the gaps in tyw coverage. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Our price series for wheat and rye begin in 1550 and close in 1790. Swedish flags of the great northern war league of augsburg.

It mainly focuses on one farmer who joins up with a secretive band of his fellow farmers who tired of being robbed, murdered and pillaged by both sides during the war, as well as by various other miscreants, fight back and protect their local heath from outsiders. For those with a very deep and extensive knowledge of the period and only for those with such a knowledge base peter wilson s the thirty years war. A new history of the thirty years war last summer, and it took me until a few days ago to finish it, mainly because there was a long spell of time when the book, halfread or rather, halfunread was just lying on my desk, collecting dust and heaping silent reproaches on me, but also because the reading process itself was extraordinarily. Swedish intervention and conduct in the thirty years war. The role of sweden in the thirty years war michael fassbender. Thirty years war bohemian period danish period swedish period. The decline of spain and the thirty years war, 16094849 by j. Most textbooks refer to two different series of events as the thirty years war. Charles x, who became king on the abdication 1654 of christina, successfully led wars against poland and denmark. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe.

The swedish army of the great northern war, 17001721 century. His publications include eyewitness accounts of the thirty years war 161848 2002, early modern military history, 14501815 2004, and wallenstein. The result of that conflict and the conclusion of the great european war at the peace of westphalia in 1648 helped establish post war sweden as a force in europe. Parker tries to examine the war from all of the sides invovled. A documentary history headnotes introduce each selection, and a general introduction provides both a brief history of the war and a discussion of its causes. In this strategy game, players will take control of one of the opposing sides, protestants or catholics, and fight for the control of the empire.

A twelve years study of the people from within, 19021914. From the fall of constantinople to the thirty years war book book details. Political tensions between the islamic 30 years war. How did the thirty years war and the treaty of westphalia affect the holy roman empire. The nine years war 16881697, often called the war of the grand alliance or the war of the league of augsburg, was a conflict between louis xiv of france and a european coalition of the holy roman empire led by austria, the dutch republic, spain, england, and savoy. During those years the holy roman empirewhich governed most of the european continent east of the rhinelost as many as eight million subjects, or a staggering 20% of its population. This book is an exallent book on the thirty years war. When an express rider galloped into washington on the night of february, 1815, with the news that the war of 1812 was over, ended by the treaty signed at ghent on christmas eve 1814, there began the period in american military history sometimes called the thirty years. Battle of lutzen, 16 november 1632 military history. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for dr. A new history of the thirty years war reprint by peter h. If you arent already passionately keen on the period i am afraid mr wilson wont make you so. From the mid12th century until 1809, finland was ruled by sweden, and swedish remained the dominant. Jun 15, 2018 buy the swedish army of the great northern war, 17001721 century of the soldier by lars ericson wolke isbn.

Aug 28, 2015 thirty years war 16181648 this map shows some of the highlights of a complex and destructive war that ravaged europe in the early to mid 17th century. Before swedish intervention the thirty years war 16181648 was caused by religious division between catholics and protestants. List of books and articles about swedish history online. Translated from polish, it is a memorial to a town that seemed constantly subject to the brutal whims of history, a force that springer memorably. History of the thirty years war, volume 3 audiobook. All three of these books provide a far deeper narrative and analysis on the war. The origins of the thirty years war and the revolt in. The period 16181648 was one of the most complex in european history. This is the second book ive read recently about the thirty years war, both of which have the same informative, if unimaginative, title of the thirty years war.

The size of armies grew massively as did the cost of keeping those armies in the field. Thirty years war is a game designed by hq and it covers one of the darkest ages of european history. I really like this period of history but i am now looking for a more detailed book covering warfare, campaigns, tactics. One occurs in the first half of the 17th century and the other in the middle of the 18th century. The history of the thirty years war is a five volume work, which followed his very successful history of the revolt of the netherlands. The story of a forgotten polish town is a searching work of historical journalism that tracks the life and death of a tiny silesian mining village. King christian iv lutheran ruler of denmark and duke of holstein and ferdinand ii religious. Geoff mortimer was formerly lecturer in german at st edmund hall, university of oxford, uk, where he also studied history. I would like a book either about the european theater of the seven years war or any book on the thirty years war. The literatures of sweden and finland are closely linked. Lasted between the bohemian, danish, swedish, and swedish french time periods. 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.

To right this omission, and to mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of the new sweden colony, the university of delaware sponsored an international conference, new sweden in america. This book guides the reader through the period by surveying the narrative of events and establishing the essential chronological. The years in question, the most violent in the recent history of the region, began during the reign of the. Analyze various ways in which the thirty years war. That said, its wellwritten and not at all a difficult read. Then the swedish king gustavus adolphus landed in the north of germany and secured the religious. Sweden, at the time a rising military power, soon intervened in 1630 under its king gustavus adolphus, transforming what had been. This book is intended to be the first volume of a history of the hundred years war, from its outbreak in the 30s until the final expulsion of the english from france in the middle of the fifteenth century.

Denmark danish period background events bohemia bohemian period ferdinand ii ferdinand ii king christian iv history lead up to event. The warwolf is a historical fiction novel set in germany during the thirty years war in the 1600s. Cicely veronica wedgwoods history is considered a classic englishlanguage history of the war, and with good reason. The swedish invasion of the holy roman empire, or the swedish intervention in the thirty years war is a historically accepted division of the thirty years war. Those countries fighting in the thirty years war had to finance their campaigns and even the famous money lending families of europe such as the fuggers had seen their wealth dwindle as the war took its toll on finance. The role of sweden in the thirty years war the brief, brilliant campaigns of gustavus adolphus dominate the history of the thirty years war for many. From 164345, during the last years of the thirty years war, sweden and denmark fought the torstenson war. The book may extend to end of 17th century or from late 16th. Feb 03, 2015 in the year 1630 the protestant faith was threatened in its very existent in the holy roman empire. For other uses, see thirty years war disambiguation. Best books on nordic history any books related to any parts of nordic history, whether it involves one nordic country on all of them. One of the most destructive conflicts in human history, it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague. This comprehensive study examines how that nordic model of government developed, as well as its farreaching influence. History of europe history of europe the thirty years war.