History of the Thirty Years' War, Complete: History of the Revolt of the Netherlands to the Confederacy of the GueuxHenry G. Bohn, 1860 - 519 páginas |
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History of the Thirty Years' War, Complete: History of the Revolt ..., Volume 1 Friedrich Schiller Visualização completa - 1883 |
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abandoned alliance allies already appeared arms army attack Austria battle Bavaria bishops Bohemia Brandenburg Brussels cause church command confederates conquest Council Count Egmont Count Mansfeld courage court crown danger death decrees defend despatched dominions Duke Duke of Arschot edicts Egmont Elector Elector of Saxony Emperor empire enemy Estates favour fear Ferdinand Flemish force formidable fortune France garrison gave Germany Granvella Gustavus Adolphus hand hatred heretics hitherto honour hope imperial Imperialists Inquisition justice King of Sweden king's latter League liberty Lower Saxony Magdeburg Mansfeld Maximilian measures minister monarch nation negociations Netherlands nobility nobles officers oppose oppression Palatinate party peace person Philip possession Prague Prince of Orange Protestants provinces rebellion regent religion religious Rhine Roman Catholic royal Saxony soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit Swedes Swedish territories threatened throne Tilly tion town treaty troops union victory Viglius Wallenstein whole zeal
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