Women and swedens thirty years war university of nebraska. The thirty years war was a war fought primarily in central europe between 1618 and 1648. The book describes and analyses the early modern swedish army during the thirty years war after the death in 1632 of king gustavus adolphus. Women and swedens thirty years war is a part of this followup. The thirty years war was a very confusing conflict on many levels, and to attempt any account of it in barely 200 pages is almost foolhardy. The swedish invasion of the holy roman empire, or the swedish intervention in the thirty years war is a historically accepted division of the thirty years war. This volume deals with the entanglement of scotland in the thirty years war 1618 1648, discussing both the diplomatic and military aspects of the conflict that led to scottish involvement in the heart of the holy roman empire. Women and swedens thirty years war early modern cultural studies ailes, mary elizabeth on. Some historians have argued that it was a series of separate wars that happened to overlap in time and space rather than one coherent sequence of military campaigns in which a clearly defined set of issues was at. There were a number of reasons for this participation. Sep 26, 2016 the thirty years war was a european continental war that took place from 16181648 thirty years.
Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. The result of that conflict and the conclusion of the thirty years war helped establish postwar sweden as a major force in europe. A deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated seventeenthcentury europe, killing nearly a quarter of all germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. The religious wars that followed the reformation tore at the very fabric of europe, first in france, and then in the holy roman empire in a conflict that came to be called the thirty years war. An index, suggestions for further reading, a map, and several examples of seventeenthcentury artwork are included. Ten minute history the thirty years war short documentary. Olof skotkonung 9951022 was the first ruler documented to have been accepted by both the swedes around lake malaren and by the geats around lake vattern.
Christina of sweden 16261689queen of sweden and learned ruler who crossed gender boundaries, supported knowledge and art, and fascinated people with her unconventional ways. Muscovy and sweden in the thirty years war 16301635 b. In fact, almost all of the powerful countries in europe were involved in the war. Swedish intervention and conduct in the thirty yearsaz war. The economist explains what happened in the thirty years war. Swedish intervention in the thirty years war wikipedia. A documentary history headnotes introduce each selection, and a general introduction provides both a brief history of the war and a discussion of its causes. The war raged over most of what is today known as germany and involved many european powerful countries. During the thirty years war, sweden conquered approximately half of the holy roman states and defeated the imperial army at the battle of.
Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict. What began as a local, religious conflict became more and more continental and political with each expanding. It was a military conflict that took place between 1630 and 1635, during the course of the thirty years war. Death came during the battles, from disease and the rampaging of the armies through the. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for dr. She concentrates on the thirty years war and on the swedish war force, which was one of the main actors in the war since 1630. Courage and grief illuminates in a nuanced fashion sweden s involvement in europes destructive thirty years war 161848. The concept of uniforms was under development during the thirty years war.
From 1643 to 1645, during the last years of the war, sweden and denmarknorway fought the torstenson war. A deadly continental struggle, the thirty years war devastated. The king of sweden from 1611 to 1632, credited with founding the swedish empire, who led sweden to military supremacy during the thirty years war. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended with the treaty of westphalia in 1648, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. Home browse journals manchesterhive manchester university press search. Sweden in the thirty years war the thirty years war consisted of multiple phases, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Her fathers role in the thirty years war may have turned the tide from the catholics to the protestants. Cristian cantirs mentorship throughout my undergraduate career at oakland university, particularly as i created, revised, and presented this paper. Basically it was about religion, a war fought to determine the power of one religion over the other. Europe during the thirty years war book i of ii by. Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that. Although sweden was a primary source of elk hides used to make buff coats, the swedes seldom used this armour. Europe during the thirty years war book i of ii book. At the outbreak of the thirty years war all these countries, it is true, were prevented from taking part in it by internal difficulties or by wars in other directions.
The holy roman empire and europe, 161848 written by ronald g. That book is about half the length of this one and gives shorter shrift to the second half of the war. Sweden rose to prominence on a continental scale during the tenure of king gustavus adolphus, seizing territories from russia and polandlithuania in multiple conflicts, including the thirty years war. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Biography of christina, unconventional queen of sweden. 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. Sep 30, 2018 this war saw the rise of sweden and france but most importantly saw the foundations of modern diplomacy built. The origins of the thirty years war among the major wars of modern european history, the thirty years war stands out not only for its duration but also for its striking impact on the international system in which it took place.
Wilsons masterful book will stand as the definitive account of this epic conflict. Thirty years war simple english wikipedia, the free. Sweden wanted control of the baltic while france used the war to acquire alsace and lorraine, two areas that were to cause. Asch, a professor of early modern history at the university of osnabruck, germany. This was a long war that was fought from 1618 to 1648. Source for information on christina of sweden 16261689. Scots in particular fought at every level, especially on the swedish side, and on the imperialist side croats were notorious for their barbarity. If you are new to the thirty years war andor want a shorter, even more readable account, consider cv wedgwoods classic narrative history the thirty years war. Somewhere i read that it set back civilization and development 200 years in germany. More broadly, the duel between swedish and imperial forces has become the defining conflict of the war, with the twelve years that preceded it being relegated to the background.
Focusing on the various roles women performed in the bloody and extended conflict, mary elizabeth ailes analyzes how methods of warfare and swedish society were changing in profound ways. An alliance had developed between the commonwealth of polandlithuania and sweden towards the end of the livonian war, and in 1587 sigismund vasa, the heir to the swedish throne, had been elected king of polandlithuania in an attempt to secure that alliance. A region on the southern shore of the baltic sea in central europe, split between germany and poland. Books on the thirty years war 16181648 71 books goodreads. It is a good place to start a study of the conflict. 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. Europe during the thirty years war book i of ii by adolphus. But this book succeeds, at least in setting the stage and following the people and politics. Scotland and scots were heavily entangled in both the diplomatic and military events centred on the holy roman empire. Covers eastern europe, the baltic, italy, and france during the thirty years war, 161848.
There are legendary accounts of swedish kings well into prehistory and they are mentioned by tacitus in his germania, but st. Its destructive campaigns and battles occurred over most of europe, and, when it ended, the map of europe had been irrevocably changed. The long polishswedish war of 16001629 developed from the swedish civil war of 159798. Any really good ecw book on uniforms, which are readily available will supply most of your. Scotland and the thirty years war, 16181648, 2001 online. This is a list of wars involving the kingdom of sweden.
The initial phase, what historians refer to as the bohemian revolt, was a result of the holy roman emperor, ferdinand ii, attempting to assert imperial and catholic control over territories that had broken away during the reformation. Though it was primarily centered in germany, several other countries became involved in the conflict, including france, spain, and sweden. Axel oxenstierna and books the sixteenth century journal, 38. A book which is, and will long remain, the standard authority on the subjecti doubt if there is anything in any european language which. Gustavus adolphus and the thirty years war youtube. Scotland and the thirty years war deals with the complicated involvement of the kingdom of scotland in the thirty years war of 16181648. The role of sweden in the thirty years war michael fassbender. The next year, in the battle of prague the last significant fighting in the thirty years war the swedes captured prague castle from the forces of the holy roman empire and looted the. The role of sweden in the thirty years war the brief, brilliant campaigns of gustavus adolphus dominate the history of the thirty years war for many. During the thirty years war in europe 16181648, the king of sweden, gustavus adolphus, was slain while his troops were winning the battle of lutzen, in what is now germany. Swedish neutrality refers to sweden s former policy of neutrality in armed conflicts, which was in effect from the early 19th century, until 2009, when sweden entered into various mutual defence treaties with the eu, and other nordic countries. Peter wilsons book is a major work, the first new history of the thirty years war in a. Dec, 2014 poland served as 4 primary things in the 30 years war.
The thirty years war consisted of multiple phases, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Gustavus adolphus 1612, of sweden, also showed a strong desire to interfere in german affairs. The thirty years war was a 17thcentury religious conflict fought primarily in central europe. Before i618, the spanish habsburgs were the central power in a europe where religious differences were crucial. Peter wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world. Sweden was thrown into mourning, and government officials met to determine how to replace the king. Swedish intervention and conduct in the thirty years war. This war saw the rise of sweden and france but most importantly saw the foundations of modern diplomacy built. Actions of the thirty years war eastern europe, the baltic, italy and france the third in a trilogy of books by the renowned author fills in the gaps in tyw coverage. It remains one of the longest and most brutal wars in human history, with more than 8 million. Alfred doblins sprawling historical novel wallenstein 1920 is set during the thirty years war. Jul 24, 2019 her childhood came during a long european cold spell called the little ice age and the thirty years war 16181648, when sweden sided with other protestant nations against the habsburg empire, a catholic power centered in austria. Courage and griefilluminates in a nuanced fashion swedens involvement in europes destructive thirty years war 161848. Most of the fighting took place in the holy roman empire, although the war grew to include european powers outside of the empire.
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