Millions of people died, were displaced and suffered. This revised edition of geoffrey parkers text incorporates recent research whilst retaining the range and depth of coverage of the first edition. Wedgewoods magisterial book is the only comprehensive account of the war in english, as well as a triumph of scholarship and literature. Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended with the treaty of westphalia in 1648. One of the longest and most destructive conflicts in human history, it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine and plague. Initially, the thirty years war was precipitated in 1618 by religious conflicts between protestants and catholics in the holy roman empire. The thirty years war and the treaty of westphalia the thirty years war 161848 marks a watershed in the history of europe. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human shows. After angry protestants tossed three representatives of the holy roman empire out the window of the royal castle in prague, world war spread from bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from spain to sweden into a nightmarish world of famine.
The thirty years war was a turning point in the making of modern europe and the modern world. The last book on your list is the diary of a mercenary from the thirty years war by peter hagendorf. It ushered in the mode state system and defined its s. Chapter 1 the thirty years war and the treaty of westphalia the thirty years war 161848 marks a watershed in the history of europe. It is widely recognised as a period of great change, either as a gradual transition or as a sharper turning point, but always associated with. If youre interested in seventeenthcentury history or. Wedgwood, a distinguished historian of the inter war years. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative and analytical account of the subject. It is a very successful attempt to cover the complexity of those thirty years and shows a remarkable grasp of detail and a searching analysis of the major issues involved. Wedgwood june 23 july 3, 2015 the main characters of the war, giving it its special character, are the armies, each of them characterized by its leader. At the peace of augsburg 1555, the emperor agreed to let each fief follow its lords religion. Galileo knew he had been denounced in connection with copernicanism, but the details of the proceedings were kept secret. The thirty years war 161848 was the most destructive conflict in europe before the twentiethcentury world wars. The best books on the thirty years war fought in europe 16181648.
It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million. From the introduction by anthony grafton this is a masterful narrative, written by one of the great exponents of that alltoorare skill. The first edition of the thirty years war offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in european history. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
The thirty years war cicely veronica wedgwood download. During the reformation, germany was part of the holy roman empire, a vast domain made up of hundreds of independent fiefs. The thirty years war and the galileo affair david marshall. Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires. The thirty years war isbn 9781590171462 pdf epub anthony.
Threading her way through one of the most complex and fraught eras of european history, wedgwood gives all who have followed her an object lesson in. Of all published articles, the following were the most read within the past 12 months. After success at oxford, wedgwood rejected an academic career and took up writing instead. They wanted an uptodate, general history that would replace c v wedgwoods history the 30 years war, which is often the book that most people know about and is still in print. Click download or read online button to get thirty years war book now. Cicely veronica wedgwood s history is considered a classic englishlanguage history of the war, and with good reason. She published her first history, the thirty years war 1938, before her thirtieth birthday, and in the years that followed wrote a succession of chronicles of seventeenthcentury europe that made her one of the most popular and bestknown historians in. After angry protestants tossed three representatives of the holy roman empire out the window of the royal castle in prague, world war spread from bohemia with relentless. But the conflict soon spread beyond religion to encompass the internal politics and balance of power within the empire, and then later to the other european powers. Europe in 1618 was divided between protestants and catholics. Wedgwood and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her father, sir ralph wedgwood bt, was for sixteen years chief general manager of the london and north eastern railway. Wedgwood a descendent of the potter who founded the wedgwood company.
Foreword veronica wedgwood had not yet, turned thirty when the thirty years war appeared. 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. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Thirty years war download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. He sharply criticizes historians for historicizing the thirty years war and, with rather less foundation, for failing to provide any general histories since that of c. Cicely veronica wedgwood was born on 20 july 1910 at stocks.
Specializing in the history of 17thcentury england and continental europe, her biographies and narrative histories are said to have provided a clear, entertaining middle ground between popular and scholarly works. After angry protestants tossed three representatives of the holy roman empire out the window of the royal castle in prague, world war spread from bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from spain to sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction. The thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. Wedgwood has 40 books on goodreads with 14771 ratings. 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. She published her first history, the thirty years war 1938, before her thirtieth birthday, and in the years that followed wrote a succession of chronicles of seventeenthcentury europe that made her one of the most popular and bestknown historians in britain. It is difficult to determine when the thirty years war really began. Till then, europe had been fascinated with the medieval dream of a united christendom under the spiritual authority of the pope and.
Her father, a direct descendant of the potter josiah wedgwood, was the chief general manager of the london and north eastern railway and her mother was a novelist and travel writer. Author of the thirty years war, seventeenthcentury english literature, the great rebellion, the kings peace, 16371641, richelieu and the french monarchy, the world of rubens, 15771640, william the silent, the trial of charles i. The history of the thirty years war by friedrich schiller free ebook. Publication date 1947 topics uod collection digitallibraryindia. People who perished over its course were overwhelmingly and disproportionately inhabitants of the holy roman empire, and. The population of germany, according to wedgwood s history, declined by seven million. Dame cicely veronica wedgwood, om, dbe, fba, frhists 20 july 1910 9 march 1997. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Ultimately, a culmination of events led to the tension between the countries of the ottoman empire. Wedgwoods most popular book is the thirty years war.
The thirty years war occurred from 1618 to 1648 and involved most of the countries of europe though most of the famine, disease, and devastation caused by the war occurred in central europe i. May 27, 2012 dame wedgwood was the third woman to be appointed member of the order of merit on the strength of her biographies of among others oliver cromwell, cardinal richelieu and william the silent, and most of all her immensely popular the thirty years war. To be more exact, it is now 47 years since the publication of a book on the war by c. Find the thirty years war by wedgwood, c v at biblio. But the book shows no signs,of imma turity in content or style. Buy a cheap copy of the thirty years war book by c.
Wedgwood is an excellent narrative history of a conflict that saw the end of one kind of conflict and the beginnings of another with interesting personalities that fought and conducted policy around it while also showing the effects on the whole population. She must have been one of the last survivors of those proprietary days to hold a free. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content 24 historically speaking septemberoctober 2006 the thirty years war peter h.
The thirty years war, a multifaceted and multinational political and military conflict that raged over central europe between 1618 and 1648 has often been considered, at least in the scope of misery and destruction it brought to those experiencing it, as a disaster comparable to, if not greater than, the two world wars and the black death. Cicely veronica wedgwoods history is considered a classic englishlanguage history of the war, and with good reason. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. After angry protestants tossed three representatives of. Dame wedgwood was the third woman to be appointed member of the order of merit on the strength of her biographies of among. I dont think this is where you meant to be lets get you back on track main page. Cicely veronica wedgwood was born on 20 july 1910 at stocksfield in. The causes of the thirty years war 161848 the thirty years war consistently features on lists of major conflicts in world history. It is widely recognised as a period of great change, either as a gradual transition or as a sharper turning point, but always associated with the birth of absolutism, of the standing army, and of an. 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. C v wedgwood europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburg as well as empires, kingdom, and countless principalities. Anthony grafton, foreword, in cv wedgwood, the thirty years war.
The thirty years war university of toronto libraries. It was a barbaric time of famine, plague, pillage, rape and endless violence. Geoffrey parkers new book on the thirty years war is the first major study of the subject to appear in english for nearly half a century. Cicely veronica wedgwood 19101997 was born into an innovative and intellectual english family.
Best books on the thirty years war five books expert. 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. Thus, he might have been unaware that his case was separate from the investigation of copernicanism in general. It continues to provide a narrative and analytical account of the war. But it was written in 1938, and the second world war hangs. The thirty years war 161848 is a central episode in early modern history. Wuson the thirty years war 16181648 retains a place in the historical consciousness of most europeans at a time when school curricula and tv history channels truncate the past to the last hundred years. Europe in 1618 was riven between protestants and catholics, bourbon and hapsburgas well as empires, kingdoms, and coun. The thirty years war 1938, before her thirtieth birthday. Dame cicely veronica wedgwood, om, dbe, fba, frhists 20 july 1910 9 march 1997 was an english historian who published under the name c. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Only a year after the publication of the thirty years war she fulfilled a commission to. 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.
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