Project Gutenberg 2012-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 378 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.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 D Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 640950 2025-07-16T09:36:47.175355 text/html 605438 2024-10-23T09:19:43 text/html 662148 2025-07-16T09:36:59.612253 application/epub+zip 669119 2025-07-16T09:36:50.959305 application/epub+zip 285447 2025-07-16T09:36:49.303270 application/epub+zip 937364 2025-07-16T09:37:05.127196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898686 2025-07-16T09:36:58.281247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493819 2022-09-18T11:07:06.962000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515141 2023-09-17T12:26:40.972296 text/plain 495192 2024-10-23T09:19:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16562 2025-07-16T09:37:05.265199 application/rdf+xml 15997 2025-07-16T09:36:49.861306 image/jpeg 3968 2025-07-16T09:36:49.582309 image/jpeg 623504 2025-07-16T09:36:47.223320 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia