HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Catholic Church, Catholic Monarchs, Jan Hus
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Hussites (followers of john hus: von wallenstein 1583-1643. 30 yrs war kings and princes act by their own interests, and brought their countries and people into disaster. Peace of westphalia, it not only ended the war, but also introduced ideologies that dominated the 2nd half of the 17th century. France became the most powerful country, it also introduced the concept of general peace treaty, and collective security. The rise of lutheranism in hre resulted in wars and battles for centuries between protestants and catholics; the peace of augsburg allowed the prince to decide the religion of his people, and it worked. This worked because it provided a temporary means to solve problems, but it is simple minded, and finally became a serious of bloody wars. The war began with the name of religion, but entered in to the war for power which state is the most powerful one.
