The Age of Religious Wars History 104 / January 18, 2013
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The Age of Religious Wars History 104 / January 18, 2013
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The Age of Religious Wars History 104 / January 18, 2013. Pope Gregory XIII decrees adoption of the Gregorian calendar (1582). The reform enacted, October 1582. Acceptance of the Gregorian calendar in Europe. Philip II King of Spain, 1556-1598. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of The Age of Religious Wars History 104 / January 18, 2013
The Age of Religious WarsHistory 104 / January 18, 2013
Pope Gregory XIII decrees adoption
of theGregorian calendar
(1582)
The reform enacted, October 1582
Acceptance of the Gregorian calendar in Europe
Philip IIKing of Spain, 1556-
1598
The iconoclast riot by Calvinists in Antwerp (1566)
The Duke of Albaand the “Spanish Road”
Alba’s forces root out Calvinistsin the southern Netherlands
The “sea beggars” evade Alba and keep control of the northern Netherlands
Spain’s “Invincible Armada” off the coast of England, July 1588
The route (and rout)of the Spanish Armada
Frederick V,the “Winter King”
King of Bohemia,1618-1620
The defenestration of Prague (1618)(= tossing emissaries of the Holy Roman Empire out the window)
Outside the window
Ferdinand IIHoly Roman Emperor,
1619-1637
The Emperor’s generals: Tilly and Wallenstein
Gustavus Adolphus, the “Lion of the North”King of Sweden, 1611-1632
Gustavus Adolphus lands in Germany (1631)
Velasquez, The Surrender at Breda
Jacques Callot, Miseries of War: The Hanging (1633)
Miseries of War: The Firing Squad and The Strappado
Plundering soldier
The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
