Project Gutenberg 2012-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 199 Gardiner, Samuel Rawson 1829 1902 The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648" by Samuel Rawson Gardiner is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the complex and tumultuous period of the Thirty Years' War, which ravaged much of Europe, particularly Germany and France, examining the political and religious strife that motivated the conflict. It also delves into the ramifications of this war, showcasing the evolution of national identity and the struggle for religious tolerance amidst the chaos of war. The opening of the book provides a preface that emphasizes the specialized nature of the subject matter, highlighting its focus on Continental history as opposed to English history. Gardiner acknowledges the challenges in presenting this topic, citing the absence of national unity in Germany and the intricate interplay between various political and religious factions. He introduces the reader to the key themes of the book, including the tensions surrounding Protestantism, the failure of the German Diet to act as a cohesive governing body, and the growing conflict between Catholic and Protestant states. Furthermore, he suggests that the underlying issues of disunity and the principles of religious toleration will shape the narrative throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 640758 640767 2024-09-17T04:11:19.724253 2023-09-17T12:26:42.764306 text/html text/html 624729 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 543294 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 638501 2024-09-17T04:11:31.705200 application/epub+zip 645742 2024-09-17T04:11:22.211223 application/epub+zip 279662 2024-09-17T04:11:20.793223 application/epub+zip 897317 2024-09-17T04:11:37.786159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858603 2024-09-17T04:11:30.397236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493819 2022-09-18T11:07:06.962000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515362 515141 2024-09-17T04:11:17.888515 2023-09-17T12:26:40.972296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 514351 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180314 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 516042 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180332 2012-06-25T11:15:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19723 2024-09-17T04:11:37.936126 application/rdf+xml 16039 2024-09-17T04:11:21.212245 image/jpeg 3979 2024-09-17T04:11:21.003241 image/jpeg 601920 2024-09-17T04:11:19.779215 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog