Sep 11, 20197 min readPODs of the Thirty Years War X By Alex Richards While the Thirty Years War was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history, participation from states...
Aug 14, 20195 min readPODs of the Thirty Years War - Part IXBy Alex Richards In 1629, having fought Denmark to a draw and with Sweden not yet the major active player it was shortly to become,...
Jul 31, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part VIIIBy Alex Richards In the last article I discussed the potential outcome of a Danish victory in their intervention into northern Germany...
Jul 17, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part VIIBy Alex Richards In the last article I gave an overview of the Danish Phase of the War, and the way how it, eventually, ended with...
Jul 3, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part VIBy Alex Richards By 1623 it appeared to many in Europe that the conflict in the Holy Roman Empire was over. Frederick V of the Palatinate...
Jun 19, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War: Part VBy Alex Richards One of the joys of studying history is the way in which you can find your expectations waylaid by a unexpected...
Jun 5, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War - Part IVby Alex Richards Over the last three articles, we've looked a lot at the politics of the first phase of the Thirty Years War and the...
May 22, 20195 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War: IIIBy Alex Richards Over the last two articles, I've discussed the potential consequences of the biggest potential PoD of the first phase of...
Apr 24, 20194 min readPoDs of the Thirty Years War By Alex Richards The Thirty Years War was, in percentage terms at least, the most destructive event in German history, depopulating vast...