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| Plot Summary of The Thirty Years War |
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" The Thirty Years War was one of the decisive episodes in the history of Western civilization. This war served to delay the unification of Germany for two centuries, and would have a profound, and disastrous, effect on the future.The war is believed by most historians to have set the progress of German civilization back 200 years.
The effect of the Thirty Years War on German history has been greatly exaggerated, because the economic decline of Germany pre-dates the war by many years, and Germany's political disintegration was a cause rather than an effect of the war. Thirty Years War is a perfect example of an unnecessary war, which settled nothing, at least nothing that was worth settling. The war assured the replacement of Spain by France as the dominant power in Western Europe, which was certainly an event of some importance in the Western world, but this result could also have been achieved at far less cost."
Nathaniel Ford, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 17th century
History of military?
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
History of a people?
Yes
Nationality?
- German
Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Protestants!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Neutral
From a certain profession/group?
- Nobility/Royalty
Main Adversary
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Catholics!
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Neutral
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Norway
- Germany
- Spain
- England/UK
- France
- Denmark
- Portugal
- Sweden
Style
How much gore?
- 2 (a little)
How fast-paced is the book?
- 2 (a little)
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much romance?
- 1 (None)
Is this a kid's book?
- Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
Maps necessary?
- Necessary maps provided
Length of book
- 450 pages+
How much emphasis on small details?
- 5 (an average amount)
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