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The Cambridge Modern History. Volume 04, The Thirty Years' War

The Cambridge Modern History. Volume 04, The Thirty Years' War

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Number of Chapters: 84

Length: 48 hours and 28 minutes

Language: English

The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited by A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.

From the Preface: "The great European conflict which gives its name to the present volume of our History had a complicated origin, an unprecedented range, and far-reaching consequences. [...] After the War had broken out, not in the west but in an eastern border-land of the Empire, it gradually absorbed into itself all the local wars of Europe. [...] The vicissitudes of the Continental conflict here narrated were so many and so tremendous as constantly to transform the designs of the belligerent Powers, and often to modify materially the purposes of the personages most actively concerned in the course of affairs. It thus frequently becomes difficult to judge the chief actors on the scene with either consistency or equity. [...] The effects of the great European war call for no less attentive a study. The settlement of the Peace of Westphalia remained for more than a century and a half the norm of the international relations of the European States, and governed the status Imperii and that of its members [...] The temporary ascendancy of Sweden in northern Europe, gained by her sword and by it to be maintained or jeopardised; the enduring control over the political life of Western Europe at large, and even over parts of the Empire itself, secured to the French monarchy by the far-sighted policy of Richelieu, and of his disciple Mazarin ; the slow but sure decay of Spain; the transfer of colonial power from her and Portugal to the United Provinces and England; the extraordinary prosperity of those Provinces and the consequent jealousy between them and their only Protestant rival; finally the downfall of the political influence of the Papacy, and the beginnings of a new era of religious thought to which the master-mind of Descartes pointed the way—all these historical phenomena are associated with the course and issue of the War, and may, in a wider or in a narrower sense, be reckoned among its consequences."
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Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes (Kazbek)
Chapter I. The Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War by A. W. Ward (part 1) (SomethingClever)
Chapter I. The Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War by A. W. Ward (part 2) (SomethingClever)
Chapter I. The Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War by A. W. Ward (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter I. The Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War by A. W. Ward (part 4) (roselbex)
Chapter II. The Valtelline (1603-39) by Horatio F. Brown (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter II. The Valtelline (1603-39) by Horatio F. Brown (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter II. The Valtelline (1603-39) by Horatio F. Brown (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 2) (Luke Hamilton)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 3) (Owlivia)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 4) (Owlivia)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 5) (Owlivia)
Chapter III. The Protestant Collapse (1620-30) by A. W. Ward (part 6) (Owlivia)
Chapter IV. Richelieu by Stanley Leathes (part 1) (Luke Hamilton)
Chapter IV. Richelieu by Stanley Leathes (part 2) (PatrS)
Chapter IV. Richelieu by Stanley Leathes (part 3) (PatrS)
Chapter IV. Richelieu by Stanley Leathes (part 4) (PatrS)
Chapter V. The Vasa in Sweden and Poland (1560-1630) by W. F. Reddaway (part 1) (Colleen McMahon)
Chapter V. The Vasa in Sweden and Poland (1560-1630) by W. F. Reddaway (part 2) (Sovietgnome)
Chapter V. The Vasa in Sweden and Poland (1560-1630) by W. F. Reddaway (part 3) (James R. Hedrick)
Chapter VI. Gustavus Adolphus (1630-2) by A. W. Ward (part 1) (Matt Stiner)
Chapter VI. Gustavus Adolphus (1630-2) by A. W. Ward (part 2) (Matt Stiner)
Chapter VI. Gustavus Adolphus (1630-2) by A. W. Ward (part 3) (Matt Stiner)
Chapter VII. Wallenstein and Bernard of Weimar (1632-5) by A. W. Ward (part 1) (Nigel Kerr)
Chapter VII. Wallenstein and Bernard of Weimar (1632-5) by A. W. Ward (part 2) (Nigel Kerr)
Chapter VII. Wallenstein and Bernard of Weimar (1632-5) by A. W. Ward (part 3) (Nigel Kerr)
Chapter VIII. The Constitutional Struggle in England (1625-40) by G. W. Prothero (part 1) (jenno)
Chapter VIII. The Constitutional Struggle in England (1625-40) by G. W. Prothero (part 2) (jenno)
Chapter VIII. The Constitutional Struggle in England (1625-40) by G. W. Prothero (part 3) (jenno)
Chapter IX. The First Two Years of the Long Parliament (1640-2) by G. W. Prothero (part 1) (jenno)
Chapter IX. The First Two Years of the Long Parliament (1640-2) by G. W. Prothero (part 2) (jenno)
Chapter X. The First Civil War, 1642-7 by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 1) (Owlivia)
Chapter X. The First Civil War, 1642-7 by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 2) (Owlivia)
Chapter X. The First Civil War, 1642-7 by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 3) (Owlivia)
Chapter X. The First Civil War, 1642-7 by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 4) (Owlivia)
Chapter XI. Presbyterians and Independents (1645-9) by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 1) (InTheDesert)
Chapter XI. Presbyterians and Independents (1645-9) by G. W. Prothero and E. M. Lloyd (part 2) (InTheDesert)
Chapter XII. The Westminster Assembly by W. A. Shaw (InTheDesert)
Chapter XIII. The Later Years of the Thirty Years' War (1635-48) by A. W. Ward (part 1) (Sarah Rothwell)
Chapter XIII. The Later Years of the Thirty Years' War (1635-48) by A. W. Ward (part 2) (Sarah Rothwell)
Chapter XIII. The Later Years of the Thirty Years' War (1635-48) by A. W. Ward (part 3) (Sarah Rothwell)
Chapter XIV. The Peace of Westphalia by A. W. Ward (part 1) (William Bruce McFadden)
Chapter XIV. The Peace of Westphalia by A. W. Ward (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XIV. The Peace of Westphalia by A. W. Ward (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XIV. The Peace of Westphalia by A. W. Ward (part 4) (roselbex)
Chapter XV. The Commonwealth and the Protectorates (1649-59) by W. A. Shaw (part 1) (jenno)
Chapter XV. The Commonwealth and the Protectorates (1649-59) by W. A. Shaw (part 2) (jenno)
Chapter XV. The Commonwealth and the Protectorates (1649-59) by W. A. Shaw (part 3) (jenno)
Chapter XVI. The Navy of the Commonwealth and the First Dutch War by J. R. Tanner (part 1) (Alister)
Chapter XVI. The Navy of the Commonwealth and the First Dutch War by J. R. Tanner (part 2) (Alister)
Chapter XVI. The Navy of the Commonwealth and the First Dutch War by J. R. Tanner (part 3) (Alister)
Chapter XVII. Scotland from the Accession of Charles I to the Restoration by P. Hume Brown (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XVII. Scotland from the Accession of Charles I to the Restoration by P. Hume Brown (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XVII. Scotland from the Accession of Charles I to the Restoration by P. Hume Brown (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XVIII. Ireland, from the Plantation of Ulster to the Cromwellian Settlement (1611-59) by R. Dunlop (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XVIII. Ireland, from the Plantation of Ulster to the Cromwellian Settlement (1611-59) by R. Dunlop (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XVIII. Ireland, from the Plantation of Ulster to the Cromwellian Settlement (1611-59) by R. Dunlop (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XIX. Anarchy and the Restoration (1659-60) by C. H. Firth (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XIX. Anarchy and the Restoration (1659-60) by C. H. Firth (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XX. The Scandinavian North (1559-1660) by W. F. Reddaway (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XX. The Scandinavian North (1559-1660) by W. F. Reddaway (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XX. The Scandinavian North (1559-1660) by W. F. Reddaway (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XXI. Mazarin by Stanley Leathes (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XXI. Mazarin by Stanley Leathes (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XXI. Mazarin by Stanley Leathes (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XXII. Spain and Spanish Italy under Philip III and IV by Martin Hume (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XXII. Spain and Spanish Italy under Philip III and IV by Martin Hume (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XXII. Spain and Spanish Italy under Philip III and IV by Martin Hume (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XXII. Spain and Spanish Italy under Philip III and IV by Martin Hume (part 4) (roselbex)
Chapter XXIII. Papal Policy, 1590-1648 by Moritz Brosch (part 1) (Kerry Adams)
Chapter XXIII. Papal Policy, 1590-1648 by Moritz Brosch (part 2) (Kerry Adams)
Chapter XXIV. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange by George Edmunson (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XXIV. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange by George Edmunson (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XXIV. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange by George Edmunson (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XXIV. Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange by George Edmunson (part 4) (roselbex)
Chapter XXV. The Transference of Colonial Power to the United Provinces and England by Hugh E. Egerton (part 1) (roselbex)
Chapter XXV. The Transference of Colonial Power to the United Provinces and England by Hugh E. Egerton (part 2) (roselbex)
Chapter XXV. The Transference of Colonial Power to the United Provinces and England by Hugh E. Egerton (part 3) (roselbex)
Chapter XXVI. The Fantastic School of English Poetry by A. Clutton-Brock (part 1) (Kazbek)
Chapter XXVI. The Fantastic School of English Poetry by A. Clutton-Brock (part 2) (Kazbek)
Chapter XXVII. Descartes and Cartesianism by Émile Boutroux (part 1) (Kazbek)
Chapter XXVII. Descartes and Cartesianism by Émile Boutroux (part 2) (Kazbek)
Chapter XXVII. Descartes and Cartesianism by Émile Boutroux (part 3) (Kazbek)
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